FW Materials Developer II Vietnam

This role provides tools, guidance, and data analysis across multiple material types to support effective, end-use-driven material selection for a wide range of products. It partners with cross-functional teams across the Partner Management Office, Phil Knight Campus, and Product Creation Centre to surface issues early and collaborate on effective solutions. The role serves as the primary vendor contact for material-specific matters, including pricing, technical specifications, and performance, and reports to the Director, FW Material Development Lead Vietnam.

• Provide tools, solutions, and data across multiple material types to support effective, end-use-driven material selection.
• Clearly present facts and solutions with product creation and consumer needs in mind, balancing athlete needs and business priorities to enable informed decisions.
• Manage the materials creation process from concept through commercialisation and production, ensuring assigned materials are delivered on time and meet critical milestones, product specifications, sustainability standards, performance requirements, and profitability goals.
• Lead projects and coordinate communication across multiple stakeholders.
• Create, update, and maintain development documentation for assigned materials, including product specifications and prototypes.
• Monitor testing and communicate issues promptly to ensure materials meet integrity requirements.
• Serve as a technical materials advisor to stakeholders.
• Manage time effectively to advance project initiatives and deliverables.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across the Partner Management Office, Phil Knight Campus, and Product Creation Centre to surface issues early and collaborate on effective solutions.
• Serve as the primary vendor contact for material-specific matters, including pricing, technical specifications, and performance.

• 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.
• Strong technical expertise in footwear materials development.
• 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 fibres, 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.

• Based at the Nike Vietnam Office in Ho Chi Minh City.