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Contractor - Material Quality Apparel & Accessories Specialist

Location: Hanoi

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Costing & Sourcing

In short

The Specialist - Material Quality will ensure color excellence for On Apparel from end-to-end by building and maintaining standards, training global partners, and managing the approval process from development to bulk production.

Your Mission

Strategy & Standards: Partner with the Color and Material team to review the color palette each season and conduct risk color assessments on new colors and new materials.
Process Development: Build the color standard with the color team from end-to-end to ensure consistency across all product lines.
Supplier Enablement: Lead the onboarding and training of T1 & T2 suppliers regarding the On Color Approval process.
Quality Control: Manage 1st lot approval for fabric and trim submissions to ensure development intent is met in production.
Execution: Track and hand over approved lab dips and 1st lots to T1 & T2 suppliers to maintain strict control over bulk production.
Performance Management: Evaluate suppliers based on color KPIs and prepare strategic improvement roadmaps.
Continuous Improvement: Review suppliers' ongoing color performance and take corrective actions for continuous quality enhancement.
Problem Solving: Partner with the QA team to resolve technical color issues arising from T1 and T2 suppliers.
Self-Approval Program: Implement and manage the Self-Approval color program, empowering qualified suppliers to maintain standards while streamlining the production timeline.

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Your story

Experience: 5–6 years of relevant work experience specifically in color management within the textile or apparel industry.
Technical Expertise: Deeply familiar with textile dyeing processes and the use of DataColor spectrophotometers.
Mindset: Must be driven and able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Systems: User proficiency in Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Smartsheet, PLM, and various data visualization tools.
Soft Skills: Highly organized and capable of managing multiple activities and meetings across a diverse network of cross-functional teams and T1 & T2 suppliers.
Communication: Excellent command of both spoken and written English.

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About the Team

This role is crucial to the Sourcing Quality team and the cross-functional Apparel organization. Based in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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What we offer

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.

Build the better you

What to expect

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.