Senior Manager, Sourcing Development, Apparel

ABOUT YOUR ROLE:

You will be leading the sourcing team and Leading medium to long term sourcing strategy and supplier development, in the production country to create strong vendor partnerships, ensuring that all products are developed on time and in line with the brand’s creative and strategic direction.

You will work with the Asia Product Supply Sourcing team in the hub, to create the sourcing strategy, for your production country.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

(but not limited to)

• Managing vendor partnerships, ensuring performance that supports the product development processes of the brands
• To formulate sourcing strategies, propose alternatives in meeting end to end Supply Chain objectives, ensuring quality and
• Build supply pipelines through sourcing and incorporate strategic dimensions and capabilities of suppliers, emphasis on quality management practices, process capabilities, design and development, and cost reduction capabilities into the decision-making process.
• Effectively breaks down functional work plan into detailed work activities, ensures the team is fully aware of their respective roles & responsibilities
• Enhancing and advocating for vendors’ capabilities and use of new technologies, to drive innovation of process and product
• Communicating proactively with Asia Hub stakeholders, product development and design teams to build and adhere to a product development calendar that enables best in class on time samples, execution and delivery.
• Communicating proactively with stakeholders, when there are development concerns raised – and provide solutions where possible, to rectify, whilst maintaining set calendar dates
• Collaboration with all ‘in country’ internal stakeholders across Production, Global Material Supply, Compliance, Responsible Sourcing, Product Stewardship, Logistics and Quality teams to ensure the Delivery of all set KPIs.
• Fostering and role modeling a culture of inclusion, candor and trust.
• Support all associates in the team, to ensure they create and drive their individual development plans – and develop a regular cadence of review.
• Challenge the status quo by adopting a creative and curious style that can drive continuous improvement
• Participate in company-wide initiatives to promote VF purpose activation and to improve VF Asia Product Supply systems and processes.

WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:

• Knowledge of apparel – with proven experience in development of knitted and woven product and managing a diverse product collection.
• You will be coaching and developing your team, providing timely constructive feedback enabling them to excel and realize their potential.
• Proven leadership experience in managing multi-cultural teams and ability to influence stakeholders on a global level to advance business goals.
• A basic understanding of paper patterns creation and an understanding of digital product creation will be an advantage.
• Drive and passion to make a difference, presenting a growth mindset that role models positivity and curiosity to your team and peers.
• Executive presence – you will be capable of capturing your audience’s attention, being composed and well prepared.
• Ability to lead, facilitate and champion change.
• Good business acumen and understanding of the competitive global business environment, as well as an awareness of economic, social and political trends that impact the organization’s global strategy.
• Language Proficiency: Excellent English

OUR EXPEXTATION FOR DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP

• Strategic Leadership
• Translates strategy into actionable goals for the team; aligns execution with broader business context.
• Compiles insights from industry and operational knowledge to contribute to long term strategy and vision building
• Identify team resource and capability gaps to deliver long term strategy and vision
• Growing People & Teams
• Coaches team members for performance and career growth.
• Builds a collaborative team environment with a strong sense of purpose and accountability.
• Identifies team skill gaps and aligns opportunities with both business needs and individual aspirations.
• Driving Results
• Takes ownership to ensure teams deliver on commitments with efficiency and effectiveness
• Takes ownership to lead execution cross-functionally to remove obstacles and optimize resources and drives through complexity
• Focused on results optimized for VF, not function
• Partnership
• Leads collaboration across functions to drive synergy and resolve conflicts.
• Strengthens relationships and communication across teams and levels, act as a connector between business areas
• Aligns stakeholders, tracks cross functional goals and drives follow through beyond own team

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Being part of a business that is Purpose led enabling one to have a positive impact on communities around the world, giving greater meaning to the work that we do.
• You will work with a team of diverse and sharp minds that operate with an inclusive and global mindset because our differences are what make us stronger together.
• We will provide you with the best in class, work environment, well-being policies and work place flexibility that is about helping you show up and lean into life with your whole self – emotionally, physically and socially.

EDUCATION / WORK EXPERIENCE

• Academic Degree. Textile, Apparel or related field Preferred.
• Working Experience 7 to 10 years related to sourcing.
• Supervisory management exposure will be an advantage
• Language Proficiency: Good communication skills in English. Local language proficiency will be an advantage.

Exposure to digital platforms for developing product, driving process efficiency will be a huge advantage