| Job Title |
Job Duties |
Median Salaries |
| Senior Footwear
Designer |
- Participates in field research to identify customer’s
expectations
- Manages the design direction and translates market input into
innovative designs
- Travels to enhance design trend/ knowledge
- Contributes design solutions
- Offers creative input for the design teams
- Uses knowledge of costing and shoemaking to develop cost efficient
product
- Demonstrates knowledge of materials, pattern making, and the
fitting of footwear
|
$85-$150K |
| Footwear Designer |
- Responsible for the conceptualization of a footwear line
- Develops a footwear line for a specific target market
- Develops and creates illustrations and technical drawings
for new design concepts
- Uses knowledge of materials, patterns, and footwear construction
|
$40-$80K |
| Assistant
Footwear Designer |
- Works closely with design team in all aspects of shoe design
and merchandising
- Assists head designer/design team in the development of a new product
- Responsible for technical sketches, specifications, preparation
of line sheets, and materials research
- Responsible for sample line and fit corrections
|
$25-$45K |
| Footwear Buyer |
- Merchandise selection and product development, as it relates
to budgeted goals
- Analysis of sales to identify trends, opportunities, challenges
and develop product accordingly
- Account for the merchandise flow and strategy as well as line
builders to be aware of what they are working on and addressing
retail needs
- Effective communication with corporate sourcing and factories
to meet pricing and scheduling needs
- Proficiency in visual directives, floor plans, pairs on desk
report, markdowns, buy sheets and store communications
|
$45-$120+K |
| Assistant
Footwear Buyer |
- Maintains, develops and updates departmental reports
as necessary
- Analyzes product performance
- Makes recommendations to buyer, including re-buys and markdowns
- Writes and follows up on purchase orders
- Works with merchandising team to ensure all orders are completed
in a timely manner
- General office duties
- Strong organization and communication skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical skills
|
$25-$50K |
| Trend Analyst |
- Identifies the key fashion issues, giving direction to major
retailers nationally & internationally
- Trend forecasting targeting specific markets
- Interprets trends commercially
- Provides photos showing latest trends, key items, and new material
developments
- Provides a selection of samples representing trends applicable
to customer’s market
- Supplies a retail report including new merchandising concepts,
marketing styles, visual merchandising innovations, customer
attitude shifts, and lifestyle changes
- Consults with buying staff and visual merchandising teams
to research a classification or customer demographic
- Develops and presents customized trend boards
- Progressive color sense
- Solid understanding of color forecasting / trending, color
palettes, and materials
|
$35-$50K |
| Account Coordinator |
- Direct contact with accounts to oversee the entering of orders
- Responsible for breakdown of orders
- Must track and be responsible for shipment of orders
- Relays notes of order changes and order problems to sales
representative and accounts buyers
|
$25-$45K |
| Account Manager |
- Manages key buying offices
- In-store servicing national accounts and independent businesses
- Builds long-term relationships with business contacts to ensure
product presence is consistent and well represented
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Computer proficiency
- Ability and willingness to travel
|
$45-$80K |
| Assistant
Product Development Manager |
- Manages the development of product to ensure the goals of the
project are met
- Writes/maintains spec sheets and maintains timelines
- Offers advice and makes recommendations to solve problems
and enhance the manufacturability of products
- Possesses a strong knowledge of the technical aspects of footwear
manufacturing and design
- Presents technical and administrative status of projects in
Team meetings.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills - written and oral
- Project management skills to manage multiple projects at different
stages of development
|
$25-$45K |
| Director of
Marketing |
- Awareness of pricing in marketplace
- Understanding of product· Preparation and Presentation
skills
- Manages development and execution of assigned product line
strategies, market research, and product life cycles
- Writes a marketing plan including Objectives and Strategies
- Identifies critical factors for success
- Establishes distinct position within the market relative to
the competition
- Utilizes project management skills including establishing and managing
budgets
- Establishes project timelines and deadlines
- Works with creative teams, understanding the creative process
- Leadership
- Strong business management skills
|
$45-$90K |
| Footwear Technician |
- Supports the Development and Production teams to ensure product
spec sheets and samples conform and meet quality standards and
technical design requirements.
- Technical knowledge in footwear fit construction
|
$45-$100K |
| Footwear Line
Builder |
- Involved with the product development and marketing aspects
of a Footwear company.
- Keen eye for trends
- Responsible for researching the market place for new trends
and new materials
- Responsible for technical sketches, specifications, preparation
of line sheets
- Assists in the merchandising of a line
|
$50-$100K |
| Product Support
and Cost Analyst |
- Offers specific recommendations on material specification changes
to achieve cost savings
- Analyzes product-costing process
- Negotiates final costs for finished shoes and components with
vendors
- Communicates and provides input to resolve commercialization
and quality issues
- Proactively understands and responds to customer needs
- Responsible for project follow through, guidelines and requirements
are established by the team
|
$40-$80K |
| Sales Representative |
- Develops new accounts
- Builds new relationships with retailers in the specified territory
- Provides sales support and service for existing retail accounts
- Represents the product line at various footwear shows
- Presents product line to retailers
- Prospects for new accounts
- Able to travel throughout designated territory
- Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong business planning skills
- Proficiency in Excel and Word
|
$40-$100K |
| Senior Production
Coordinator / Production Manager |
- Places contracts as needed
- Ensures delivery of shoes on a timely basis to fulfill customers' needs
- Reviews and answers customer acceleration/advertising requests
- Updates and distributes reports on a weekly, bi-weekly and monthly
basis
- Possesses strong analytical, computer skills
- Able to prioritize and multi task
|
$45-$80K |
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