1. Location: North Vietnam (travelling around the North required)

2. Reporting line: Senior Manager, Materials Quality (Indian)

3. Job Description.

Key Area of Responsibility:

• Drive and support the certification and training programs (SCP) for footwear material suppliers, ensuring compliance with company quality standards and calibration requirements.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Brands, Sourcing, Product Development, GMS, and other stakeholders to investigate material quality issues, identify root causes, and implement effective corrective actions.
• Establish and maintain effective communication channels with both internal teams and external material suppliers to ensure alignment on quality expectations and standards.
• Partner with Regional Quality (RO QM) and Global Material Services (GMS) teams to proactively identify quality risks and develop innovative solutions for footwear materials.
• Provide technical expertise and recommendations to enhance material performance, durability, and reliability while minimizing quality-related issues.
• Develop, standardize, and implement quality processes, procedures, and guidelines to ensure consistency across all footwear material categories, including polymers, synthetic materials, textiles, and leather.
• Coordinate material testing and validation activities with internal laboratories and external testing agencies to ensure compliance with quality, regulatory, and performance requirements.

Strategic Role Relationship Building:

• Collaborate with Brand teams and stakeholders to provide actionable insights on footwear material quality that contribute to improved product performance and customer satisfaction.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal teams as well as global supplier networks to support continuous quality improvement and material innovation initiatives.
• Facilitate constructive discussions with stakeholders to align expectations regarding material performance standards and quality objectives.

Leadership:

• Demonstrate strong communication, listening, and influencing skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers effectively.
• Promote a culture of quality excellence by guiding stakeholders toward achieving high standards in footwear material quality and product performance.

4. Requirements.

• More than 5 years of experience in polymer manufacturing operations. Exposure in finished goods/footwear manufacturing (stitching/stock fitting/assembly).
• Good Knowledge in Polymers CTQ, CTP, materials defects, root causes and remedy measures, materials testing, ability to perform quality data analysis, worked on quality resolution through RCA and CAP.
• Excellent communication skills and collaboration skills to guide and influence T2 suppliers and cross-functional teams to achieve high standards in company quality and performance.
• Fluent in English and Vietnamese.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint
• Familiar with 5S / ISO 9001 / 8D problem solving
• Familiar with Fishbone Diagram / 5 WHY
• Knowledge in Six Sigma disciplines would be advantageous

5. Benefits.

• Salary: up to 55 mil VND Gross/month.
• 13th-month salary + Performance-based bonus depending on annual business results (total annual compensation is uncapped).
• 25 annual leave days per year.
• Full social insurance contribution based on total salary.
• Comprehensive private healthcare insurance for employees and family members.
• Company-covered business travel expenses.

6. Interview Process: Online

• Round 1: Hiring manager.
• Round 2: CEO.

7. Contact information: Ms. Lia Thu Hằng

• Phone/Zalo: 0915 206 917
• Email: hang@cnk-consulting.com.vn
  

We appreciate all applications; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.