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The Senior Manager, Quality Assurance – Fabric, Materials & R&D leads the end-to-end quality strategy for fabrics, trims, and material components used across the fashion category. This role ensures materials meet internal performance standards and applicable regulatory, safety, and sustainability requirements. You will partner closely with Product Development, Sourcing, Merchandising, and suppliers to prevent defects, strengthen material performance, and continuously improve quality outcomes for customers.
What You'll Do:
- Set material quality strategy: Define and evolve the QA vision, standards, and governance for fabrics, trims, and related materials across the product lifecycle.
- Build and lead a high-performing team: Manage, coach, and develop a team of QA professionals responsible for material evaluation, testing, and issue resolution.
- Own material qualification and approval: Establish criteria and processes for material selection, onboarding, and approval in partnership with Product Development and Sourcing.
- Supplier quality management: Partner with global suppliers and mills to ensure compliance with company requirements and regulatory standards; drive supplier capability improvements.
- Testing and certification oversight: Own testing protocols, lab partnerships, certifications, and documentation (e.g., performance, safety, restricted substances, sustainability claims) to ensure audit-ready records.
- Issue resolution and prevention: Lead root cause analysis for material failures; implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify effectiveness.
- Continuous improvement: Drive initiatives to reduce defects, improve material consistency, shorten resolution cycle time, and optimize cost without compromising quality.
- Risk management: Identify emerging material risks (performance, compliance, supply chain variability) and implement controls to mitigate impact.
- Metrics and executive reporting: Define KPIs (e.g., defect rates, supplier performance, test pass rates, claims/returns drivers) and present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Industry and regulatory leadership: Stay current on textile/material innovations, testing methodologies, and evolving regulations and sustainability expectations.
What You'll Bring:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering, Materials Science, Quality Management, or related field (master’s preferred).
- Experience: 7+ years in quality assurance with a strong focus on textiles/fashion materials; experience influencing cross-functional partners.
- Technical expertise: Deep knowledge of textile/material performance testing, quality systems, and relevant regulatory/compliance requirements.
- Leadership: Demonstrated success leading QA teams and driving complex, cross-functional programs.
- Analytical/problem solving: Strong capability in data-driven decision-making, root cause analysis, and CAPA execution.
- Supplier collaboration: Experience working with global suppliers, mills, and manufacturing partners.
- Communication: Clear, executive-ready communication and the ability to translate technical findings into business actions.
- Preferred: Six Sigma, CQE, or other quality certifications.
Benefits & Perks:
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people.
Who We Are:
Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in sustainability and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.
Minimum Qualifications
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
- Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in fashion design, textile design, or related area and 13 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
- Option 2: 15 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
- 10 years’ supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
- Experience managing global design operations.
- Thought leadership in fashion industry forums or publications.
- Track record of leading design transformation and innovation.
- Masters: Business, Masters: Communication, Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Education.
- Six Sigma - Certification.
Primary Location
600 Integrity Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America.
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
Position Summary
The Senior Manager, Quality Assurance – Fabric, Materials & R&D leads the end-to-end quality strategy for fabrics, trims, and material components used across the fashion category. This role ensures materials meet internal performance standards and applicable regulatory, safety, and sustainability requirements. You will partner closely with Product Development, Sourcing, Merchandising, and suppliers to prevent defects, strengthen material performance, and continuously improve quality outcomes for customers.
What You'll Do:
- Set material quality strategy: Define and evolve the QA vision, standards, and governance for fabrics, trims, and related materials across the product lifecycle.
- Build and lead a high-performing team: Manage, coach, and develop a team of QA professionals responsible for material evaluation, testing, and issue resolution.
- Own material qualification and approval: Establish criteria and processes for material selection, onboarding, and approval in partnership with Product Development and Sourcing.
- Supplier quality management: Partner with global suppliers and mills to ensure compliance with company requirements and regulatory standards; drive supplier capability improvements.
- Testing and certification oversight: Own testing protocols, lab partnerships, certifications, and documentation (e.g., performance, safety, restricted substances, sustainability claims) to ensure audit-ready records.
- Issue resolution and prevention: Lead root cause analysis for material failures; implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify effectiveness.
- Continuous improvement: Drive initiatives to reduce defects, improve material consistency, shorten resolution cycle time, and optimize cost without compromising quality.
- Risk management: Identify emerging material risks (performance, compliance, supply chain variability) and implement controls to mitigate impact.
- Metrics and executive reporting: Define KPIs (e.g., defect rates, supplier performance, test pass rates, claims/returns drivers) and present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Industry and regulatory leadership: Stay current on textile/material innovations, testing methodologies, and evolving regulations and sustainability expectations.
What You'll Bring:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering, Materials Science, Quality Management, or related field (master’s preferred).
- Experience: 7+ years in quality assurance with a strong focus on textiles/fashion materials; experience influencing cross-functional partners.
- Technical expertise: Deep knowledge of textile/material performance testing, quality systems, and relevant regulatory/compliance requirements.
- Leadership: Demonstrated success leading QA teams and driving complex, cross-functional programs.
- Analytical/problem solving: Strong capability in data-driven decision-making, root cause analysis, and CAPA execution.
- Supplier collaboration: Experience working with global suppliers, mills, and manufacturing partners.
- Communication: Clear, executive-ready communication and the ability to translate technical findings into business actions.
- Preferred: Six Sigma, CQE, or other quality certifications.
Benefits & Perks:
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people.
Who We Are:
Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in sustainability and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.
Minimum Qualifications
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
- Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in fashion design, textile design, or related area and 13 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
- Option 2: 15 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
- 10 years’ supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
- Experience managing global design operations.
- Thought leadership in fashion industry forums or publications.
- Track record of leading design transformation and innovation.
- Masters: Business, Masters: Communication, Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Education.
- Six Sigma - Certification.
Primary Location
600 Integrity Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America.
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a QA Manager
Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
U.S. employers filing an LCA for a QA Manager role must show the position requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Document how your Australian qualification maps to the exact field the role demands before you start applying.
Target companies with active quality compliance functions
Medical device, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor manufacturers routinely hire QA Managers and have existing DOL filing infrastructure. Prioritize employers in regulated industries where quality assurance is a core business function, not a support role.
Request the LCA before accepting an offer
The Labor Condition Application must be certified by DOL before your visa application can proceed. Confirm your employer understands this sequence and has a timeline for filing, so you're not waiting on paperwork after you've already resigned.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork
Once you have a signed offer letter, Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages the entire process from LCA submission through consulate preparation, reducing the risk of documentation errors that delay your start date.
Prepare for specialty occupation scrutiny at your interview
Consular officers sometimes question whether a QA Manager role genuinely requires a degree rather than experience alone. Bring your offer letter, job description, and degree credentials to the interview and be ready to explain the technical or regulatory complexity your role involves.
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Find QA Manager JobsQA Manager E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find QA Manager jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship, so you can filter by job title and see employers who have filed LCAs for quality and engineering positions. Searching on a general job board won't tell you whether an employer has E-3 filing experience or infrastructure in place.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a QA Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for E-3 purposes?
It can, but it depends on how the position is defined. A QA Manager role qualifies if the employer can demonstrate the job normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field, such as engineering, life sciences, or quality systems. Roles described as requiring 'a degree or equivalent experience' are more likely to face scrutiny at the consulate.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for QA Manager roles?
The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so you're not competing for a limited number of slots the way H-1B applicants are. You can apply at any time of year as long as you have a qualifying job offer and a certified LCA. The H-1B is subject to an annual cap of 85,000 and a randomised selection process, which adds significant uncertainty for both you and your employer.
Can I change employers after starting work on an E-3 as a QA Manager?
Yes, but your E-3 is tied to your specific employer and job. If you move to a new company, your new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL and you'll need to apply for a new E-3 visa, typically at a U.S. consulate in Australia. You cannot transfer your existing E-3 the way some other visa categories allow.
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