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Posted 2 hours agoSenior Specialist - Footwear Costing Chemical & Compound
at Ooon
Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamOn-site
Responsibilities
- Market Intelligence: Analyze global petrochemical markets and raw material indices to deliver risk-mitigating forecasts. Establish frameworks connecting raw material costs to compound pricing.
Requirements
- experience in material costing, compound development, polymer/ chemical engineering or footwear manufacturing engineering.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/ Polymer Engineering, Polymer Science, Finance or Business.
- Technical & Commercial Business Acumen: Strong understanding of footwear bottom construction & foam technologies; proven ability to translate technical specs into commercial savings.
- Analytical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets/ Excel, financial modeling, and index-based pricing mechanisms.
- Experience with PLM systems is preferred.
- Soft Skills: Entrepreneurial mindset; exceptional communication skills with the ability to challenge suppliers and align stakeholders in a dynamic, global matrix environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing techniques, including IM, CMP, SCF, and high-pressure injection molding.
Additional details
- The Senior Specialist, Footwear Compound & Bottom Unit Costing drives cost engineering excellence and pricing transparency for compound and bottom units within the Global Footwear Sourcing & Costing Team.
- In this capacity, by blending polymer science expertise with strong "should-cost" modeling and negotiation, this role ensures long-term cost efficiency, scalability and product commercialization with partnering cross-functionally from innovation to commercialization. Your mission
- Cost Engineering & Modeling: Develop, validate & maintain "should-cost" models for polymer-based compounds (outsoles, midsoles, and speedboards) utilized in footwear manufacturing.
- Connect technical polymer-science-driven solutions to commercially viable costing solutions.
- Strategic Negotiation: Lead formula & market-based pricing discussions with global chemical/ material suppliers to secure competitive landing costs and long term commercial agreements.
- Cost Governance & Analytics: Build and standardize databases, assumptions and tracking tools for chemical materials to support global strategic cost initiatives.
- Sustainable Material Costing: Establish financial and costing frameworks for sustainable polymers, aligned with On's sustainability goals.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Act as the strategic costing partner, aligning with Polymer Science & Engineering, Innovation, Footwear Sourcing, and external business partners to manage compound & bottom unit costing process within Product Creation & Commercialization timeline. Your story 05+ years of
- Languages: Professional fluency in English, additional language skills are a plus. Preferred
- Qualifications: Expertise in high-performance materials designed to transform the underfoot experience.