高级工程师，采购开发，鞋类
Senior Engineer, Sourcing Development, Footwear
职位描述
作为鞋类采购开发工程师，您将负责确保开发样品的质量，并根据产品开发日历满足里程碑日期。您将管理商业化时间表，协调指定工厂的二级活动，并确保工程方面符合品牌政策和最佳实践，包括生产效率、产品质量、完整性和性能。
您将支持VF的产品战略计划，并与跨职能团队合作，确保生产质量、按时交付并符合VF标准。
主要职责
开发与商业化
- 管理一级和二级供应商在所有样品阶段的开发流程
- 检查开发样品，包括来自不同原产国的销售样品
- 进行与新下底、上层、颜色调整、合脚性批准、材料测试、穿着测试、色卡确认和成本批准相关的活动
- 按SKU规划买 Ready 流程
- 向供应商传达产品和性能要求
- 解决与结构、性能、成本和工艺相关的问题
- 协调工厂产能和物料采购，与生产日历保持一致
- 审核技术包信息，确认纸样分级和模具准备情况
- 确认销售人员样品的尺寸纸样和模具
- 协助制定生产规格
- 提出并实施节省成本、提高效率、自动化和质量改进的方案
- 进行Tech 2测试并确认合脚性和穿着测试
- 在拆解和NPI会议中引入新产品并传递质量风险
预生产与生产
· 在预生产和生产阶段按需提供支持
核心能力
- 对鞋类品类和材料特性的深入技术知识
- 对自动化和计算机缝制用于上层纸样构造的基本知识
- 对鞋楦制作、测量和模具/下底检查的一般知识
- 能够整合技术应用而不影响设计或成本
- 能够识别产品质量和完整性风险并提出纠正措施
- 与工厂和跨职能团队建立良好关系的能力
- 需要有品牌鞋类经验
- 与VF指导原则保持一致：诚信、勇气、好奇心、同理心、坚持
资格与经验
- 产品开发经验，c
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ABOUT THE ROLE
As an Engineer in Sourcing Development for Footwear, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of development samples and meeting milestone dates according to the product creation calendar. You will manage commercialization timelines, coordinate Tier 2 activities at assigned factories, and ensure engineering for productivity, product quality, integrity, and performance in line with brand policies and best practices.
You will support VF’s product strategic initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure production quality, on-time performance, and compliance with VF standards.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Development & Commercialization
- Manage development processes with Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors across all sample stages
- Inspect development samples, including sales samples across countries of origin
- Conduct activities related to new bottoms, uppers, color-ups, fit approval, material testing, wear testing, swatch sign-off, and cost approval
- Plan Buy Ready process by SKU
- Communicate product and performance requirements to vendors
- Solve issues related to construction, performance, costing, and process
- Coordinate factory capacity and material purchasing aligned with production calendar
- Review tech package information and confirm pattern grading and tooling readiness
- Confirm sample size patterns and molds for salesman samples
- Assist in building production specifications
- Propose and implement cost-saving, efficiency, automation, and quality improvement ideas
- Conduct Tech 2 trials and confirm fit and wear testing
- Introduce new products and cascade quality risks during tear-down and NPI meetings
Pre-Production & Production
· Provide support as needed during pre-production and production phases
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Deep technical knowledge of footwear categories and material properties
- Basic knowledge of automation and computer stitching for upper pattern construction
- General knowledge of last making, measurements, and mold/bottom checking
- Ability to integrate technical applications without compromising design or cost
- Ability to identify product quality and integrity risks and recommend corrective actions
- Strong relationship-building skills with factories and cross-functional teams
- Branded footwear experience required
- Alignment with VF’s guiding principles: Integrity, Courage, Curiosity, Empathy, Perseverance
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Experience in product development, commercialization, pre-production, and production in footwear or related fields within a multinational company
- Good command of English and strong communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.)
- Travel: As required
R-20260524-0018Originally posted on Himalayas