Director, Quality Operations, FW & EQ
Core
Lead quality operations strategy, governance, and continuous improvement for Footwear and Equipment across regions and vendor partners to ensure consistent execution of quality standards and brand requirements.
Role type
Director, Quality Operations (Strategy & Governance)
Builds
Quality standards, SOPs, certification programs, and vendor capabilities for Footwear and Equipment
Domain
Apparel, Footwear, and Equipment manufacturing and supply chain
Required skills
Quality management strategy, factory governance, continuous improvement, risk assessment, root-cause analysis, vendor certification, cross-functional leadership, data analytics, process optimization, stakeholder influence
Preferred skills
Technical understanding of footwear/equipment construction, multicultural team leadership, change management, business acumen
Technologies
Factory scorecards, KPIs, analytics tools, risk indicators
Responsibilities
Translate global quality strategy into category priorities and operating plans; lead harmonization of quality practices across Footwear and Equipment; drive preventive quality improvement using metrics and analytics; manage vendor certification and capability development; resolve complex quality risks through cross-functional collaboration; build and lead high-performing multicultural teams
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership and team building
