Engineer, Sourcing Development, Footwear
Core
Ensure quality of development samples, maintain commercialization timelines, and oversee T2 activities at assigned factories to guarantee product quality, consistency, and on-time performance for footwear brands.
Role type
Senior sourcing development engineer (footwear)
Builds
Footwear products (prototypes, sales samples, production-ready goods) for VF brands
Domain
Footwear manufacturing and supply chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work
Required skills
Footwear construction knowledge, material physical properties, pattern grading, mold checking, raw material testing, full shoe testing, wear testing, cost analysis, factory capacity planning, SOP adherence, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Automation/computer stitching knowledge, last making, cost savings implementation, process improvement
Technologies
Windows Office suite (Word, Excel)
Responsibilities
Manage development process with Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors across prototype to production stages; Inspect all development samples including sales samples; Conduct core footwear activities including raw material testing and full shoe testing; Coordinate factory capacity and material purchasing; Confirm fit and wear testing results; Propose cost savings and efficiency improvements; Execute Tech 2 trials according to SOPs.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC