LEAD, APPAREL MATERIALS MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING (MME) Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH This role reports to the Director, Apparel Materials Manufacturing Engineering (MME) & Materials Source Options (MSO) and works closely with Principal MME partners, Materials Quality Engineering, Supplier
• Management, Materials Sourcing, Product Risk Engineering, Product Integrity, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering and external material suppliers to ensure execution stability and delivery confidence. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR The
• Lead, Materials Manufacturing Engineering role is responsible for executing manufacturing readiness for new and evolving materials, with a focus on innovation scale-up, supplier ramp-up, and early production integration. This role translates upstream readiness strategy into disciplined execution during pilot, scale-up, and early production, ensuring new materials and processes can reliably scale.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Minimum 6–8 years of • experience in materials manufacturing, supplier management, or production support. Hands‑on experience working directly with suppliers and factory partners.
• Strong execution discipline with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Clear communication with escalating risks and driving resolution.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON Leads end-to-end manufacturing readiness for new materials and processes by partnering with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, high-quality production. Focuses on early risk identification, process integration, and readiness execution to enable smooth transition into seasonal manufacturing.
You will: Execute manufacturing readiness plans for new, high-risk, or first-of-kind materials and processes. Drive supplier readiness across pilot, validation, and scale-up milestones.
• Support early manufacturing integration activities: Material Manufacturing Validation (MMV), Product Manufacturing Validation (PMV), pilot builds, early production. Identify and mitigate manufacturability, scalability, and capability risks prior to seasonal production.
• Partner with Materials Quality Engineering (MQE) to support handoff into seasonal production readiness. Track readiness risks, actions, and escalate based on thresholds. At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience.
• Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best — and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works. Transparency is key.
