Responsibilities:

• Lead your team of product technologists, and where applicable fabric technologists and quality controllers, in delivering excellent quality products through our direct sourcing supply base in your region
• Understand and implement our Technical Vision within our the team and within our supply base
• Establish effective and regular communication channels with your UK and Asia technical counterparts delivering an aligned Technical department globally
• Contribute to the development of our brand standards, taking the lead in implementing them with our colleagues and the suppliers within your region
• Take the lead in managing quality from the development cycle through to production with a rigorous process of risk assessment and product appraisal
• Establish effective operating procedures with your merchandising counterparts with our teams work collaboratively in managing our key milestones within the critical path to ensure on time delivery
• Support your merchandising counterparts in managing supplier performance through the use of our supplier scorecard
• Implement and optimise our self-inspection program while managing robustly our use of third party inspections
• Where relevant ensure our quality control team are efficiently directed towards areas of risk providing visibility to both product technologists and merchandising of progress and standards of production
• Put in place procedures to drive continuous improvement in our sites quality management standards ensuring your team understand the strengths and limitations of, and visit, the sites they work with
• Implement approval procedures that minimise duplication, making decisions at source where appropriate and identify opportunities to work more effectively through the use of technology
• Be vigilant to customer returns data, addressing issues and incidents at pace through the proactive proposal of solutions
• Support our local Ethical team in ensuring your sites maintain excellent standards in social compliance; understand the sustainability performance of your sites.
• Support commercial counterparts in their use of open costing and through robust management of our nominated suppliers
• Where relevant ensure your Fabric technologists support the delivery of our fabric management program and support the fabric innovation team locally; establish a local fabric library aligned to your UK library
• Create a winning team that is engaged, motivated and developing through inspirational leadership that recognises talent

Requirements:

• Relevant manufacturing / engineering post grad /degree is preferred
• 10-15 years experience in relevant QA/QC discipline gained from sourcing, retail or manufacturing background preferably with UK retail operations
• 3-5 years of management experience in a multinational corporation
• Inspire and influence at all levels using a variety of styles
• Support talent and develop colleagues to ensure strong succession plans are in place
• Address complex and challenging situations by taking considered risks
• Proactively provide solutions to close down issues at pace
• Making good quality and timely decisions even in ambiguous situations using creative and logical thinking
• Commercial awareness
• Familiar with UK legislation and requirements
• Fluently written and spoken English, Cantonese and Mandarin
• Independent & able to work autonomously
• Willing & wants to be out in the field & travel
• Strong team working ethic
• A passion for making a difference for colleagues and customers

We offer a competitive package, including a 5 day week, 18 days Annual Leave, double pay, corporate bonus, MPF, a medical scheme, plenty of work variety and a great team atmosphere. Interested candidates should please send a full resume, date available, present and expected salary to HR e-mail.

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