Engineer, Commercialization, Footwear

• Represent commercialization in early product development cycle product review meetings with VF-nominated Asia Product teams
• Apply subject matter expertise in production to ensure development samples are viable against commercialization requirements
• Partner with brand and vendor development, engineering, and production teams to ensure accuracy in patterns, fit, materials, and assembly techniques
• Ensure product development and vendor teams conduct correct laboratory testing for product performance
• Lead and track extreme fit trial schedules conducted by brand-approved fit and wear test teams
• Keep fit trials on track to product BR timelines and report each stage to cross-functional stakeholders
• Track downstream and upstream teams against timelines to ensure BR and T4 readiness
• Partner with VF’s nominated GMS mold tooling team to align extreme and full-size tooling timelines with BR and production planning
• Partner with VF’s costing team to validate sample and production patterns against yield utilization

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, technical, or production environments working for reputable fashion, retail, or consumer-facing multinational organizations
• Degree holder in Textiles, Eq./Apparel/Footwear related fields
• Subject expertise in footwear, LEAN manufacturing, automation, patterns, laboratory standards and testing, and materials
• Ability to break down complex engineering situations and information into easily communicable emails, verbally or in writing
• Knowledge of footwear technical constructions, laboratory testing, material performance, fit and wear, LEAN production, automation, and speed development
• Ability to operate independently or within a cross-functional, multicultural team
• Ability to communicate technical feedback in an impactful and easy-to-understand format
• Strong understanding of paper pattern creation
• Understanding of digital product creation is an advantage
• Strong upholder of VF’s core pillars
• Excellent English proficiency; Mandarin is a plus; local regional language