Senior Manager Product Development Apparel & Equipment - Vietnam

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About the role:
As our Vietnam Office continues to grow in strategic importance, we are looking for a strong Product Development leader who combines deep technical expertise with the ambition and potential to grow into a broader regional leadership role.
Reporting to the Director Sourcing and Development in Germany, you will lead the Vietnam Apparel and Equipment Product Development team and act as the regional functional lead for Product Development in Vietnam. You will be responsible for efficient leading and execution of Product Development, while working closely with Product Development, Design, Material, Quality, Procurement and Sourcing teams across Germany, China and Vietnam.
This role combines hands-on product development expertise, manufacturing knowledge, commercial understanding and people leadership. You will remain close to product development and supplier execution while progressively taking on broader functional and strategic responsibility as the organization grows.
Your role will be key in further establishing Vietnam as a strategic Sourcing and Development hub. You will build strong partnerships with our manufacturing base, develop a capable and accountable team, strengthen supplier capabilities and ensure products are successfully commercialized against design intent, quality, cost, manufacturability and delivery requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Product Development & Commercialization
• Lead product development from design handover through development, commercialization and production readiness, ensuring design intent, quality, cost and timeline objectives are achieved.
• Drive technical feasibility, manufacturability and risk assessment, identifying and mitigating potential issues early in the development process.
• Partner closely with Design, Material, Quality, Sourcing and Procurement to ensure efficient and timely product execution.
• Challenge and support product costing through technical expertise, construction knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve product quality, manufacturability, development speed and overall efficiency.
Supplier Capability Development & Manufacturing Excellence
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with T1 and T2 manufacturing partners across the Asian sourcing network from a Product Development perspective.
• Support supplier selection, capability assessment and onboarding by providing technical input on supplier suitability and product-specific capabilities.
• Manage supplier relationships and initiatives to strengthen JW technical portfolio, improve product execution according to technical and quality standards and increase manufacturing reliability.
• Partner with Quality and Sourcing teams on root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Support responsible sourcing by ensuring alignment with the brand's ethical, social, environmental and sustainability requirements.
Leadership & Organizational Development
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Product Development team in Apparel and Equipment.
• Establish a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, structured development and succession planning.
• Build strong partnerships with Product Development teams in Germany and China to ensure clear responsibilities, aligned processes and effective cross-regional collaboration.
• Represent Product Development within the Vietnam Liaison Office and contribute to its development into a strong regional Product Sourcing organization.
• Take an active role in shaping the future organization, processes and capabilities of Product Development in Vietnam.