Quality Specialist

• Partner with Tier 2 material and Tier 1 equipment factories, Supplier Management, Material Sourcing, Product Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Stewardship, Brands, Regional Quality, and Global Material Services teams
• Identify potential equipment material quality issues and lead proactive risk mitigation measures
• Independently lead resolution of material quality issues
• Lead root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, and effectiveness validation
• Collaborate with suppliers, factories, internal labs, and third-party testing facilities on material testing, validation, compliance, and performance
• Maintain issue records, status, risk levels, next steps, and closure evidence
• Use VF quality data to identify recurring failure modes and systemic supplier gaps
• Publish monthly supplier quality performance dashboards and regular supplier performance updates to VF leadership
• Serve as subject matter expert in fabric production and surface-treatment processes
• Convert issue learnings into preventive guidance, supplier improvement priorities, and quality capability programs
• Participate in projects improving material quality processes, governance, and issue management
• Deliver technical recommendations and best practices to improve equipment material performance, durability, and reliability
• Help develop standardized workflows, quality standards, best practices, and processes for equipment materials
• Lead and support supplier training and certification under the Supplier Certification Program
• Build partnerships and facilitate stakeholder conversations to align material performance expectations and quality targets
• Share learnings and synergize best manufacturing practices across suppliers

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