vietnam Product Development Manager / director

Perform and oversee Initial and Technical Design, Product Development and Fit Conformity across all gender apparel categories
Using existing product specifications, patterns, grade rules and individual user measurements, create and oversee the creation of patterns for made-to-measure garments for North American clients
Partner and communicate in English with North American colleagues from business development, account management, product development, supply chain and quality to ensure products are designed and developed to meet clients' and internal requirements
Create and lead the creation of initial apparel design concepts inspired by both written and graphic inspirations and requirements
Convert and oversee the conversion of initial product designs into technical drawings
Create and manage the creation of English language product technical packages
Partner with global manufacturing resources, particular the company's factories in Vietnam to ensure product technical packages are accurate for quality production
Provide operational oversight, detailed tracking, and direction to inform business decisions with accurate and timely information
Design, document, and implement operational workflows; oversee onboarding and training within the Vietnam product design and development team
Continuously seek process improvement and better ways of working both within the team and cross functionally
Ensure company and client standards are met and consistently followed
Develop department and team KPIs that align to company objectives
Participate in regular English language conferences with partner teams in Canada
Domestic and international travel required