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Posted Mar 25Lead - Footwear Material Sourcing
at Ooon
Hanoi, VietnamOn-site
Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire a high-performing team of material sourcing specialists while nurturing people skills and cultivating a positive team environment
- Build and maintain robust relationships with material suppliers, ensuring alignment with sourcing strategies, operations, quality, and sustainability goals
- Spearhead team in cross-functional collaborations to proactively address perceived risks, pre-production and production challenges and put in place contingencies to ensure brand delivery expectations are met
- Develop comprehensive reports and actionable strategic recommendations to drive material consolidation initiatives, enhance key performance indicators (KPIs) for improved efficiency, reduce lead times, and to ensure a resilient supply base that upholds quality standards and on-time delivery
- Oversee rigorous material testing processes and collaborate with cross-functional teams to address material-related issues and implement corrective measures
- Drive material sustainability initiatives and partner with sustainability teams to set goals, track progress, and contribute to sustainability reporting
- Research and analyze market insights, stay abreast of material science advancements, emerging technologies, and market trends of innovative materials.
- Perform other duty as required/assign Your Story: Proven
Requirements
- experience leading and managing materials teams, with expertise in fostering collaboration and team development
- Deep knowledge of product creation and manufacturing processes for footwear and materials
- Strong understanding of material supply chains and the footwear material industry, including vendor capabilities
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills to clearly articulate strategy, goals, and objectives
- Proficient in data analysis and reporting tools such as Google Suite, Looker, and Hex;
- experience with Centric PLM is a plus
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, solve problems creatively, accountable for actions/decisions and embrace change
- English is our working language and fluency in Vietnamese and/or Mandarin is a plus Meet Your Team: