Senior Specialist, Material Quality, Textile

How You Will Make a Difference As Senior Specialist, Material Quality, Apparel, you will support quality assurance and risk mitigation for apparel raw materials, with responsibility for Korea-based business and supplier needs.

You will partner with Brands, Sourcing, Global Material Services, Regional Quality, material suppliers, fabric mills and third-party laboratories to identify risks, resolve quality issues and improve material performance.

You will also act as a subject matter expert, share technical knowledge and support consistent execution of VF quality standards and calibration requirements. What You Will Do Apparel Material Technical Quality Lead and support apparel material certification and supplier training, including Supplier Certification Program requirements where applicable, to ensure alignment with VF quality standards and calibration procedures.

Review material specifications, test results, performance trends and quality incidents, and provide clear technical recommendations. Partner with stakeholders to identify root causes and drive effective containment, corrective and preventive actions.

Develop practical procedures, guidelines and best practices that improve material consistency and reduce repeat quality issues. Supplier Quality & Continuous Improvement Work with material suppliers, fabric mills, factories and third-party laboratories to support quality controls, testing alignment, calibration and traceability.

Use quality data, supplier performance information and problem-solving tools to identify risks and improvement priorities. Apply structured problem-solving and continuous-improvement methods such as 8D, Fishbone Diagram, 5 WHY, ISO 9001, Six Sigma and 5S as appropriate.

Support supplier capability improvement through technical guidance, training and ongoing collaboration. Cross-Functional Partnership Collaborate with Brands, Sourcing, GMS, Regional Quality and other partners to align material quality priorities and solutions.

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