Manager, Product Supply

**Role & Responsibilities**:
Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position):
Drive MSS initiatives across VF brands and product types (Footwear, Apparel and EQP). Influence overall “Speed” strategy on identifying opportunities to ideate, create and implement speed enablers under the “Make” Pillar.

Foster “Faster Together” initiatives by connecting with regional stakeholders, vendors, suppliers and cross-function business partners.

Utilize Industrial Engineering & Lean Manufacturing techniques that result in measurable and tangible efficiency improvement whilst working directly and/or indirectly with manufacturers.

Responsible for defining the tools and data structures needed to support “Speed” projects implementation and its outcomes.

Lead, direct and be accountable for the overall performance of MSS team in the delivery of all the “Speed” projects and its data analytics.

Key Result Areas:

- Collaborate and influence in the co-creation of “Multi-Speed-Supply” strategies along with Operations and Product Teams across all VF Core Global Brands. Ideate, develop and implement multi-speed, responsive supply chain strategies and optimize product supply across VF Global Sourcing network, to match differentiated needs for speed, cost and service.
- Identify opportunities to evolve the VF speed vision through the data driven and market informed approach so that the speed vision works in concert with the Plan, Create and Sell pillars within the Go to Market transformation (GTM) strategy.
- Lead speed projects/ initiatives (including process mapping, SOP creation etc.) by connecting with regional stakeholders, vendors, suppliers and cross-functional business partners.
- Manage complex stakeholder relationships - Ability to communicate, influence, partner and lead with different internal and external to drive transformational change. Capacity to lead and manage key SPEED projects throughout the supply chain.
- Lead quantitative research, analysis, synthesize findings, prepare presentations and assist in presenting findings to all levels of management.
- Create, own, measure and drive Multi-Speed-Supply performance indicators, derive key insights, and devise and execute experiments and multivariate tests to find speed solutions.
- Work directly or indirectly with vendors to reduce lead times and improve Speed to Market.
- Lead strategic initiatives, perform analyses and communicate learnings and insights across internal and external channels.
- Creation of overall data visualization with several tools: excel, tableau, smartsheet.

**Competency Requirements**:
Strategic Role Relationship Building
- Openly seeks out individuals at the Brand level and VFA to share relevant information that benefits the customer, business and VF associates.
- Debates and provides authentic dialogue with stakeholders to achieve the shared goal.
- Establish personal credibility and strong working relationship across VF.

Leadership
- Actively listens to others and exchanges ideas
- Applies facts and adapts own communication style and language based on the audience and situation.
- Provide active coaching to team members to encourage and foster new knowledge while ensuring VFs values are upheld.

Behavioral Competencies
- Strategy fundamental with emphasis on data and complex structural situations. Able to interpret, plan and execute strategical plans that will enable Footwear Supply Chain sourcing journey.
- Able to interpret and reflect complex information, including but not limited to intranational and international news and consucence model for the Center of Excellence project model and strategic plan.
- Executes business strategy and vision
- Effectively implements work plans with regular monitoring against the direction and prioritizes actions with the team
- Embraces and executes change through agile learning and pursuing unconventional ways towards the successful implementation
- Be accountable for delivering consistently high quality output from the team within personal domain. Possesses thorough understanding and curiosity of the operational activities, measures and initiates timely improvement actions
- Effectively breaks down complicated information into logical points clearly conveying messages to influence and persuade within the team
- Provide active coaching to team members to encourage and foster new knowledge while ensuring VFs values are upheld.
- Communication and influence globally and regionally
- Build internal and external collaboration
- Respects and includes team members with different backgrounds and preferences

Functional Competencies
- Ability to work at a high level and detail level to draw conclusion and make recommendations

Experience with senior management communication

**Experience**

Minimum Relevant Experience: 8 years

Minimum Supervisory Experience: 2 years