Louis Vuitton Style Coordinator — Leather Goods Development

About Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton is an iconic maison of luxury leather goods and fashion, renowned for artisanal savoir‑faire, creativity and global prestige. As part of the LVMH group, the brand combines heritage craftsmanship with rigorous product innovation and an international retail network.

Role & Responsibilities

• Drive the prototyping programme from design brief to finished mock‑up, ensuring adherence to style, quality, cost and delivery targets.
• Define and implement upstream maquettage strategy in alignment with style, margin, timing and industrial feasibility constraints.
• Supervise and mentor Style Coordinators: allocate workload, monitor performance and foster skills development.
• Coordinate cross‑functional interactions with Design, project management and maquettage sites to deliver showroom‑ready duplications that meet Louis Vuitton standards.
• Manage project and product scoping: clarify technical data, prioritise mock‑ups, and enforce Go Style validation.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks to quality, cost, schedule and manufacturability, proposing corrective actions and optimisation plans.
• Lead continuous‑improvement initiatives to streamline upstream processes and promote re‑use and circular creativity.
• Develop maquettage capabilities and alternatives to internal engineering or external suppliers; maintain a skills mapping aligned with collection needs.
• Prepare and deliver required project artefacts on time: technical briefs, bills of materials, route sheets, costings and product quality risk analyses.
• Coordinate quality testing, validate Go Style decisions and circulate associated reports to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (Bac+5) from engineering school, business school, university or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in product development, ideally within leather goods and the luxury sector.
• Proven experience supervising or coordinating small teams of technicians or prototype specialists.
• Strong product sensitivity for leather goods and solid understanding of luxury market standards.
• High level of autonomy, rigor and capacity to perform in demanding, deadline‑driven environments.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); good oral proficiency in Italian.

Skills

Experience

At least 5 years of progressive experience in product development, preferably with hands‑on involvement in leather goods prototyping and showroom preparation; experience managing or mentoring a small technical team is required.

Education

Master’s degree (Bac+5) or equivalent in engineering, business, product development or a related discipline.

Workplace

Culture

The maison cultivates exacting standards, artisan craftsmanship and continuous product innovation. Teams operate in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment that values cross‑disciplinary expertise, professional development and a commitment to exceptional quality.

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