Senior Technical Specialist, Footwear (Ho Chi Minh)

• Establish quality standards for footwear construction and manufacturing in partnership with various teams.
• Support the ALO Quality Management in enforcing quality standards from development to bulk inspection.
• Contribute to the sourcing and qualification of factories to meet Arc'teryx brand standards.
• Provide technical expertise on footwear construction methods to internal and external partners.
• Review development samples and collaborate with design and development teams for sign-off.
• Conduct technical quality reviews and support product integrity teams.
• Oversee high-risk models and run risk assessments from development to bulk production.
• Prepare and conduct seasonal handover meetings to align with quality and vendor teams.
• Maintain regular communication with teams in Asia and vendors to ensure protocol adherence.
• Create and update quality manuals and protocols for critical operations.
• Assist in quality inspections at various production stages as needed.
• Monitor and train vendor quality teams on standards and inspection methods.
• Collaborate on new vendor onboarding programs.