Footwear product development manager to leather goods product development manager
A footwear product development manager already meets 57% of what the leather goods product development manager role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
49.6/ 100
1 How much of what a leather goods product development manager is expected to do is already part of a footwear product development manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the leather goods product development manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A leather goods product development manager role treats 16 of its required skills as things a footwear product development manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply development process to footwear design
- apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods
- communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
- develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather goods product development manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a footwear product development manager background worth leading with.
- already held footwear and leather goods marketing planning business, administration and law
- already held develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans management skills
- already held implement footwear marketing plan communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held apply development process to footwear design information skills
- already held apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods information skills
- already held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 18 carried skills, including the 16 the leather goods product development manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn leather goods components required
- still to learn leather goods manufacturing processes required
- still to learn leather goods materials required
- still to learn leather goods quality required
- optional, not held leather physical testing optional
- optional, not held test leather chemistry optional
- optional, not held functionalities of machinery optional
- still to learn prepare leather goods samples required
- still to learn monitor operations in the leather industry required
- optional, not held test chemical auxiliaries optional
- still to learn develop leather goods collection required
- optional, not held sketch leather goods optional
- optional, not held develop manufacturing recipes optional
- optional, not held differentiate nuance of colours optional
- optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
- optional, not held purchase raw material supplies optional
- still to learn manage staff required
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held manage environmental impact of operations optional
- optional, not held prepare colour mixtures optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a leather goods product development manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop leather goods collection practise this
- 02 leather goods components study this
- 03 leather goods manufacturing processes study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- already held apply development process to footwear design skill
- already held apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods skill
- already held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
- already held develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans skill
- already held distinguish accessories skill
- already held distinguish fabrics skill
- already held footwear and leather goods marketing planning knowledge
- already held footwear creation process knowledge
- already held health and safety in the workplace knowledge
- already held implement footwear marketing plan skill
- already held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry skill
- already held plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods skill
- already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
- already held use IT tools skill
- already held use communication techniques skill
- already held work in textile manufacturing teams skill
- already held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design knowledge
- already held manage footwear quality systems skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held leather physical testing optional
- optional, not held sketch leather goods optional
- optional, not held test leather chemistry optional
- optional, not held develop manufacturing recipes optional
- optional, not held differentiate nuance of colours optional
- optional, not held functionalities of machinery optional
- optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- optional, not held manage environmental impact of operations optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held prepare colour mixtures optional
- optional, not held purchase raw material supplies optional
- optional, not held test chemical auxiliaries optional
18 held skills the leather goods product development manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD for footwear knowledge
- not needed by the target role create 3D CAD footwear prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role create patterns for footwear skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role create technical sketches for footwear skill
- not needed by the target role develop footwear collection skill
- not needed by the target role footwear components knowledge
- not needed by the target role footwear manufacturing technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role footwear materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role footwear quality knowledge
- not needed by the target role make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
- not needed by the target role operate 2D CAD for footwear skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research in footwear skill
- not needed by the target role perform pattern grading skill
- not needed by the target role prepare footwear samples skill
- not needed by the target role use CAD for heels skill
- not needed by the target role use CAD for lasts skill
- not needed by the target role use CAD for soles skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn leather goods components required
- still to learn leather goods manufacturing processes required
- still to learn leather goods materials required
- still to learn leather goods quality required
- optional, not held leather physical testing optional
- optional, not held test leather chemistry optional
- optional, not held functionalities of machinery optional
Other moves recorded from footwear product development manager
- footwear quality technician 73% covered · adjacent
- leather goods product developer 67% covered · moderate
- footwear quality controller 64% covered · moderate
- leather goods designer 59% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from footwear product development manager
Common questions about this move
Can a footwear product development manager become a leather goods product development manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A footwear product development manager already covers 57% of what a leather goods product development manager is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 16 of which the leather goods product development manager role treats as required.
What skills does a footwear product development manager need to become a leather goods product development manager?
8 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is develop leather goods collection.
How hard is the move from footwear product development manager to leather goods product development manager?
Its learning distance is 49.6 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.