Responsibilities

• Manage and responsible for on-site factory audit/ visit/ inspection/ production follow-up of the assigned product categories across the Supplier network in Southeast Asia regions
• Establish and maintain factory audit/ visit checklists per company requirement to ensure the company objectives are fulfilled
• Investigate quality/ fit issues, identify root causes and generate corrective action plans with production facilities in a timely manner to meet the company requirement and schedule
• Effectively communicate and follow-up with different business partners (e.g. QA / Buying / Sourcing / Sustainability/ Supply Chain / third parties) locally and overseas to ensure factory and production quality issues are resolved
• Conduct on-site factory visit and guide factory with follow-up actions to achieve company new quality strategies (e.g. Supplier Accreditation Program)
• Provide training and coaching to factory and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Support regional offices to perform in-house sample review to ensure ALDI quality standard is fulfilled
• Liaise and co-ordinate with 3rd party for factory audit/visit where necessary 
• Support and co-ordinate factory visits of surrounding areas for company visitors when necessary
• Support Senior Manager on projects and ad-hoc tasks

Employment Status

• Full-time

Educational Requirements

• Degree or above in Textile Engineer or Apparel related disciplines

Experience Requirements

• At least 8 years
• Good knowledge in textiles production and sourcing businesses

Additional Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in similar position(s) gained in sizable organization
• Good knowledge in textiles production and sourcing businesses
• Experience in clothing textiles, household product and consumer hardgoods commodity categories
• Experience in safety and quality standards for German, European and English market(s)
• Familiar with European/ UK /Australia /USA testing and safety standards, and Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) Standards
• Practical hands-on experience in factories in terms of quality assessments & audits
• Qualifications and experience in Quality Audits and Inspections
• Proactive and result-oriented business approach
• Pleasant and mature personality with professional and positive attitude
• Sound managerial skills and experience
• Excellent communications and presentation skills
• Attention to details with good organization, planning and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skillsGood written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Attention to details and good organizational, coordination and planning skills
• Good level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications
• Willingness to travel