Senior Manufacturing Excellence Engineer, Footwear, Salomon

Key Responsibility:
• Execute the Manufacturing Excellence priorities, in line with the global sourcing strategy and the objectives of Footwear category in terms of Quality, Costs and lead times.
• Process optimization and transfer management
• Standardize, Document and Deploy current & future Industrial processes.
• Cultivate a strong Lean & industrial mindset in our Footwear Sourcing Centers and assigned Partners' factories
• Level-up Industrial feasibility and support further implementation in our FSC's and assigned Partners' factories
• Lead Transfer & Multi-sourcing and SOP deployment in our FSC's and assigned Partners' factories
• Lead continuous improvement focusing on Key Franchise Model, without compromise on Quality
• Lead Transversal project such as Sustainable Material running change, Standardization & Automation, traceability...
• Works with manufacturers and suppliers in research of technical applications and processes
• Work towards integrating sustainable practices into manufacturing processes to align with environmental goals
• Drive key projects across all phases, from planning to execution, ensuring alignment with Manufacturing Excellence priorities
Key Competencies:
• Able to work within Project timelines without compromising product quality.
• Coach FSC, Partners and HQ to integrate LEAN
• Facilitate collaboration between factories, industrialization, Material, Quality and production.
• Has a complete understanding of footwear processes and timelines (eg. molds, lasts, components).
• Can cooperate and communicate well with an internationally diverse group of colleagues in the FSC (footwear sourcing center) and in HQ; is able to work closely with suppliers and factories.
• Keep confidentiality in professional way.
Responsible Sourcing/ Purchasing (RPP):
• by working closely with the Amer Sports Global Sourcing Vendor Sustainability team on quarterly business reviews and responsible purchasing training/capacity building (at least annually)
• by adhering to negotiated lead times and balanced annual capacities to expedite responsible purchasing practices as outlined in the Responsible Sourcing Policy