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FOOTWEAR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER
- Dong Nai
- Manager
- Permanent
- College
- 8 - 20 Years
- Negotiable
- Textiles / Garments / Fashion
- 1
- 05/08/2026
- Ha Van
Job Benefit
- Laptop
- Insurance
- Travel opportunities
- Allowances
- Employee Shuttle Service
- Health checkup
- Salary review
- Annual Leave
Job Description
As the PLM Leader / Footwear Development Project Manager, you will drive product creation excellence, manage senior stakeholder relations, and ensure all development KPIs are exceeded:
- Strategic Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
- Build and maintain trust-based, influential relationships with Brand LO/HQ, internal teams, and external technology partners.
- Ensure seamless cross-functional communication to achieve development goals and align international stakeholders.
- End-to-End Product & Quality Ownership:
- Take absolute ownership of product quality, material performance, component integrity, and compliance testing across all stages.
- Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to implement corrective and preventive technical actions.
- Champion innovation in product consistency, automation, and development speed.
- Value Engineering & Cost Optimization:
- Streamline product creation by applying principles of simplification, standardization, modularization, and automation.
- Continuously re-engineer products to achieve strict cost targets and maximize profitability.
- Control material optimization, consumption management, and waste reduction.
- People Leadership & Team Transformation:
- Manage overall team operations, schedules, resources, and succession planning.
- Coach, mentor, and empower staff to foster a consumer-centric, development-driven mindset.
- Ensure complete system data accuracy across digitalization platforms and deliver concise reports for executive review.
Job Requirement
- Experience: 8–12+ years of robust experience in footwear development, with a proven track record of managing full lifecycle projects (prototyping, sample validation to production readiness).
- Brand Exposure: Prior experience working with global sportswear brands (e.g., adidas / NIKE) is highly preferred.
- Technical & Manufacturing Expertise: * Deep knowledge of footwear materials, costing, chemical processes, upper/bottom making, and manufacturing operations (cutting, stitching, lasting, assembly).
- Strong expertise in project management across cross-functional functions (Planning, Commercialization, Production, QA, ME).
- Leadership & Soft Skills: Powerful leadership, presentation, and cross-cultural communication skills; advanced problem-solving and coaching abilities.
- Language & Tech: Advanced/Fluent English proficiency (written & spoken) ; advanced skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
