Footwear Product Developer H/F

Out of love for the mountains, Millet forms a family with its communities by guiding them towards adventures that uplift them and acts to preserve this space of freedom.

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What if your next playground was outdoor footwear with Millet?

At Millet , we design products for those who choose the mountains as their playground and experience them with commitment. For over a century, our ambition has remained the same: to create technical, reliable, and durable products capable of supporting users in the most demanding environments.

We are currently looking for our future Footwear Product Developer .

If you enjoy understanding how a shoe works, challenging a material, solving a technical problem with a manufacturer and turning an idea into a high-performing product on the field, this position should interest you.

Your playground

You will be responsible for the technical development of a portfolio of outdoor footwear, from the design phase to product validation, in conjunction with our development partners and suppliers, in Europe and Asia.

Specifically, you:

• Lead product development and coordinate the entire development cycle while respecting schedules, budgets and quality objectives.
• Foster the daily relationship with our development partners and their suppliers , both in France and internationally.
• Build, challenge and develop technical specifications with factories and external partners.
• Organize and lead fittings, field tests and technical validations .
• Analyze feedback from testers, quality teams, suppliers, sales teams, and end users to identify necessary improvements.
• Manage the materials library and supplier catalogues , ensuring the reliability of information and test results.
• Ensure the integration and reliability of development data in our PLM .
• Identify and test new materials, technologies and construction methods , with particular attention to performance and durability.
• Actively monitor developments in the outdoor footwear market and contribute to the advancement of our product ranges and development methods.
• Anticipate difficulties, propose proactive solutions and secure key development stages.

Do you recognize yourself in our team spirit?

• Curious and open to the world, you enjoy working in an international environment.
• You are committed to respecting our playing field and its environmental challenges.
• Beyond skills, we are looking for a personality that aligns with our values.

What will make the difference

We are primarily looking for a technical footwear expert , capable of moving from raw material to finished product and from prototype to industrialized product.

Ideally, you have a background in flexible materials, with a specialization in footwear , at an engineering level or equivalent.

You have at least 5 years of experience in product development , including significant experience in technical footwear , ideally in the outdoor or sports sector.

You have advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and are comfortable in both French and English , both written and spoken, in an international environment.

And above all…

You are known for your rigor, organization and autonomy .

You know how to manage several projects in parallel, prioritize your tasks and make decisions to move developments forward.

You are curious, pragmatic and solution-oriented. You like to understand, test, challenge and improve.

And of course, you have a genuine interest in the outdoor world: mountains, mountaineering, skiing, trail running, hiking or other nature sports.

The position involves regular travel within France and abroad to meet with our partners.

Why join Millet?Because here, the product is not just a product.

This is the result of a mountain culture built over more than a century, a technical requirement and a community of practitioners that pushes us to do better.

You will be joining a human-sized, international company, located in the heart of the Alps in Annecy , where the teams that imagine, develop and bring our products to life work in close collaboration with each other. xysqume

Joining us means:

• Enjoy an exceptional working environment between lake and mountains
• Being part of a passionate and committed team
• A flexible and active daily life according to your desires: sport between noon and two (shower provided, Géode association), possible bike journeys depending on where you live, and teleworking according to our charter.
• Concrete benefits: Fixed salary over 13 months (variable depending on experience), meal vouchers, transport allowance, health insurance and pension coverage… (and more to discover)