Senior Manager, Materials Library, Footwear, Equipment

Roles & Responsibilities

ABOUT YOUR ROLE:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager Material Library to lead the creation, management and governance of a centralised Materials Library for the FW, EQ & ACC brands within VF.

The Senior Manager Material Library will be responsible for optimizing materials selection, qualities, and library processes across VF FW & EQ brands. You will collaborate closely with the Materials Sourcing teams on building processes that enable VF brands to leverage a consolidated materials library.

This role requires an experienced professional with in-depth technical knowledge in FW & EQ materials along with project management capabilities and data analytics. This role is instrumental in driving efficiency, enabling material leverage across regions and optimising material spend.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

Include but not limited to;

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

• Establish, operationalise and govern a centralised Global Materials Library across the FW, EQ. & ACC brands for VF
• Define and implement processes to rationalise material development requests and reduce redundancies
• Govern and maintain data attributes and metadata necessary to enable material consolidation and strategic leverage
• Lead seasonal and lifecycle core material reviews to evaluate relevance, usage and library optimisation
• Partner with Materials Sourcing leaders and Product Leaders within our brands to add or sunset material libraries based on business needs
• Create and publish the leveraged cost saving opportunity and measure quarterly that set targets are being met

MATERIALS LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

• Ensure physical libraries are maintained in strategic global locations to support product teams and cross brand initiatives
• Manage the process of evaluating material qualities and performance to ensure alignment with sustainability, innovation and cost objectives
• Conduct periodic reviews to assess usage, overlaps and opportunities for consolidation

COLLABORATION AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Own recommendations to the Materials Development leaders in FW & EQ to standardise material needs and identifyleverage opportunities with Tier 2 suppliers
• Serve as the central point of contact for Material Development leaders and brand teams to access core materials and information.

DATA ANALYTICS AND PROCESS OPTIMISATION

• Create the appropriate data analytics platform needed, to track material utilisation, performance and cost efficiency
• Lead initiatives to digitise and streamline the material development and management process
• Collaborate with IT and digital innovation teams to maintain a robust material database system

TEAM AND STAKEHOLDER LEADERSHIP

• Lead and empower materials library teams fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creating, driving and optimising the library, supporting regional team mates interactions with each other, and with the Senior Director of Material Development
• Build strong trusted relationships with cross functional partners to align on priorities, solve challenges and win together

WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:

• You will be a materials expert with deep technical knowledge in materials, with strong analytical capabilities and project management experience
• You will be accountable for streamlining material selection, development and life cycle processes, whilst ensuring alignment and collaboration with global materials development and sourcing leaders
• Demonstrated success in managing cross functional projects and implementing scalable systems or libraries
• Strong analytical and data-driven mindset ; experience with materials lifecycle and inventory management tools
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritise task and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Proven success in seasonal negotiation cycles and managing complex global supplier relationships
• Technically fluent in both FW and EQ materials with strong business acumen
• A connector and influencer who naturally aligns cross-functional teams and drives change

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• A purpose -driven opportunity to transform how we source and manage materials across iconic global brands
• A platform to lead cross brand and cross category impact in a collaborative and forward thinking environment
• The ability to build the future of materials- digitally, sustainably and strategically
• Providing 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.

Tell employers what skills you have

Negotiation
Sustainability
Leadership
Streamlining
Ability To Work Independently
Consolidation
Business Acumen
Inventory Management
Process Optimisation
Material Selection
Wellbeing
Metadata
Stakeholder Management
Data Analytics
Sourcing

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