Engineer, Commercialization, Equipment & Packs

VF Corp.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VF Corp. seeks a Commercialization Engineer for Global Product Supply – Equipment and Packs. You will work hands-on with factory and sourcing teams to translate VF-owned designs into manufacturable products with cost efficiency and top quality.

You will partner with Asia product teams, brands, vendors and production to ensure correct pattern, fit, materials and testing, lead fit trials, and drive timelines to BR and T4 readiness, delivering durable, performance-driven gear.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in manufacturing or technical environments within fashion, retail, or consumer brands.
• Degree in Textiles, Apparel, or Footwear related fields.
• Subject Expert in Equipment and accessories, LEAN manufacturing, Automation, patterns, and laboratory testing.
• Ability to clearly communicate engineering concepts in writing and email format.

Responsibilities

• Represent commercialization in early PD cycle product review meetings with Asia Product teams.
• Collaborate with brand, vendor development, engineering and production to ensure pattern, fit, materials and assembly accuracy and ensure appropriate testing.
• Lead extreme fit trials and track timelines to ensure BR time-line; report progress to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Coordinate downstream and upstream teams to maintain BR and T4 readiness.
• Partner with mold tooling and costing teams to align tooling timelines and validate yield.
• Support hand-off processes to VF production teams ensuring quality and durability standards.

Skills

LEAN manufacturing

Equipment & accessories

Automation

Pattern development

Laboratory testing

Education

Textiles, Eq./Apparel/ Footwear related fields

Job description

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 sourcing development teams, 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 brand 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.

• Lead / track extreme fit trial schedules are conducted by brand approved fit and wear test teams and remain on track to product BR time-line - reporting each stage to the cross functional stakeholders.

• Track and hold accountable down stream and update stream teams against timelines to ensure BR and T4 readiness.

• You will partner with VF's nominated GMS mold tooling team to ensure timelines for exteme and full size tooling aligns with planning guidance for BR and production time-frames.

• 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 communicatable 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 fortroubleshooting.

• 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,Mandarin is a plus 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.

What’s In It for You

We're in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy and commitment of our people.

That's why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial wellbeing for all VF associates.

When it comes to benefits, we're the total package.