Jobs at Steve Madden

Coordinates operations for the Wholesale Footwear division by organizing samples, communicating with vendors and internal teams, managing calendars and appointments, tracking inventory, supporting billing and administrative processes, and assisting with trade shows and events. The role requires managing multiple projects and deadlines, maintaining strong cross-functional communication, and delivering organized, high-quality work in a fast-paced, on-site environment.

Supports the wholesale footwear business by managing seasonal product copy, photography, product information, master lists, presentations, reporting, samples, and market preparation. Coordinates with design, production, vendors, and photo studios to ensure accurate, timely deliverables. The role requires strong organization, communication, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in an on-site office environment.

Supports wholesale handbag sales operations for major accounts by managing customer requests, orders, inventory, samples, sales materials, and post-market follow-up. Coordinates with buyers and internal teams, maintains master files and sales data, prepares catalogs and line sheets, supports e-commerce product launches, and attends trade shows and client meetings. The role requires strong Excel skills, attention to detail, communication abilities, and proficiency with M3 and inventory systems.

Supports the Betsey Johnson wholesale footwear sales team by analyzing account performance, preparing reports and selling materials, coordinating samples and showroom activities, monitoring drop-ship listings, communicating with customers and vendors, and assisting with market appointments and trade shows. The role also conducts store visits, identifies potential new accounts, supports key account associates and account executives, and helps maintain customer relationships and sales opportunities.

Coordinate fashion product development and production from order placement through final execution. Manage samples, hangtags, purchase orders, customer orders, item setup, buy sheets, tracking records, and product information. Communicate with Sales, Design, Production, Sourcing, overseas offices, factories, and customers to resolve discrepancies and keep timelines on schedule. Maintain accurate documentation and support special projects in a fast-paced, onsite environment.

The Brand Manager will lead the evolution of Steve Madden into a lifestyle brand, managing cross-category collaborations, marketing initiatives, and enhancing brand storytelling.

Manage integrated marketing strategies, campaigns, and social content aligning brand storytelling with product discovery, while ensuring cultural relevance and operational efficiency.

The Designer for Handbags will create and develop commercial fashion products, manage design specifications, and ensure timely production, while collaborating with teams to support the brand vision.

The Sr. Designer, Handbags is responsible for designing handbags from concept to final product, collaborating with the Design Manager and managing multiple projects.

The Sr. Technical Designer manages the technical design lifecycle, conducts fit evaluations, communicates corrections to overseas partners, and resolves production and quality issues, ensuring optimized samples for bulk production.

Supports cost accounting for the wholesale footwear business by allocating duties, freight, broker, and trucking charges by division and purchase order. Audits and approves freight bills, reviews shipping documentation, maintains broker records, uploads duty allocation data, and assists with month-end and quarter-end closing. The role requires organization, attention to detail, problem-solving, deadline management, and on-site work five days per week.

The Sr. Handbag Designer will conduct trend analysis, develop designs, create technical documentation, and liaise with overseas factories while managing multiple projects within tight deadlines.

Initiates contact with existing and prospective customers, manages assigned accounts, achieves sales and profitability goals, develops customer relationships, penetrates new markets, and secures orders based on delivery dates and inventory. The role also involves trade show attendance, customer follow-up, problem-solving, and occasional special projects. Strong communication, organization, decision-making, customer service, and multitasking skills are required.

Support investor relations and corporate development by preparing earnings materials, investor presentations, financial analysis, SEC filing reviews, peer benchmarking, investor meeting preparation, and responding to analyst/investor requests. Monitor stock performance, analyst estimates, and industry trends while assisting senior management and the Board with briefing materials and ad hoc projects.

Support brand, wholesale, retail, and international marketing initiatives: help plan and execute 360° campaigns, coordinate content and partner activations, create selling tools and retail assets, track performance and budgets, manage calendars and communications, assist store openings and global partner content distribution, and contribute to reporting and special projects.

Manage collections and daily chargeback research for wholesale accounts receivable. Duties include month-end support, aging report reconciliation, processing credit memos, researching unapplied payments and credit applications, responding to customer inquiries, collaborating with other departments on chargebacks, and producing past-due and chargeback reports.

Support the design team by maintaining sample rooms, tracking orders, creating swatch books and line sheets, assisting with sketching/CAD and product design, communicating with vendors, managing shipping/check-ins, and contributing to trend forecasting and brand direction. Handles administrative tasks, sample documentation, and special projects; requires domestic and international travel.

The Sr. Finance Manager oversees financial strategy, budgeting, and reporting for wholesale operations, ensuring profitability and operational efficiency.

Manage commercial performance and P&L for assigned brand portfolio on Amazon. Build seasonal account plans, negotiate with Amazon Vendor Managers, oversee item setup and catalog health, coordinate marketing and event readiness, monitor weekly performance metrics, and deliver post-event analysis. Partner with marketing and BI to drive sell-through and profitability while maintaining on-site presence in the New York Metro area.

Assist Senior Designer in creating cold weather and fashion accessories. Manage samples and tracking sheets, produce CADs and tech packs, communicate with factories and cross-functional teams, and support multiple seasonal projects.