Senior Manager, Footwear Quality Engineering (Based in Taichung)

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

NIKEs Product Integrity organization is building a strong Color & Material Quality and Capability ecosystem to ensure consistent product performance and aesthetics for athletes.

As the Senior Manager Footwear Material Quality Engineering you will lead the Tier 2 material issue management team focused on resolving color and material manufacturing issues at the source during production.

This role is accountable for end-to-end issue resolution timely containment of manufacturing risk and disciplined execution across root cause analysis corrective actions and closure validation. You will partner across Supplier Management material vendors and Tier 1 factory teams to drive fast resolution and protect product quality and delivery.

We are looking for a strong people leader who sets clear priorities defines roles and responsibilities removes barriers and coaches a team through high-pressure ambiguous situations. You actively manage performance provide regular feedback build team capability and create a culture of accountability teamwork and continuous improvement.

This role bridges in-season execution with longer-term capability by generating insights from issue trends and feeding them into programs and governanceensuring issues are resolved and recurrence is reduced over time.

• Lead End-to-End Material Issue Resolution
  Own Tier 2 material issue intake and technical resolution driving timely containment escalation and mitigation of risks to product quality and delivery. Ensure strong execution of RCA CAPA and closure validation with a high bar for speed and rigor.
• Partner with Supplier Management Vendors and T1 Factory Partners
  Work closely with Supplier Management and material vendors to drive RCA and CAPA while aligning on priorities and timelines. Partner with Tier 1 factories to implement containment validate impact and ensure effective resolution at the source.
• Drive Visibility Governance and Clear Communication
  Establish structured reporting dashboards escalation pathways and communication rhythms that provide clear visibility to leadership and partners. Translate complex issues into clear insights to enable faster decisions and stronger alignment.
• Generate Insights and Enable Continuous Improvement
  Analyze issue trends failure modes and recurring patterns to generate actionable insights. Translate those insights into inputs for capability programs and governance enabling a closed-loop system that reduces recurrence.
• Lead Team Performance Capability and Operating Rhythm
  Lead and coach a team of material quality engineers setting clear priorities across weekly and seasonal work. Actively manage performance provide consistent feedback remove barriers to execution and build a culture grounded in accountability and growth.
• Integrate Across the Product Integrity Organization
  Partner with Capability Programs Standards & Governance and Supplier Management to ensure alignment and effective handoffs. Translate issue insights into capability gaps and support program activation informed by real-time learnings.

This role reports into the Color & Material Manufacturing Quality organization within Product Integrity and partners closely with:

• Footwear Tier 2 Supplier Management teams
• Tier 2 material vendors and Tier 1 shoe factories
• Product Integrity teams (capability programs governance issue management)
• Cross-functional product and engineering teams

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelors degree in Material Science Textile Engineering Footwear Manufacturing or related field or equivalent experience
• 10 years of experience in material manufacturing quality engineering or issue resolution in Footwear (preferred) or Apparel
• Strong expertise in material manufacturing processes quality issue diagnosis and resolution and supplier engagement
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using independent judgment and operate effectively with non-routine information
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex issues clearly across cross-functional and leadership audiences
• Proven ability to lead coach and develop a team including setting goals clarifying responsibilities and driving performance