Senior Manager, Sourcing Development, Footwear

🕒 April 29

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VF Corporation

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1899

👗 Fashion

🛒 Retail

🛍️ eCommerce

Fashion • Retail • eCommerce

VF Corporation is a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear, and accessories, with a diverse portfolio of iconic brands including The North Face, Vans, and Timberland. The company is committed to sustainability and innovation in its operations and products, aiming to enhance the performance and style of its offerings.

📋 Description

• Lead the Sourcing Product Development team, setting clear priorities, coaching team members, and fostering a high-performance culture. • Oversee product development from concept to Buy Ready (covering T1 to T2 processes), ensuring that samples and materials fully comply with Tech Pack specifications, as well as Brand fit, performance, and quality standards. • Build strong, multi-level relationships by proactively collaborating and effectively engaging with both internal and external stakeholders to drive product development activities. • Serve as a strategic thought partner to Sourcing leaders and Brand partners by proactively providing insights and recommendations that inform product/vendor strategy decisions, identify improvement opportunities, and co-create solutions to enhance product and consumer satisfaction. • Collaborate with Brand teams to formalize development calendars and ensure strict adherence to deadlines and milestones in alignment with the GTM calendar, challenging conventional product calendars when appropriate to enhance agility and speed. • Provide regular and accurate updates on seasonal GTM progress to stakeholders, offering early warnings of potential issues or delays, and proactively highlighting opportunities for improvement. • Support the Commercialization team in developing standardized processes and adopting industry best practices. • Work closely with the Global Supply Planning team leader to validate product allocation, factory capacity bookings, and production plans, ensuring they are viable and realistic. • Support knowledge transfer initiatives and facilitate the development of the talent pipeline by documenting processes, implementing training programs, and promoting learning opportunities to ensure the organization’s long-term capability and growth. • Stay up-to-date on industry trends, material innovations, and manufacturing best practices. • Promote a culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement, upholding VF Values and embracing the VF 'Winning Together' culture in every interaction with direct reports, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of the product creation process from design brief through T2 completion (Buy Ready). • Technical expertise will be an advantage. • Knowledge of the product category within the scope of this role with proven experience - deep understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and construction methods. • Proven leadership experience in managing multi-cultural teams and ability to influence stakeholders on a global level to advance business goals. • Minimum 7–10 years of experience in the field of product development, with at least 5 years in a senior managerial role. • Experience working with overseas factories, and a multi-cultural factory management team. • Proven experience in leading & developing team. • Proficient in Microsoft Office, PLM systems, and production planning tools. • Fluent in English (written and Verbal), additional languages are a plus. • Willingness and ability to travel extensively within the region.

🏖️ Benefits

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