Senior Raw Materials Engineer

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Who We Are

Description & Requirements

lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world by realizing the full potential within every one of us. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.

A day in the life

• Reporting to the General Manager, Taiwan LLO, the Senior Raw Materials Engineer will be the textile manufacturing expert for lululemon global production and RM sourcing.
• Provide direction to Raw Materials vendors ( fabrics & trims) around ways to establish process standards through Raw Materials engineering.
• Implement robust process SOPs for calculating both fabric/trims process losses and bring consistency and transparency in raw Materials costing.
• Develop and maintain “should be” process standards and ensure that our vendors operate on best-in-class standards.
• Liaise with global Raw Materials production/sourcing strategy.
• Study raw materials and components for new processes and production technologies to support Raw Materials development and sourcing on costing.
• Continuously identify and evaluate improvement opportunities on Raw Materials standards and work with Fabric & Trims vendors to establish best in class standards through Raw Materials engineering
• Be in the vendor kitchen on a regular basis and work on continuous improvements around manufacturing processes
• Track and evaluate industry trends, machinery processes, new technologies to drive best processes for fabrics and trims.
• Ensure improvements are sustained through the introduction of work instructions, quality standards and performance measurement.
• Conduct feasibility studies of various projects to determine the value of potential opportunities to lululemon business.
• Track all data of efficiency improvement initiatives.
• Continuously updates cross function partners on all initiatives
• This role will be based in Taipei, Taiwan LLO and require domestic and international travel.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in textile engineering to equivalent is preferred
• 8+ years’ experience working closely & building relationships with off-shore fabric and trim manufacturers
• An expert textile engineer preferably in apparel fabric manufacturing, who clearly understand RM processes and standards
• A multi-task master & can handle multiple projects working with a variety of cross-functional partners
• Confident in your strengths, always open to challenges and prefer discussing face to face
• Excel and PowerPoint is your best friend
• Fluent in both written and spoken English
  
  

Must Haves

• Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
• Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
• Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.