# Manager, Apparel Engineering

Role Purpose Lead and develop the regional Apparel Engineering team to deliver consistent technical execution, production readiness and product quality across the portfolio. Translate functional direction into clear team priorities by balancing capability, workload, product risk and Go-To-Market milestones, while driving integrated physical and digital development, testing oversight and vendor performance. Provide the Senior Manager with clear visibility to team performance, capacity, technical risk and emerging regional needs, and execute agreed functional priorities. Build trusted partnerships within VF across pillars, with Brand and vendor teams, creating alignment on priorities, resolving cross-functional barriers and ensuring Apparel Engineering is recognized as a solution-oriented business partner. Key Accountabilities 1. People Leadership & Team Capability Directly manage the Apparel Engineering team, setting clear priorities, accountability and performance expectations. Coach and develop Senior Apparel Engineers and Apparel Engineers through feedback, technical calibration, intentional learning and individual development planning. Assess capability gaps and allocate w

- **Id**: 4074074
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/vf-corporation-manager-apparel-engineering>
- **Role**: Sales
- **Role family**: Sales
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Shanghai, China
- **Countries**: CN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T14:44:57Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7441
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Footwear, Apparel & Fashion Brands, Outdoor & Camping Gear

## Company

- **Id**: 4213
- **Name**: VF Corporation
- **Domain**: vfc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/vfc>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 81
- **Open postings**: 69
- **Ghost share**: 0.029
- **Stale share**: 0.652
- **Repost share**: 0.058
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 47
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Adobe Illustrator** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T14:44:57Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 47
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T16:24:25Z

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