About Our Client

Our client is a leading global footwear organisation with a strong and established presence in India. The organisation is undergoing a significant transformation focused on product innovation, consumer relevance, global best practices and strengthening its product development capabilities.

Job Description
Lead the Product Excellence agenda across the end-to-end product development and commercialisation lifecycle.
Build and institutionalise SOPs, stage-gates, governance frameworks, KPIs and best practices to improve speed, quality and commercial outcomes.
Drive product development from consumer and market insights through concept, design, materials, development, costing, sourcing, quality and commercialisation.
Identify process gaps and implement continuous improvement initiatives across the product development engine.
Partner closely with Design, Product Development, Sourcing, Materials, Quality, Supply Chain, Commercial and global teams.
Bring global footwear trends, consumer insights,



materials and product innovations to the Indian market through international exposure and benchmarking.
Build organisational capability through frameworks, mentoring and development of product teams.
Contribute to strengthening exports and developing globally competitive products.
The role is expected to evolve into broader leadership of the Product Development & Commercialisation function.

The Successful Applicant
15- 20 years of experience in the footwear industry, with solid exposure to product development, design and/or product creation.
Preferably educated at FDDI, NIFT, NID or a similar institution.
Solid foundation in footwear design/product creation, ideally followed by experience in product strategy, development, commercialisation or product excellence.
Solid understanding of consumer insights, footwear trends, materials, sourcing, costing and product innovation.
Proven experience in process improvement, SOPs, governance, st

📌 Product Excellence Gurugram
🏢 Michael Page
📍 Gurugram