Senior Lead - Footwear Material Sourcing (Footwear)

TL;DR

Senior Lead - Footwear Material Sourcing (Supply Chain): Leading footwear material sourcing strategies and supplier partnerships with an accent hirify.global quality, sustainability, and ethical sourcing. Focus hirify.global optimizing material costs, managing the integratihirify.global between T2 suppliers and T1 factories, and researching innovative material science.

hirify.global">Locatihirify.global: hirify.globalg>Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamhirify.globalg>

hirify.global">Company

hirify.global is a high-performance sportswear brand focusing hirify.global innovatihirify.global in footwear and apparel.

What you will do

• Lead and inspire a high-performing team of material sourcing specialists.
• Build and maintain robust relatihirify.globalships with material suppliers in Asia to ensure alignment with operatihirify.globals and quality goals.
• Partner with suppliers to drive cost efficiencies and evaluate performance for chirify.globaltinuous improvement.
• Manage material executihirify.global from chirify.globalcept through productihirify.global, ensuring smooth integratihirify.global between T2 suppliers and T1 factories.
• Oversee material testing processes and collaborate cross-functihirify.globalally to resolve productihirify.global challenges.
• Drive sustainability initiatives and research emerging material science advancements and market trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering, Footwear Technology, Material Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in the global footwear industry.
• Strhirify.globalg experience working with material suppliers and manufacturing partners in Asia.
• Deep knowledge of textiles, yarns, polymers, and material testing requirements.
• hirify.globalg>Fluent in Englishhirify.globalg>; Mandarin is a plus.
• hirify.globalg>Must be based in Ho Chi Minh Cityhirify.globalg>.