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LEAD, APPAREL MATERIALS MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING (MME)
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
This role reports to the Director, Apparel Materials Manufacturing Engineering (MME) & Materials Source Options (MSO) and works closely with Principal MME partners, Materials Quality Engineering, Supplier Management, Materials Sourcing, Product Risk Engineering, Product Integrity, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering and external material suppliers to ensure execution stability and delivery confidence.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Lead, Materials Manufacturing Engineering role is responsible for executing manufacturing readiness for new and evolving materials, with a focus on innovation scale-up, supplier ramp-up, and early production integration. This role translates upstream readiness strategy into disciplined execution during pilot, scale-up, and early production, ensuring new materials and processes can reliably scale.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum 6–8 years of experience in materials manufacturing, supplier management, or production support.
Hands‑on experience working directly with suppliers and factory partners.
Strong execution discipline with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Clear communication with escalating risks and driving resolution.
Ability to travel approximately 10%.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
Leads end-to-end manufacturing readiness for new materials and processes by partnering with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, high-quality production. Focuses on early risk identification, process integration, and readiness execution to enable smooth transition into seasonal manufacturing. You will:
Execute manufacturing readiness plans for new, high-risk, or first-of-kind materials and processes.
Drive supplier readiness across pilot, validation, and scale-up milestones.
Support early manufacturing integration activities: Material Manufacturing Validation (MMV), Product Manufacturing Validation (PMV), pilot builds, early production.
Identify and mitigate manufacturability, scalability, and capability risks prior to seasonal production.
Partner with Materials Quality Engineering (MQE) to support handoff into seasonal production readiness.
Track readiness risks, actions, and escalate based on thresholds.
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
