# Hire Design and Sourcing Staff in Italy

> Product developers, sourcing, quality and showroom staff in Italy for Nordic fashion, furniture and design brands: Textile and Commerce CCNLs, districts, seasonal work and cost.


<section> <span class="eyebrow">Hiring by sector</span> <h1 id="design-and-sourcing-in-italy">Design and sourcing in Italy</h1> <p class="lede">Scandinavian design is often made in Italy: fabrics from Como and Biella, leather from Tuscany, lighting and furniture from Brianza. The first hire is rarely a designer in Milan. It is a product developer or quality controller who spends half the week at suppliers.</p> </section> <section class="grid"> <div class="panel"><h3 id="usual-ccnl">Usual CCNL</h3><p>Textile and clothing industry (Tessile-abbigliamento) for product and production roles; Commerce and services for showroom, retail and wholesale.</p></div> <div class="panel"><h3 id="roles">Roles</h3><p>Product developers, sourcing and production managers, quality control, designers, pattern makers, showroom and wholesale managers, furniture and lighting designers.</p></div> <div class="panel"><h3 id="where">Where</h3><p>Milan for design and showrooms. Districts: Como (silk), Biella and Prato (wool), Florence and Arezzo (leather goods), Veneto (footwear), Brianza (furniture).</p></div> </section> <section> <h2 id="salary-bands">Salary bands</h2> <div class="tbl"><table> <thead><tr><th>Role</th><th>Gross annual salary</th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr><td>Product developer</td><td><span class="review">[€ range to verify]</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Sourcing / production manager</td><td><span class="review">[€ range to verify]</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Showroom manager</td><td><span class="review">[€ range to verify]</span></td></tr> </tbody> </table></div> </section> <section class="prose"> <h2 id="points-to-settle">Points to settle</h2> <ul> <li><b>Your person at the factory.</b> An employee on your side checks quality, samples and deadlines at the supplier. Your company does not need to own anything in Italy for that.</li> <li><b>Design rights.</b> Contracts assign designs, samples and confidentiality to your company, so collections stay yours.</li> <li><b>Freelancers are common, and a risk.</b> Many designers invoice one brand on a VAT number. Working only for you, to your schedule, makes it employment in substance. We convert them.</li> <li><b>Fair and fashion-week peaks.</b> Milan Design Week and the fashion weeks need extra people for a few weeks. Fixed-term contracts cover this, within limits on length and renewals.</li> <li><b>Part-time works.</b> Senior pattern makers and quality controllers frequently split their week between several brands. Part-time contracts are simple.</li> <li><b>Sustainability reporting.</b> A local employee is often how Nordic brands gather supplier data for their sustainability reporting.</li> </ul> </section> <section class="prose"> <h2 id="cost-example">Cost example</h2> <p>A product developer in Florence on <span class="review">[€ gross]</span>: salary, contributions, 13th month, TFR, supplier travel on actuals, plus €250 a month. The calculator gives the base cost.</p> <div class="cta"><a class="btn" href="calculator.html">Open the calculator</a><a class="btn ghost" href="contact.html">Hire in Italy</a></div> </section>


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