Senior Manager, Materials

**Role & Responsibilities**:
Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position):
As part of the **Global Materials Supply (GMS) Team**, The Senior Materials Manager will **lead the GMS TNF Fabric**team that services **TNF Global and Regional fabric**sourced through the **Asia Sourcing Office in Asia Region**. With a team of approximately 10 associates based in 5 different countries, the individual is responsible for driving the **TNF Material Sourcing**strategy**and managing an **efficient material supply model**that ensures quality, cost and timely delivery of all raw material. The leader is responsible for building and developing a **cohesive materials team across countries**that maximizes “One VF” scale in leverage through analytics and brings a procurement mindset to the organization. The role has extensive focus to **operationally connect**with Brands, Sourcing, Costing, Quality, Finance, and Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability organizations and Suppliers. Creating synergy, agility by having frequent communication and team works with functional leaders in Singapore strategic hub is required. The Senior Materials Manager is viewed as a key thought partner to GMS Director to help build an **innovative and creative solutions culture**to the region and to solve complex material supply issues.

Key Result Areas:
Material Sourcing Strategy
- Map and drive long
- and short-term **Asia material supply strategy**execution plan for TNF factoring in footprint movements, supply models, lead times, profitability, sustainable materials, brand and sourcing needs
- Work cross-functionally in **selection of regional and local suppliers**and materials that support material and manufacturing strategies and Product Development objectives.

Operation Excellence

**Delivery Management**:

- Ensure **reliable delivery**of material on time for production by working closely with material suppliers and GMS Planning team.

**Quality Management**
- Lead the quality issue investigation of root cause, implement mitigation action and liability settlement to all material related quality cases.
- Drive **resolution of Material quality issues**in collaboration with Brand, Sourcing and Quality teams.

**Cost Management**
- Rationalize the seasonal negotiation overall target and determining individual supplier targets for in person negotiation mills.
- Establish annual material **cost savings**targets, review and alignment of Cost guidance and final cost with leadership

**Material Development and GTM Calendar Operation**
- Act as the key liaison for **Product Development**leadership in TNF and Sourcing leadership for all material supply related topics.
- Create the needed exceptional processes for Innovation projects to ensure all business expectations are met with brand material team and cross functional teams
- Optimize the GTM calendar process. Drive alignment with cross function and brands to monitor the discipline and execution on Material related milestone is on track

Supplier Management
- Report and monitor **supplier performance**by using SPM for active performance management.
- Responsible for managing and owning **supplier relationship**and building supplier partnerships
- Influence suppliers to build **innovative solutions**that improve manufacturing efficiency, agility, lead-time for the best fulfillment of business needs

Compliance and Sustainability
- Drive suppliers to comply with **Compliance and Sustainability initiatives**to ensure VF standards and requirements are met within the group’s material supply.
- Actively support and execute **sustainable material**roadmaps through identification of supplier capabilities, capacities and innovative sustainable alternatives

Communication & Stakeholder Management:

- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Suppliers.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with cross-functional teams. Drive and influence the collaboration and create synergy to ensure the right support and create success to the business.

Team Leadership
- Develop a high performing team - Lead, mentor, and develop a team of material managers and sourcing specialists.
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture.

**Competency Requirements**:
Behavioral Competencies
- High EQ in working with cross function/cultural partners
- Management Experience in global, multi-national environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
- A leader as well as a pleasant team player
- Entrepreneurial & result-driven
- Optimistic and dare to take calculated risks
- Team player and the ability to work independently
- Communication and influence globally and regionally
- Bold and creative thinking
- Able to work under pressure with multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines

Functional Competencies - Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- **Strong sourcing expe