[Hiring] Commercialization Engineer @VF Corporation

Role Description

The Equipment and Packs commercialization Engineer is responsible for bringing VF owned brand equipment and packs designs to life by engineering products for efficient manufacturability, lowest cost and highest quality and performance. This role serves as a critical liaison between the sourcing development and sourcing operation teams, ensuring that product intent is maintained while meeting commercial and operational requirements.

You will work hands-on with factory and sourcing development teams, ensuring commercialization best practice feedback is captured early within the Product development cycle. As VF’s commercialization engineer, you will create in partnership with the vendor to ensure product readiness to hand-off to VF production teams – ensuring VF’s high standards of quality, functionality and durability are maintained.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant experience in manufacturing or technical or production environments.
• Degree holder in Textiles, Eq./Apparel/Footwear related fields.
• Subject Expert In: Equipment and accessories, LEAN manufacturing, Automation, patterns, laboratory standards and testing/materials.
• Strong understanding of paper patterns creation and an understanding of digital product creation.
• Language Proficiency: Excellent English, Mandarin is a plus.

Requirements

• Represent commercialization in all early PD cycle product review meetings.
• Partner with brand and vendor development, engineering, and production teams.
• Lead/track extreme fit trial schedules conducted by brand approved fit and wear test teams.
• Track and hold accountable downstream and upstream teams against timelines.
• Partner with VF’s nominated GMS mold tooling team to ensure timelines align with planning guidance.
• Partner with VF’s costing team to validate sample and production patterns against yield utilization.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial wellbeing for all VF associates.
• Best in class work environment and well-being policies.
• Workplace flexibility to help you show up and lean into life with your whole self.