Industrial Engineer, Costing Apparel
Core
Establish and govern PUMA's apparel industrial engineering knowledge base, focusing on Standard Minute Value (SMV) validation, motion-code methodologies, and material consumption audits to optimize supplier costing and reduce wastage.
Role type
Senior Industrial Engineer (Apparel Costing & Process Optimization)
Builds
Standardized data and motion-code libraries, validated costing frameworks, and improved material efficiency guidelines for T1 suppliers.
Domain
Apparel manufacturing, supply chain costing, factory process control
Required skills
Industrial engineering, GSD/GST certification, CAD program expertise, garment manufacturing process knowledge, supplier quality management, data validation, audit execution, strategic project management
Preferred skills
Experience in Cambodia, Vietnam, China, or Bangladesh, source country languages
Technologies
CAD programs, MS Office, AI tools for SMV validation
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain a motion code library; execute supplier consumption audits for cost adherence; implement SMV data validation processes; assess marker efficiencies and fabric usage to lower wastage; evaluate full garment production processes to identify bottlenecks; support strategic costing initiatives and IT tool integration.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with travel requirements