On - Senior Specialist – Footwear Material Sourcing - Ho Chi Minh City

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Costing & Sourcing

In short

– As a Senior Specialist, Material Sourcing, you will drive end-to-end material sourcing in line with On’s global sourcing strategy. You will work closely with suppliers, factories and cross-functional teams to ensure materials meet performance, quality, timeline, cost, and sustainability requirements. You will play a key role in material development, supplier management, and sourcing execution for high-performance footwear products.

Your mission

– Lead end-to-end material sourcing activities in alignment with On’s sourcing strategy.

– Identify, develop, and manage material suppliers to support business and product needs.

– Evaluate supplier capabilities in terms of lead time, manufacturing process, quality standards, and target pricing.

– Ensure material availability according to development timelines, sourcing policies, and commercialization milestones.

– Support the creation and sourcing of technical, high-performance materials in line with design briefs.

– Own material-related execution from concept through production, ensuring smooth integration between T2 suppliers and T1 factories.

– Contribute to material-specific targets linked to On’s sustainability roadmap.

– Identify opportunities to improve material performance, sustainability, and operational efficiency.

– Manage and maintain core and seasonal material toolboxes, material libraries, and relevant PLM updates.

– Define and manage technical specifications, quality standards, and sourcing execution for textiles and components.

– Partner with testing and QA teams to ensure materials meet required physical testing criteria and approval standards.

– Troubleshoot material issues using technical knowledge of yarns, constructions, polymers, and material performance.

– Build strong working relationships with material suppliers, chemical vendors, factories, and internal stakeholders.

– Collaborate cross-functionally with Design, Development, Product Marketing,
Innovation, Sustainability, Planning, and factory teams.

– Experienced in leather: sourcing, grading, quality guideline, leather process

Your story

– Bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering, Footwear Technology, Material Science, or a related field.

– 5+ years of experience in the global footwear industry or a related field.

– Strong experience working with material suppliers and manufacturing partners in Asia.

– Good understanding of footwear design, development, and technical performance materials.

– Strong knowledge of textiles, yarns, constructions, polymers, and material testing requirements.

– Experience managing material development and sourcing from concept to
commercialization.

– Strong project management and cross-functional communication skills.

– Able to work independently in a fast-paced, international environment.

– Fluent in English; Mandarin is a plus.

Meet the team

You will be working with some of the brightest minds in the industry