Job Brief

Tropicfeel does more than travel gear. It’s a place to explore potential & obliterate boundaries. Tropicfeel’s culture embraces diversity and rewards imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders, and visionaries.

Mission: Design the best footwear according to our design philosophy, in order to offer high-quality products to our community.

Roles:

• Design lead of the footwear category
• Performance lab of the category expert
• Innovation & Customer behavior expert

Responsibilities:

• Be the Footwear Development owner: From design concept, protos to the confirmation sample
• Seasonal Market Analysis Research & Conceptual Mood Boards
• Drive Colour Proposals for all Footwear & aligned with Tropicfeel full range
• Deliver Technical Sketches for all Footwear Designs
• Understand & Own Pattern updates/execution
• Own Fitting sessions & comments to suppliers
• Manage Wearer Trials - in-house to review performance changes etc before actioning in production
• Drive relationships with Footwear suppliers for the development lifecycle
• Category reporting to Drive Newness and evolution into the Footwear range
• Return Rate analysis & proposals to improve
• Collaborate with Production Lea : ensure fitting standards are always met/performance standards met/ feedback on production to review & improve next order
• Performance innovation within all aspects of the sneaker, from materials, trims & patterns
• Driving ID Lab survey strategy for Footwear
• Understanding the target consumer for the Footwear category

Required Skills:

• Minimum 4 years of experience even if it's in a small brand in footwear, if its sneakers better
• Have a background in sneakers
• Ability to communicate effectively (both written and verbal) in Spanish and English.
• Critical thinking 
• Demonstrate high reliability, quality, and timeliness of deliverables
• Strong organizational skills

What do we offer?

• Job located in cool offices based in trendy Barcelona, Poblenou (L4), 10 min away from the beach
• We can offer you an outstanding learning experience in a fast paced and international working environment
• The opportunity to redefine an industry and build something unique
• No suits. Unless its Carnival or Halloween
• Cobee discounts on kindergarten, transportation, and food
• Cool perks such as fresh fruit and healthy snacks & coffee from Syra every day
• Having a good time is serious business for us, enjoy Garage Beer craft beer on tap for free in our rooftop with 360º Barcelona views
• WFH has come to stay. Flexibility is key for us.

About Tropicfeel

Global tourism is more popular than ever before, and as a result, it’s endangering the very fabric of our society, planet earth, and locals and travelers alike can already see its noticeable impact. It is essential that we change the way we understand traveling, so let’s begin by doing what is necessary to make a difference, today.

As a brand powered by innovation, we are harnessing the power of collaboration to challenge the status quo, walking alongside modern-day travelers in complete harmony, toward a more responsible future.

Let’s change the way we travel!