Dickies and Vans : Senior Manager, Quality

Sr. Manager, Quality For Vans & Dickies

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A day in the life of a Sr. Manager, Quality Management for Vans & Dickies looks a little like this. As the Sr. Manager, Quality Management for Vans & Dickies, you will uphold the quality and brand standards, while exercising a thorough understanding of Quality Assurance protocols. You will use data to identify and lead quality improvement initiatives. You will also serve as the first point of contact for all bulk production and market issues. You are a leader and a brand ambassador; responsible for partnering directly with sourcing offices, vendors, product development, and cross functional departments across the business to quickly resolve and mitigate any quality concerns.

Partner with Product Development and technical teams to implement and execute new policies, procedures, and standards to deliver high quality product and improve efficiency. Help to employ metrics, analytics, and KPIs to improve operations and optimize processes across the business process. Play a critical role in a cross functional and diverse product environment. Actively provide input on overall strategy formulation, demonstrating good business acumen that improves processes and delivers positive results.

Production Quality Issues & Customer Complaints :

• Responsible for all Vans & Dickies Product Globally : Footwear, Apparel, and Accessories
• Main point of contact between VF Quality Organization and Vans & Dickies Brands. Provide support from a Product Development perspective in terms of validating Consumer Complaints versus confirmation specs and shoes. Quantify deviations from Vans / Dickies Standards, and support the Product Developers as needed.
• Manage Investigations, Root Cause Analysis, and Corrective Action Plans on Issues raised by All regions. This Quality Expert role will be the conduit between the Regions, Development, Testing, Engineering, Technical Development, Sourcing, and Global Quality to provide root cause analysis for the PD and / or Production teams.

Development Quality / Production Alignment :

Process Improvement & Analytics :

Strategic Role Relationship Building & Leadership :

What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you'll need to succeed and excel. The foundation skills you will need in this position are : A Bachelor's degree in a related field (engineering, etc.) and a minimum of 10 years' experience in Quality, Product Development, and / or Manufacturing field Experience working in the Footwear and / or Apparel industry highly preferred. Proficiency in process implementation and demonstrated knowledge of quality metrics and testing methods Demonstrated analytical and mathematical skills with an aptitude for systematic work Exceptional interactive skills with ability to present and communicate at various levels Self-motivation and elevated level of initiative.

Special Physical and / or Mental Requirements :

Now WE have a question for YOU. Are you in?