Lead, Apparel MME

@@HD@@ Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH@@/HD@@ This role reports to the Director, Apparel Materials Manufacturing Engineering (MME) & Materials Source Options (MSO) and works closely with Principal MME partners, Materials Quality Engineering, Supplier Management, Materials Sourcing, Product Risk Engineering, Product Integrity, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering and external material suppliers to ensure execution stability and delivery confidence. @@HD@@ WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR@@/HD@@ The Lead, Materials Manufacturing Engineering role is responsible for executing manufacturing readiness for new and evolving materials, with a focus on innovation scale-up, supplier ramp-up, and early production integration. This role translates upstream readiness strategy into disciplined execution during pilot, scale-up, and early production, ensuring new materials and processes can reliably scale. • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. • Minimum 6-8 years of experience in materials manufacturing, supplier management, or production support. • Hands-on experience working directly with suppliers and factory partners. • Strong execution discipline with the ability to manage multiple priorities. • Clear communication with escalating risks and driving resolution. • Ability to travel approximately 10%.

Leads end-to-end manufacturing readiness for new materials and processes by partnering with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, high-quality production. Focuses on early risk identification, process integration, and readiness execution to enable smooth transition into seasonal manufacturing. You will: • Execute manufacturing readiness plans for new, high-risk, or first-of-kind materials and processes. • Drive supplier readiness across pilot, validation, and scale-up milestones. • Support early manufacturing integration activities: Material Manufacturing Validation (MMV), Product Manufacturing Validation (PMV), pilot builds, early production. • Identify and mitigate manufacturability, scalability, and capability risks prior to seasonal production. • Partner with Materials Quality Engineering (MQE) to support handoff into seasonal production readiness. • Track readiness risks, actions, and escalate based on thresholds.