Factory & Apparel Management Specialist (F/m/d) - Putzbrunn, Deutschland - W. L. Gore & Associates

W. L. Gore & Associates

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Putzbrunn, Deutschland

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Tätigkeit:
Sales

Primärer Standort:
Europa-DE-BY-Putzbrunn

Andere Standorte:
Europa-DE-BY-Pleinfeld, Europa-GB-SCT-Dundee, Europa-NL-NB-Tilburg, Europa-IT-34-Verona, Europa-ES-CT-Barcelona, Europa-SE-O-Mölndal, Europa-GB-SCT-Edinburgh, Europa-FR-IDF-Paris

Reisetätigkeit: 40%

Schicht:
Frühschicht

Beschäftigungsart:
Vollzeit

Factory & Apparel Management Specialist (f/m/d)-231123

About Us:

Gore is a materials science company focused on improving lives through discovery, product innovation and rewarding careers for our Associates.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Factory Apparel Management Specialist (f/m/d) to join our Product Support team in Putzbrunn who will be responsible for providing factory management and garment manufacturability support to Gore Fabric business.

This is a temporary contract for 2 years.

This position will be located at our facility in Putzbrunn, with work from home days possible as part of a hybrid arrangement depending upon the responsibilities of the role and business needs.

Responsibilities:

Work closely with the factory management team for factory landscape management of GORE Certified Apparel manufacturers in EMEA region
Responsible for a robust GORE Certified Apparel manufacturers certification process and ensure that appropriate contracts are in place
Work closely with GORE Certified Apparel manufacturers to ensure that GORE-TEX garments are produced effectively to meet "Fit for Use" Gore Quality and manufacturing standards and ensure that new and existing GORE Certified Apparel manufacturers are being audited and meet Gore Social Responsibility requirements
Implementation of an effective and efficient and ongoing factory training program including Gore Quality & Manufacturing Standards, Branding, Gore Seam Sealing & Test Equipment
Transfer manufacturability findings to all teams and share the knowledge ("train the trainer")
Work closely with Global Garment Manufacturability teams and factories, gathering factory feedback for internal and external testing to translate new technologies into commercially viable functional garments, work with seam sealing team, testing new laminates and tapes with varied machine settings etc.
Identify manufacturing challenges and work together with the teams to find viable solutions specifically working closely with seam sealing team
Evaluate risk of manufacturing cost for new technologies, derivatives and modified products
Prepare training packages and technical data sheets with Global GM teams for giving support to the customers and factories (Training manual, TSR, MS etc.) for the bulk production

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree with preferably at least 5 years or more of Garment/ Textiles experience in Factory management and understanding of production organization in the sewing industry
IT and Software knowledge (Microsoft teams, outlook, centric, salesforce, etc.)
Excellent communication & presentation/ teaching skills with positive appearance to communicate openly with the global stakeholders and in international culture environments. Good in technical writing skills
Able to work alone as well as be a team player in an international culture environment
Selfmotivated, resilient, selfmanaged and selfconfident to think independently with excellent negotiation skills
Strong analytical and logístical mind & sensitive in numbers with ability of interpreting numbers into critical message
Solution oriented and creative problemsolving attitude, combined with the ability to prioritize and function well in fast paced operational environment
English and German are a must another foreign language would be a plus (Eastern European languages)
Willingness to travel globally 40% by road and air
Driving license

Desired Qualifications:

Able to work with regional and global teams as well as with factories in the EMEA region
Take key learnings and feedbacks from external business partners and sharing with the internal stakeholders (and visaversa)
Proven ability to influence and contribute without direction from leadership
Remote Working Arrangements are permitted for Associates, with appropriate approval and compliance with Gore's remote working policies, from the country in which they are employed.

We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and inclusive work environment.

In support of our values and continued success we are proud of Associates around the world who support an inclusive work environment, strive to reflect the diversity of the communities where we operate, and ensure all Associates and external partners are treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

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