Production Execution Engineer, Footwear Products
Crocs, Inc.
Product Execution Engineer – Personalization Products
Crocs, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ho Chi Minh City • 🇻🇳 Vietnam
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Oversee the full product execution lifecycle, from design pack communication with factories to production and shipment coordination.
- Manage on-time delivery and quality of samples (prototypes, SMS, CFM) and production, ensuring alignment with Crocs’ quality and personalization standards.
- Define and implement factory expectations across quality, delivery, lean manufacturing, social compliance, sustainability, costing, and planning.
- Drive continuous improvement by optimizing production processes, reducing waste, and challenging existing standards to enhance speed and efficiency.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with Tier 1 & Tier 2 suppliers, addressing performance issues and promoting strategic collaboration.
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders (materials, planning, quality, costing, innovation, compliance, testing, packaging) to support commercialization and capacity planning.
- Lead production transfer activities, resolve customer complaint investigations, and contribute to digital transformation initiatives.
- Apply strategic thinking to improve manufacturing operations and support the evolution of personalized product development in the region.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, marketing, or a related field – or equivalent relevant experience.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in footwear development and commercialization, including sampling, material planning, and factory execution.
- Strong technical knowledge of footwear or accessories or toy manufacturing: product construction, EVA injection tooling, materials, molds, and costing.
- Proven ability to manage timelines, multiple projects, and cross-functional communications under pressure.
- Strong understanding of regional cultural differences, with highly proactive and cooperative working style.
- Fluent in English (oral & written); Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese skills are a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal skills: detail-oriented, open, logical, proactive, team-focused.
- Willingness to travel frequently within Vietnam (North & South) and overseas (China) as required.
Benefits
- health insurance
- paid time off
- flexible work arrangements
- professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
footwear developmentcommercializationsamplingmaterial planningfactory executionproduct constructionEVA injection toolingmaterialsmoldscosting
Soft skills
project managementcross-functional communicationdetail-orientedproactiveteam-focusedlogicalcooperativestrategic thinkinginterpersonal skillsability to work under pressure
Certifications
Bachelor's degree