Engineer, Commercialization, Equipment & Packs

Position Summary:

The Equipment and Packs Commercialization Engineer is responsible for bringing VF owned brand equipment and packs designs to life by engineering products for efficient manufacturability, lowest cost and highest quality and performance. Based on one of VF key manufacturing regions, within one or more of VF’s strategic vendors, this role serves as a critical liaison between the sourcing development and sourcing operation teams, ensuring that product intent is maintained while meeting commercial and operational requirements.

You will work hands-on with factory and VF cross function (sourcing development teams, Quality Ops, Sourcing Ops) ensuring commercialization best practice feedback is captured early within the Product development cycle. As VF’s commercialization engineer, you will create in partnership with the vendor to ensure product readiness to hand-off to VF production teams – ensuring VF’s high standards of quality, functionality and durability are maintained.

Commercialization Engineer of Global Product Supply – Equipment and Packs

How You Will Make a Difference

What you will do:

• In partnership with VF nominated Asia Product teams, you will represent commercialization in all early PD cycle product review meetings and use your SME production knowledge to ensure viability of development samples to commercialization requirements.
• Partner with Sourcing Development and vendor development, engineering, and production teams to ensure accuracy in pattern, fit, materials and assembly technics and ensure PD and vendor teams have conducted correct laboratory testing to ensure product performance.
• Work closely with Vendor/factory for PP sample readiness. Review and approve Pre-production sample.
• Track and hold accountable downstream and update stream teams against timelines to ensure production readiness is completed before Preproduction Meeting.
• Driving vendor/factory to conduct Pre-Production Meeting as handoff the production readiness process to VF Quality Operations and Sourcing Operation.
• You will partner with Quality Operation, Sourcing Operation and Sourcing Development team   to solve any production concerns.
• You will partner with VF’s costing team to validate sample and production patterns against yield utilization.

Skills for Success

• Years of related professional experience: 3-5 years relevant experience in manufacturing or technical or production environments working for reputable, fashion, retail or consumer-facing multinational organizations.
• Educational position requirements: Degree holder in Textiles, Eq./Apparel/ Footwear related fields.
• Subject Expert In: Equipment and accessories, LEAN manufacturing, Automation, patterns, laboratory standards and testing / materials.
• Able to breakdown complex engineering situations and information into easily communicable mails in a verbal or written format.

What we expect you already know:

• Knowledge of Equipment and Accessories with a key focus on the all technical constructions, laboratory testing, material performance, fit and wear, LEAN production, automation and speed development.
• Ability to operate on your own or within a cross-functional, multi cultural team and be seen as a positive contributor.
• Ability to communicate technical feedback in an impactful and easy to understand format to ensure fast buy-in for troubleshooting.
• A strong understanding of paper patterns creation and an understanding of digital product creation will be a strong advantage.
• Strong upholder of VF’s core pillars.
• Language Proficiency: Excellent English, local regional language

What we will teach you:

• Being part of a business that is Purpose led enabling one to have a positive impact on communities around the world, giving greater meaning to the work that we do.
• You will work with a team of diverse and sharp minds that operate with an inclusive and global mindset because our differences are what make us stronger together.
• We will provide you with the best in class, work environment, well-being policies and workplace flexibility that is about helping you show up and lean into life with your whole self – emotionally, physically and socially.