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VF

Operates global apparel, footwear, accessories brands

Senior Engineer - Sourcing Development, Footwear

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHanoi, VietnamNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • 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 and bottom checking.
  • Ability to integrate technical applications without compromising design or cost.
  • Ability to identify product quality and integrity risks and recommend corrective actions.
  • Branded footwear experience is required.
  • Experience in product development, commercialization, pre-production, and production in footwear or related fields within a multinational company.
  • Good command of English.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure the quality of development samples and meet milestone dates according to the product creation calendar.
  • Manage commercialization timelines and coordinate Tier 1 activities at assigned factories.
  • Ensure engineering for productivity, product quality, integrity, and performance in line with brand policies and best practices.
  • Support product strategic initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure production quality, on-time performance, and compliance with company standards.
  • 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 the Buy Ready process by stock-keeping unit.
  • Communicate product and performance requirements to vendors.
  • Resolve issues related to construction, performance, costing, and process.
  • Coordinate factory capacity and material purchasing in alignment with the production calendar.
  • Review technical 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 new product introduction meetings.
  • Provide support as needed during pre-production and production phases.
  • Travel as required.

About the Company

VF

Operates global apparel, footwear, accessories brands

VF Corporation coordinates a global portfolio of apparel, footwear, and accessories brands with a focus on outdoor, active, and workwear. The company’s products span clothing, footwear, and accessories under recognizable names like The North Face, Vans, Timberland, and Dickies. It operates through multiple channels, selling wholesale to mass merchants, specialty stores, and department stores, while also running direct-to-consumer options via VF-owned stores, concessions, and e-commerce. VF differentiates itself by combining a large, diversified brand roster with an omnichannel strategy and an internal venture arm (VF Venture Foundry) that tests new platforms, services, and experiences. Its goal is to grow its brands and revenue by expanding its direct-to-consumer presence, optimizing its multi-channel distribution, and evolving the business to respond to market changes.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Denver, CO
Founded
1899

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