Sourcing & Production Specialist FTW
Axel Arigato AB / Civilingenjörsjobb / Göteborg
2026-09-17
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hela Sverige We're looking for our next Sourcing & Production Specialist in Footwear. The role sits between Product Development and Production, ensuring high-quality, timely, and well-planned footwear production from start to finish. You'll 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 YOU WILL DO
Serve as the production specialist for footwear during the entire product development lifecycle
Work with the 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?
We're looking for someone with most of the following:
5+ years of experience in footwear production/sourcing, including costing, materials, fit, wear, quality, and testing
At least 2 years of that experience within a brand
Strong analytical and negotiation skills
Organized and technical, with solid planning and forecasting ability
Able to balance several complex priorities running at once
Solution-oriented, with an uncompromising eye for product quality
Willing to travel to our production markets
HERE'S HOW TO APPLY
Apply by submitting your CV in English. 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 we may fill the position before the closing date.
DETAILS
Contract type: Full-time
Reports to: Head of Development & Production Footwear
Location: Gothenburg, travel required
Work mode: On-site
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 values that we live and breathe. They are the foundation for our current state and what we will always bring with us to the future.
Så ansöker du Sista dag att ansöka är 2027-03-16
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Arbetsgivare Axel Arigato AB (org.nr 556953-0438),
https://axelarigato.teamtailor.com Stora Badhusgatan (
visa karta)
411 21 GÖTEBORG
Arbetsplats Axel Arigato
Jobbnummer 10092143