Sourcing & Production Specialist Footwear

We're making a big move and we want you to be part of it.

We are relocating several of our core departments from London to Gothenburg, and as a result, we're growing our Swedish team in a major way. This means we're hiring across multiple departments simultaneously - including Brand, Product, Design, and more.

This is a unique moment to join a fast-moving, internationally recognised fashion brand as we expand our presence in Sweden. If you've been waiting for an opportunity to be part of something exciting - this is it.

Explore our open roles and find where you fit.

We are looking for our next Sourcing & Production Specialist Footwear. In this role, you serve as the central link between Product Development and Production - ensuring high-quality, timely and well-planned footwear production from start to finish. You manage tier one and two supplier relations and development in close collaboration with our local sourcing teams, facilitating seamless industrialization, prioritizing supplier coordination, and ensuring material excellence throughout every stage of the footwear lifecycle.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR You are the central link between Product Development and Production - someone who ensures seamless industrialization, prioritizes supplier coordination, and maintains material excellence throughout every stage of the footwear lifecycle.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Serve as the production specialist for footwear during the entire product development lifecycle

• Work with Product Development & Sourcing office to ensure smooth industrialization from prototypes to production

• Manage tier two suppliers by forecasting, negotiating, and sourcing materials to enhance quality, sustainability, availability, and margins

• Manage packing materials, and other special projects

• Travel to production markets to assist with supplier onboarding and launches and to train local sourcing teams during industrialization and initial orders

• Review bulk materials and samples with sourcing teams

• Maintain product trackers and ensure completion of all critical production gates

• Analyze CBDs and negotiate prices for core styles

• Project lead the quick-strike critical path and different approval gates

• Manage our tooling budget, tooling ordering, amortizations and follow-up

ARE YOU THE ONE?

• Bachelor's or Graduate degree in a relevant field

• 5+ years experience from footwear production/sourcing, including costing, materials, fit, wear, quality, and testing

• At least two years within a brand

• Solution-oriented with an uncompromising focus on product quali

• Highly organized with a technical mindset and great planning and forecasting ability

• Able to balance and prioritize complex, simultaneous challenges

• Analytical, strong negotiation and forecasting abilities

HERE'S HOW TO APPLY

If you are ready to take ownership of footwear production and sourcing and help shape the next chapter of Axel Arigato, apply today and join the next chapter of our creative journey.

Apply by submitting your CV. We also welcome a short cover letter telling us why you think you would be a great fit for this role. Please do not include a photo or date of birth with your application; our recruitment process is competency based.

We review applications continuously and the position may be filled before the closing date.

DETAILS

Contract type: Full-time

Reports to: Head of Development & Production Footwear

Location: Gothenburg, travel required

Work mode: On-site

Direct reports: None

Financial responsibility: Yes

A BIT ABOUT AXEL ARIGATO

Founded in Sweden in 2014 by Albin Johansson and Max Svärdh, Axel Arigato was born with a disruptive mindset, modernising and democratising the sneaker landscape through a blend of style, quality, community and a digital-first approach.

Grounded in Scandinavian minimalism and elevated with playful, intentional details, every piece is designed with care: crafted to move globally, worn with individuality.

What began online expanded into physical spaces built for energetic cultural exchange: stores and experiences where conversations, performances and unexpected activations dissolve the boundaries between brand and culture.

Today, Axel Arigato continues to evolve with purpose via a people-powered approach. It shows up where culture happens: on streets, at events and across cities.

Built on curiosity. Driven by connection.

OUR VALUES

DROP: Diversity, Respect, Openness and Passion are our core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.