About the role
FOOTWEAR (FW) MATERIALS DEVELOPER II VIETNAM
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
In this role, you’ll partner with cross-functional teams across the Partner Management Office (PMO), Phil Knight Campus (PHK), and Product Creation Center (PCC) to surface issues early and collaborate on effective solutions. You’ll serve as the primary vendor contact for material-specific matters, including pricing, technical specifications, and performance. Based at the Nike Vietnam Office in Ho Chi Minh City, this role reports to the Director, FW Material Development Lead Vietnam.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a Footwear Materials Developer with strong technical expertise to help deliver product excellence. In this role, you will provide tools, guidance, and data analysis across multiple material types to support effective material selection across a wide range of products. You will clearly present facts and solutions—balancing athlete’s needs and business priorities—to help cross-functional teams make informed decisions.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Materials, Chemistry, Product Development or Product Engineering, Manufacturing or equivalent combination of education, experience or training.
- Minimum of 2 years’ directly applicable work experience.
- High communication and influencing skills, including the ability to interact with leadership and cross-functional product creation team members.
- Knowledge of footwear material types including fibers, yarns, textiles, leathers, synthetic leathers, components.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives.
- Willingness to travel domestically.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
In this role, you will provide tools, solutions and data across multiple material types to support effective, end-use-driven material selection. You will clearly present facts and solutions with product creation and consumer needs in mind, enabling the team to make informed decisions.
- Manages the materials creation process from concept through commercialization and production, ensuring assigned materials are delivered on time and meet critical milestones, product specifications, sustainability standards, performance requirements, and profitability goals.
- Leads projects and coordinates communication across multiple stakeholders.
- Creates, updates, and maintains development documentation for assigned materials, including product specifications and prototypes.
- Monitors testing and communicates issues promptly to ensure materials meet integrity requirements.
- Serves as a technical materials advisor to stakeholders.
- Manages time effectively to advance project initiatives and deliverables.
