Location: Cirebon
In short
The Footwear Material Lead plays a pivotal role in ensuring that sourcing strategies align with business needs for all material categories. Reporting to the Head of Footwear Material Sourcing based in HCMC, this role focuses on fostering strong supplier relationships, ensuring supplier performance, and upholding the highest standards of quality, sustainability, and ethical sourcing. In addition, the Footwear Material Lead will drive process optimization and cross-functional collaboration to support product creation and manufacturing excellence.
Your Mission
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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
Partner with suppliers to drive efficiencies and optimize costs while actively evaluating supplier performance to ensure continuous improvement
Spearhead team in cross-functional collaborations to proactively address perceived risks and 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 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, and stay abreast of material science advancements, emerging technologies, and market trends of innovative materials.
Perform other duty as required/assigned
Your story
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Proven 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
High integrity a must and accountability in decision-making and actions
Demonstrated ability to work independently, solve problems creatively, accountable for actions/decisions and embrace change
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required
English is our working language and fluency in Mandarin is a plus
About the Team
The Material team at On is both creative and technical - We translate design visions into performance materials through technical knowledge and experience, but equally come to the table with newness from outside suppliers when the time is right. As the glue that binds design, development and product management together, we are a new team that’s gaining momentum. Materials are getting recognition for how integral they are in product creation, so we need proactive, entrepreneurial people to hit the ground running.
Most lived Spirit in our team
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Relationships are so important to us. From our teammates to our suppliers, we’re here to bring joy to everyone we work with. We’re energized by sharing ideas, making connections and solving problems together.
What we offer
On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.
On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.
What to expect
We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.
Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.
Step One:
You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role.
We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.
