Descripción del puesto

This role supports quality assurance and risk mitigation specifically for apparel raw materials. The specialist will partner with internal and external stakeholders to identify potential quality issues and lead proactive measures to ensure consistent material performance and compliance. The role also supports supplier improvement through technical training, governance programs, and ongoing collaboration. Acts as a subject matter expert in apparel raw materials, educating cross-functional teams and promoting material knowledge across the organization.
Responsibilities:

• Drive and support the raw material certification and training initiatives to ensure seamless calibration and adherence to VF standards.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to define material quality root causes and drive corrective action plans.
• Maintain strong relationship and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and shared understanding.
• Collaborate with Regional Quality team and Material Sourcing to identify quality risks and develop innovative solutions.
• Deliver technical recommendations and best practices to continuously improve apparel raw material performance and reduce quality incidents.
• Develop and implement procedures and guidelines that support quality consistency across all apparel raw material types and suppliers.
• Drive processes and strategies to ensure effective communication internally among the various stakeholders and externally with fabric suppliers and testing labs.
• Support the certification and training (SCP) of apparel raw materials to ensure alignment with VF quality standards and proper calibration procedures.

Requisitos

• Applicable experience in Raw material R&D, manufacturing, or related experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
• Proven ability to develop and apply analytic solutions to solve business problems
• Ability to work at a high level and detail level to draw conclusion and make recommendations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Continuous Improvement
• Team Building
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Results Oriented

Beneficios

Legal benefits
Professional development
Annual performance bonus