Senior Manager Product Development Apparel & Equipment - Vietnam

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.

• Bachelor’s degree in

Yêu cầu công việc

• Bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering, Apparel Engineering, Product Development, Supply Chain Management, Business or related field.

• 12+ years of experience in Product Development, Technical Development or related manufacturing functions within the Apparel and/or Equipment, sporting goods or outdoor industry, including proven experience in leading, mentoring or developing Product Development teams, preferably within an international organization.

• Strong expertise in apparel product development, garment engineering, manufacturing and commercialization is required. Ideally additional experience with Equipment development.

• Solid understanding of product costing, manufacturing processes and supplier capabilities.

• Experience in developing supplier capabilities and managing strategic supplier relationships in close collaboration with Sourcing, Quality and Manufacturing.

• Strong commercial understanding combined with a hands-on, solution-oriented approach.

• Strong leadership with potential and ambition to grow into broader regional functional responsibility.

• Fluent Vietnamese and English, both written and spoken, are required.

• Mandarin proficiency is a strong advantage given the regional supplier network.

Why Join Us:

• Take a key leadership role in building and developing a growing Product Development organization in Vietnam, building high-performing team and strengthen supplier technical capabilities across our Asian sourcing network.

• Influence global Product Creation through close collaboration with international teams and strategic manufacturing partners.

• Access excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, with continuous growth toward strategic and leadership responsibility.

• Benefit from a competitive compensation and benefits package in an international and collaborative working environment.

Quyền lợi

• Chăm sóc sức khoẻ: Attractive annual health check package; Health Insurance for Employees and dependents
• Nghỉ phép có lương: 15 days of annual leave and 3 days of paid sick leave per year
• Đào tạo: Access excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, with continuous growth toward strategic and leadership responsibility.
• Khác: A competitive compensation and benefits package in an international and collaborative working environment.