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Product Engineering Manager

Burberry Asia Limited

  • Company Industries:Wholesale / Retail

Job Information

  • Post Date:2022-07-19
  • Career Level:Middle
  • Location:Quarry Bay
  • Yr(s) of Exp:8 years
  • Qualification:Degree
  • Employment Type:Full Time, Permanent
  • Job Function:Engineering  Manufacturing & Production
  • Benefits:Medical insurance, Performance bonus, Work from home, Five-day work week, Flexible working hours

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE

Deliver the best product throughout the engineering process, mitigating any possible problems to deliver the highest quality to the customer

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Work closely with vendors on product development, industrialization and bulk manufacturing processes.
  • Attend and organize PP Meeting Samples, to discuss and assess all styles allocated as high risk.
  • Communicate with UK Product Engineers (PE) to co-ordinate the handover of seasonal product risk
  • Support UK PE during proto stage (if requested) , highlight potential risks and  find solutions.
  • Approve PP garments for UK PE during busier periods 
  • Approve sealers and PP Meeting Sample garments at/with vendors
  • Review 100% TOP samples across Children`s wear (CHW) and storage arrangement.
  • Evaluate vendor capabilities via SWOT methodology (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats)
  • Ensure vendors and business partners are accountable and align with the Burberry understanding of luxury. Support and identify opportunities for elevation and improvement where required.  
  • Liaise with vendors to support and aid training & development for product key attributes.
  • Train vendor technical partners on Burberry manuals, guidelines, standards and expectations.
  • Monitor vendor technical performance including vendor score card feedback
  • Support vendors through Initial on-boarding and technical assessments. Ensuring that they are fully compliant with the Burberry ways of working and company values.
  • Monthly store visits to assess Burberry product and generate reports which can be used for future improvement purposes
  • Develop strong relationship with cross functional teams and global partners
  • Non-compliance management. Resolve NC’s. Analysis of root causes and fixes new standards to avoid in the future. Withdrawal/recall process trough green team
  • Managing hiring, orientation, training, development and WOW of technical teams to deliver against the business requirements
  • Develop new vendors technical support. Vendor selection & onboarding. Vendor CAP management.
  • Manage direct report/team to meet the annual goals and objectives.
PERSONAL PROFILE
  • technical degree in apparel & textiles /or relevant experience
  • 8+ years of experience within an apparel or related industry
  • min. 5years of experience in management level
  • knowledge of 3d and clo, lectra software usage
  • experience in apparel luxury brand
  • thorough knowledge global children product safety requirements
  • proven ability of manufacturing and quality processes
  • pattern cutting and grading
  • rm and product testing knowledge
  • management of an individual or team
  • fluent speaking in english and mandarin
MEASURES OF SUCCESS
  • Elevated Product Quality & Consistency in bulk, aim for NC reduction.
  • Reduction in Quality Failures, Customer returns due to Quality
  • On time approvals for speed and adherence to CP
  • Establish vendor Accountability, Training , CAP
  • Connectivity with Vendors, HK and London team members.

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Company Info

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.  

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

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