Responsibilities:

• Assess the factory quality management system & ensure it meets Boardriders standards
• Visit factory & ensure QMS is maintained over time
• Ensure overall factory performance stability or improvement (FTP, on time rate, claim rate)

• Reviews with factory the seasonal development received from product development team & escalate any potential capability, challenges, quality concerns or delivery issues and connect with quality head & vendor manager
• Supports vendor management team to perform WIP tracking, SMS shipment, and random quality check during line visit (sample room or bulk production)

• Reviews with factory their capacity planning and reports to vendor management team any potential issue
• Reviews with factory the approved T&A (Fabric, Color, Fit, Bulk Testing status) and escalate any potential issue
• Supports the vendor management team to do the WIP tracking on bulk production and random check on the quality during line visit.
• Reviews PP files/track list and randomly participate in PP Meeting for critical/high-risk styles
• Perform inline, final inspection
• Reports to vendor management teams any confirmed findings related to illegal sub-contracting and coordinate next steps
• Conducts training/retraining and certify vendor/factory inspectors to allow them for self-inspections
• Monitor factory’s self-inspection program

Requirements:

• University Graduate
• At least 5 years’ experience as QA in factory, buying office or third party
• Experience in garment, shoes quality
• Good interpersonal skills and team player
• Knowledge of product development and production processes
• Good coordination and planning skills
• Good written and spoken English communication skills