Project Manager - Product Development 1774

Birkenstock
Paris
BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 7100 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

YOUR SHOES TO FILL:

  • Product Development & Project Management: Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle from creative brief to production handover, ensuring premium quality and heritage craftsmanship, developing and maintaining detailed timelines, critical paths, and milestone tracking for each collection, serving as the primary stakeholder for on-time delivery of prototypes, fittings, and final samples, and proactively identifying risks and implementing effective solutions to maintain project momentum.
  • Cross-Functional Coordination: Act as the central liaison between Design, Technical, Sourcing, Production, Merchandising, and Marketing teams, facilitating alignment on product briefs, materials, costing, and quality requirements, and organizing and leading project meetings, reviews, and collection milestones to ensure smooth collaboration.
  • Cost Management: Track development costs and ensure alignment with target margins reflecting premium market positioning, while supporting continuous improvement of development processes to optimize efficiency and profitability.
  • Process & Tools: Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation, including BOMs, specs, calendars, and costing sheets, utilize PLM and project management tools to ensure transparency, traceability, and workflow efficiency, and contribute to refining team workflows and establishing best practices within the product development function.
YOUR WALK OF LIFE:

  • 3-6+ years in product development or project management in premium/luxury fashion or footwear.
  • Experience with heritage brands, artisanal suppliers, or high-end collections.
  • Strong knowledge of footwear construction, leather goods, premium materials, and traditional manufacturing techniques.
  • Excellent project management skills with precision, attention to detail, and ability to handle multiple projects.
  • Deep appreciation for brand heritage, craftsmanship, and product excellence.
  • Proactive, solutions-oriented, quality-driven problem-solving with commercial awareness.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in Fashion, Product Development, Engineering, Business, or related field; fluent English and French (additional languages a plus)
WE OFFER:

BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. Our Talent Acquisition team is looking forward to receiving your online application!
Please hand in your application in English.
Publié le 2026-02-21

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