Footwear Commercialization Specialist

VF Corporation; Kota Semarang; On-site; IDR 300,000,000 - 600,000,000; Full time

Job summary

VF Corporation in Indonesia is seeking a seasoned professional to drive commercialization in the early product development cycle, ensuring development samples meet commercialization requirements.

You will partner with brand, vendor development, engineering and production teams to verify pattern accuracy, materials, and assembly techniques, and to ensure proper laboratory testing for product performance.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing or technical or production environments.
• Degree holder in Textiles, Apparel/Footwear related fields.
• Expert in footwear, LEAN manufacturing, automation, patterns, laboratory standards and testing/materials.
• Able to breakdown complex engineering situations and communicate via email or verbally.

Responsibilities

• Represent commercialization in all early PD cycle product review meetings with VF Asia Product teams.
• Partner with brand, vendor development, engineering and production teams on pattern, fit, materials and assembly; ensure correct lab testing for product performance.
• Lead / track extreme fit trials conducted by brand-approved teams and keep BR timeline on track; report progress to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Track downstream and update stream teams to ensure BR and T4 readiness.
• Coordinate with VF's GMS mold tooling team to align timelines for tooling with BR and production time-frames.
• Coordinate with VF's costing team to validate sample and production patterns against yield utilization.

Skills

LEAN manufacturing

Automation

Pattern development

Laboratory testing

Clear communication

Education

Degree in Textiles / Apparel / Footwear

Job description

VF Corporation in Indonesia is seeking a seasoned professional to drive commercialization in the early product development cycle, ensuring development samples meet commercialization requirements.

You will partner with brand, vendor development, engineering and production teams to verify pattern accuracy, materials, and assembly techniques, and to ensure proper laboratory testing for product performance.