Footwear Sourcing Intern: Hands-on Development & QA

Dynapack Asia; Tangerang; On-site; IDR 350,000,000 - 600,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Under Armour is seeking a Sr. Professional Sourcing Engineer Footwear in Indonesia (Cirebon preferred) to oversee development, commercialization, costing, production, and QA with Tier 1 factories. You will coach factory teams, manage risks, and ensure on-time production while upholding quality and cost targets.

You will collaborate with Asia engineering and UA HQ, drive CTS tracking, and support transfer policies to maintain product integrity across the footwear category.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Or 10 years of related work experience with no degree.
• Understand footwear manufacturing - pattern engineer, mold making, material processing etc.
• Ability to write report and business correspondence in English.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from UA HQ, teammates, factory partners, and vendor reps.
• Strong problem solver and ability to define problem, collect data for improvement.
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work independently and good teamwork.
• IT knowledge

Responsibilities

• Facilitate product engineering during development, model size trial, and commercialization activities for the footwear category in collaboration with the Tier 1 factory, development, manufacturing, engineering and Quality teams.
• Collaborate with factory direct teams; development and engineering to achieve category development and design specifications emphasizing product performance and integrity.
• Provide expert coaching and mentor to Factory teams on Category and Under Armour Best Practices, including Under Armour cross functional teams.
• Elevate any potential risks that may affect product quality or delivery timelines to the manager and category leader.
• Ensure all development and model size trials are executed according to policies and procedures, following the UA commercialization (MST/EST/FST) calendar to allow for on time production start, while not compromising on product quality, cost and delivery.
• Provide technical support to different functional departments with regards to development, planning, costing, tooling, chemical, last, pattern.
• Lead the new last development & validation at style level and work with Asia engineering, HQ counterpart.
• Drive the Commercialization Tracking System (CTS) with T1 factories, ensure the commercialization process is tracked systematically. Monitor the data & report accuracy and timely upload to Centric: shell pattern, 2D drawing, phase report, product flow chart, etc.
• Understand and implement all transfer policies ensuring product integrity is maintained with minimal or no delay in production timing.
• Attend/Support Commercialization trial for new projects, review & confirm best practice flow chart to make sure that chemical/adhesive used in production line is exact.
• Support chemical engineering to check/validate/confirm new compounds.
• Audit/manage new T2 bottom Vendors.
• Support production team for production issues related with chemical/Primer/Adhesive.
• Support Cleated Products/Promo in Country and work with T1 factories to ship great quality Cleated Products as per customer's expectation/satisfaction.
• Oversee "Halo" projects to make sure that the quality as per customer's expectation/satisfaction.
• Supports/Work closely with Asia engineering & technology team to consolidate UA technical standards among different factories, different teams, setting up and updating MBP (Manufacturing Best Practice) to enhance the standards.
• Use good judgment in all situations in determining when to be principle centered vs. policy driven following the spirit of the UA Standards
• Lead the transition from innovation to inline development and production. Provide feedback with option and suggestion to ensure highest level of product functionality and manufacturability are met.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Report writing

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Independent work

Teamwork

IT knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree (related field)

10 years experience without degree

Job description

Under Armour is seeking a Sr. Professional Sourcing Engineer Footwear in Indonesia (Cirebon preferred) to oversee development, commercialization, costing, production, and QA with Tier 1 factories. You will coach factory teams, manage risks, and ensure on-time production while upholding quality and cost targets.

You will collaborate with Asia engineering and UA HQ, drive CTS tracking, and support transfer policies to maintain product integrity across the footwear category.