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ABOUT VF:
VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) outfits consumers around the world with its diverse portfolio of iconic lifestyle brands, including Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland®, etc. Founded in 1899, VF is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies with socially and environmentally responsible operations spanning numerous geographies, product categories and distribution channels. VF is committed to delivering innovative products to consumers and creating long-term value for its customers and shareholders. For more information, visit www.vfc.com.
BUSINESS TITLE (JOB POSTING TITLE): Senior Manager, Distributors, Vans APAC
JOB PROFILE/GJF LEVEL: GL07
BRAND/ FUNCTION: Vans / Sales Management
LOCATION: Singapore / Malaysia
REPORTING TO: Director, Asia Distribution and Marketplace (Vans, Malaysia and Singapore)
ABOUT YOUR ROLE:
Responsible for the development and execution of strategies, as well as for the delivery of the revenue, for the Asia Pacific Distributors, in line with company budgets and forecasts. Functionally responsible for Distributors in APAC. Introducing best practices, establish, build and implement the Distributors management center of excellence.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
· Manage and strengthen relationships with existing partners to build the Brand whilst maximizing sales and profit for the Company.
· Manage the planning and analysis of all annual distributor business plans.
· Oversee contract renewals and negotiation to ensure sustainable business growth and profitability, with the ‘best fit’ partners.
· Travel to the markets to address business issues, identify channel opportunities and assist with all brand building activities.
· Play the lead role in maintaining and enforcing contractual compliance of all distributor partners in the region; address contractual compliance issues directly with partners and where necessary, elevate them to a higher management level, including the Legal team.
· Lead new market development, looking for opportunities in future growth areas in the region.
· Engage and manage effective programs to coach, appraise and train the Distributor sales and support team.
· Work closely with internal functional teams (Marketing, Merchandising, MP&A, Buying, and Supply Chain), working with them to achieve sales and profit targets.
· Drive on-going strategic initiatives for the Distributor team, as well as define future initiatives to optimize processes and tools which will support the continued growth of the Distributors’ business.
WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:
Ø Competency requirements:
· Driving Business Strategy
o Cascade Strategy & Vision
o Lead Change
o Drive Operational Excellence
o Deep Functional Acumen
· Engaging Team
o Coach & Develop Team
o Optimize Talent
o Encourage Active Learning
· Collaborate with Internal and External Partners
o Promote internal and external communications
o Drive internal and external partnerships
Ø Qualifications:
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:
Ø Being a part of a movement that is Purpose led which enables us to have a positive impact on communities around the world, it gives greater meaning to the work we do.
Ø Working with a team of diverse and sharp minds that work with an inclusive and global mindset because our differences are what make us stronger together.
Ø 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.
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The Business Area Leader, Corporate, plays a critical role in the strategic reorganization of the VF Legal Department, which is designed to better align with VF's strategic imperatives. This overhaul shifts the organizational structure from being brand-centered to business area-centered, a move that eradicates significant inefficiencies in the current structure, such as duplication of roles, limited expertise integration and missed opportunities for collaboration on business strategies and their implementation.
One of the Business Area Leader’s key accountabilities is to drive a deeper connection between their team and VF's enterprise and corporation elements to facilitate stronger business area-based engagements, protect VF's interests, deliver timely, precise, succinct, and budget-conscious legal counsel and risk management. Another crucial responsibility of the Business Area Leader is the implementation of common practices related to legal risk management, financial planning and reporting, integration with clients and commercial strategies; and associate development to help achieve the foregoing deliverables.
To that end, the Business Area Leader will ensure the use of the Department’s new TAC operating model across their team to drive the rigorous and value-driven delivery of legal services to VF clients. The TAC model emphasizes a cross-brand service model, working collaboratively across various VF brands and shared functions and operates within the Business Area, Corporate, as follows:
Within the framework of VF's strategic reorganization and the pivotal role of the Business Area Corporate, the Business Area Lead shall shoulder the following primary responsibilities:
• Team Leadership: Cultivate and steer a team of legal professionals who specialize in the diverse functions that Corporate Business Area encompasses.
• Resource Allocation: Devise exhaustive plans detailing resource deployment. This entails scoping the need for both internal expertise and external legal partnerships, while assessing potential ROI.
• Legal Surveillance:Continually monitor legal nuances, especially those impacting corporate governance, acquisitions, divestitures, and the other intricate facets of the Corporate Business Area within the region.
• Strategic Counsel: Offer informed legal direction on the Legal Matters specified in the Annex. Collaborate with other Business Area leads to spot common intersections in strategy and potential legal risks. Proffer strategic legal advice, particularly on matters of corporate structuring, labour and employment, and overarching corporate strategy.
• Contract Oversight:Supervise the genesis, negotiation, and culmination of pivotal corporate contracts, including real estate, sourcing or employment, ensuring alignment with VF’s overarching objectives while mitigating legal exposure.
• Risk Management: Innovate and execute methodologies to pinpoint and neutralize potential legal pitfalls, especially within the Corporate Business Area’s vast spectrum. This includes monitoring potential challenges to VF's enterprise actions and decisions.
• Legal Ops Synergy:Collaborate closely with the Legal Ops team to ideate, bring to life, and maintain requisite compliance tools and procedures tailored specifically for corporate operations.
• Financial Oversight:Exercise judicious oversight over the engagement of external legal entities, ensuring their services align with the budgetary constraints specific to corporate initiatives.
• Training Campaigns: Conceive and oversee the roll-out of educational vehicless targeted at VF personnel, centring on corporate-related legal themes, risk mitigation strategies, and best practices.
• Reporting: Draft and deliver cogent reports to both regional and global hierarchies on strategic corporate legal subjects. Emphasize predictive enterprise risk analyses and region-specific countermeasures.
• Committee Engagement:Actively partake in, and at times spearhead, various committees. These span both regional and global compliance forums as well as strategic roundtables pertinent to the Corporate Business Area.
• Project Stewardship:Instigate and monitor project management blueprints that amplify the efficiency of the aforementioned roles, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with VF's corporate objectives.
The successful candidate for the Business Area Leader, Enterprise & Corporate, will exhibit the following qualifications and skills:
Educational Background:
Professional Expertise:
Leadership & Management:
o Can establish systems and scalable processes, including internal policies and procedures
o Eagerness to learn new things including across an ever-changing regulatory and legal landscape
o Drive to improve and innovate
o Able to embrace change and lead effectively through ambiguity
Communication & Collaboration:
Personal Attributes:
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Key Purpose of the Job:
To manage and drive the growth SEA distribution partners & APAC Travel Retail to achieve company objective and goal.
Key Area of Responsibility:
SEA Distributors
· Define brand and distribution strategies
· Organize sales and business review meeting 2 times a year, guide the partners on business development and buying strategy
· Work with product, marketing and e-commerce team to lead the partners to drive growth
· Partner with Customer Service team to monitor sales order, shipment schedule and billing.
· Monitor sell-in, sell-thru and inventory health
· Manage customers credit risks and responsible for AR
· Work with legal team for distributor agreement
· Explore potential partners to evaluate option with existing distributors and expand into new markets
APAC Travel Retail
· Define travel retail brand strategy
· Organize sales and business review meeting 2 times a year. Provide guidelines to partners on buying strategy
· Work with TR partners for campaign, promotion and expansion project, evaluate each opportunity to maximize profitability and ROI
· Partner with Customer Service team to monitor sales order, shipment schedule and billing.
· Monitor sell-in, sell-thru and inventory health
· Manage customers credit risks and responsible for AR
· Explore and negotiate with new partners to expand TR footprint
· Coach and develop Travel Retail executive
Required Professional Qualification:
Education: Degree holder in Business or related discipline
Experience:
· Minimum 8 years of solid experience in retail & wholesales
Others:
· Excellent command of both written and spoken English; Mandarin will be an advantage
· Strong organization, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills
· Self-motivated, detailed minded, result-oriented, entrepreneurial. passionate & determined to improve and learn
· Good team player, strong commitment, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
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Role & Responsibilities:
Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position):
· As a Strategic Planner you will be responsible to execute strategic planning activities for all Direct Source materials including long-term strategic planning (multi-horizon plan) to (pre-/in-) seasonal planning process, forecast allocation and material preposition strategies. You will contribute with the development of the raw material sourcing strategy, supplier capacity plan and drive the seasonal supply planning process in order to maximize product availability
· You are responsible to assess capacity needs and mitigate any potential risk to minimize delay associated to nominated suppliers, due to demand shifts, capacity problems, and forecast variances etc.
· To succeed, you will utilize both relationship building and strong analytical skill sets to drive decision making that ensures processes are integrated and aligned across all regions.
Key Result Areas:
· Execute strategic planning activities for apparel & equipment materials through the go to market calendar to ensure all milestones are timely met
· Analyze demand forecasts (Global/rgional) and allocate raw material sourcing strategy through the Multi-horizon plans which are drawn up to achieve long-term Brand revenue targets and growth expectations
· Partner with cross functional teams to design and execute material preposition initiatives to enable On-Time Performance
· Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders covering Brand/Regional Operations, Asia Product Supply, Global Planning and key suppliers to ensure raw materials are delivered at the right place, on time, at the right cost
· Act as process owner for all GMS policies and procedures impacting Global Product Supply, drive policy changes with key stakeholders, including Product Supply, Global Planning and RO’s to ensure proper implementation
· Ensure that the strategy framework reflects actions, timelines and responsibilities from a supply base perspective to enable proper implementation
· Collaborate with Global Planning and Product Supply department to accomplish KPI’s On-Time Performance, Buy Acceptance Rates, and support Quality, CSR, and other relevant Brand needs
· Prepare analytical reports / presentations to help illustrate future demand trends, opportunity or risk to senior management and business teams
· Analyse organizational performance (e.g. Supplier Key Performance Indicators, business operations & efficiency), forecast operational risks, and work within the Global Material Supply organization and other global functions on issue resolution
· Act as a change agent/ambassador throughout the Global Product Supply organization by building trust with various levels in the organization, communicate clearly and consistently business objectives and management vision
Competency Requirements:
Behavioral Competencies -
(Please refer to VF guiding principles and Leadership Profiles)
· High EQ in working with cross function/cultural partners
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
· 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 –
List down specific set of functional skills required to perform in this role
· Excellent English (writing and speaking) skills. Mandarin is a plus.
· Excellent Excel, Power Point and Presentation skill
· Data visualization software (Tableau, PowerBI, etc.) experience
· Data analytics/exploration software (Alteryx, Knime etc.) experience
· Critical thinking/problem solving abilities linked with story-telling skills
· Ability to hypothesize & create/analyze multiple what-if scenarios
· Possesses deep functional subject matter knowledge
· Understanding of supply chain processes, with experience in forecasting and S&OP
Experience
Minimum Relevant Experience:
Experience in Apparel, Footwear, Equipment Apparel & equipment and/or Sourcing and Supply Chain organizations but not limited to
Minimum Supervisory Experience:
Not required
Nature of Work:
Materials Sourcing
Academic Qualifications
Minimum Degree Held: Bachelor’s degree, College graduate or equivalent work experience
Subject Expert In: Planning (Supply Planning and Sourcing)
Certifications Required: N/A
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Role & Responsibilities:
Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position):
· As a Strategic Planner you will be responsible to execute strategic planning activities for all Direct Source materials including long-term strategic planning (multi-horizon plan) to (pre-/in-) seasonal planning process, forecast allocation and material preposition strategies. You will contribute with the development of the raw material sourcing strategy, supplier capacity plan and drive the seasonal supply planning process in order to maximize product availability
· You are responsible to assess capacity needs and mitigate any potential risk to minimize delay associated to nominated suppliers, due to demand shifts, capacity problems, and forecast variances etc.
· To succeed, you will utilize both relationship building and strong analytical skill sets to drive decision making that ensures processes are integrated and aligned across all regions.
Key Result Areas:
· Execute strategic planning activities for apparel & equipment materials through the go to market calendar to ensure all milestones are timely met
· Analyze demand forecasts (Global/rgional) and allocate raw material sourcing strategy through the Multi-horizon plans which are drawn up to achieve long-term Brand revenue targets and growth expectations
· Partner with cross functional teams to design and execute material preposition initiatives to enable On-Time Performance
· Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders covering Brand/Regional Operations, Asia Product Supply, Global Planning and key suppliers to ensure raw materials are delivered at the right place, on time, at the right cost
· Act as process owner for all GMS policies and procedures impacting Global Product Supply, drive policy changes with key stakeholders, including Product Supply, Global Planning and RO’s to ensure proper implementation
· Ensure that the strategy framework reflects actions, timelines and responsibilities from a supply base perspective to enable proper implementation
· Collaborate with Global Planning and Product Supply department to accomplish KPI’s On-Time Performance, Buy Acceptance Rates, and support Quality, CSR, and other relevant Brand needs
· Prepare analytical reports / presentations to help illustrate future demand trends, opportunity or risk to senior management and business teams
· Analyse organizational performance (e.g. Supplier Key Performance Indicators, business operations & efficiency), forecast operational risks, and work within the Global Material Supply organization and other global functions on issue resolution
· Act as a change agent/ambassador throughout the Global Product Supply organization by building trust with various levels in the organization, communicate clearly and consistently business objectives and management vision
Competency Requirements:
Behavioral Competencies -
(Please refer to VF guiding principles and Leadership Profiles)
· High EQ in working with cross function/cultural partners
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
· 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 –
List down specific set of functional skills required to perform in this role
· Excellent English (writing and speaking) skills. Mandarin is a plus.
· Excellent Excel, Power Point and Presentation skill
· Data visualization software (Tableau, PowerBI, etc.) experience
· Data analytics/exploration software (Alteryx, Knime etc.) experience
· Critical thinking/problem solving abilities linked with story-telling skills
· Ability to hypothesize & create/analyze multiple what-if scenarios
· Possesses deep functional subject matter knowledge
· Understanding of supply chain processes, with experience in forecasting and S&OP
Experience
Minimum Relevant Experience:
Experience in Apparel, Footwear, Equipment Apparel & equipment and/or Sourcing and Supply Chain organizations but not limited to
Minimum Supervisory Experience:
Not required
Nature of Work:
Materials Sourcing
Academic Qualifications
Minimum Degree Held: Bachelor’s degree, College graduate or equivalent work experience
Subject Expert In: Planning (Supply Planning and Sourcing)
Certifications Required: N/A
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As an integral member of the Product Supply’s Global Sourcing team, you will be responsible for creating strong partnerships with vendors to ensure products are developed in alignment with the brand’s design and future vision.
Join VF Family
VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) outfits consumers worldwide with its diverse portfolio of iconic lifestyle brands, including Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland®, etc. Founded in 1899, VF is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear, and accessories companies, with socially and environmentally responsible operations spanning numerous geographies, product categories, and distribution channels. VF is committed to delivering innovative products to consumers and creating long-term value for its customers and shareholders. For more information, visit www.vfc.com.
Manager, Sourcing Development
How You Will Make a Difference
What you will do:
· Create strong vendor partnerships, ensuring that The North Face products are developed in alignment with the brand’s design and future vision.
· Co-create product development and innovation strategies in collaboration with the brand product development teams in the US and Europe.
· Play a lead role in creating a multiyear sourcing strategy that will facilitate and power brand growth, ensuring best-in-class product development and fit our consumer needs.
How you will do it:
· Communicating proactively with brand 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.
· Collaboration with all internal stakeholders across Production, Global Material Supply, Global Product Costing, Compliance, Responsible Sourcing, Product Stewardship, Finance, Logistics, and Quality teams to ensure the alignment of sourcing strategy and brand direction.
· Challenge the status quo by adopting a creative and curious style that can drive continuous improvement.
What success looks like:
· Establish partnerships with vendors to support brand product development strategies and growth plans.
· Managing vendor partnerships, ensuring performance that can drive profitability for the brand and sustained shared goals.
· Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
Free to Be, Inclusion & Diversity
As a purpose-led, performance-driven company, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness, and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
Skills for Success
Years of related professional experience: 5 years
Educational position requirements: A formal education and subsequent undergraduate/graduate degrees are nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.
· What we expect you already know:
· What we will teach you:
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ABOUT YOUR ROLE:
You will be an integral part of the sourcing team, working with internal and external stakeholders, to ensure that our products are developed at the forefront of sustainability and in alignment with the brand design and future vision.
You will support your manager to ensure all products hit the calendar deadline dates, working with the brand development teams, and the sourcing headquarters in Singapore.
You will be supporting the Assistant Sourcing Manager, to execute the multi year sourcing strategy to support brand growth.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
(but not limited to)
WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:
EDUCATION / WORK EXPERIENCE
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I: Key Purpose of the Job
This position is responsible for assisting team manager to implement IT projects and deliver IT services to the internal and external customers. This role will work in close coordination with other DT & business teams to help drive business process optimization and support the current and future state processes. This role will also work closely with the software partners to help define and optimize the technical solutions to fulfill business requirements.
This position will produce scalable software solutions with the prior working experience in either AWS or Azure services and python/C#/Java. The ideal candidate is someone with a passion for numbers and problem solving, and with a do-it-yourself attitude. This role will be responsible to implement POC & fast prototypes to test business ideas / solution at the early stage to solve business problems.
II: Key Area of Responsibilities
· Analyze user requirements, perform feasibility studies, and impact analysis.
· Plan, design, develop, test POC & prototypes of digital solutions & concepts by leveraging new technologies and tools.
· Perform technical design, development, unit testing and system integration testing to deliver high performance, scalable, and reliable applications.
· Prepare, schedule and perform appropriate tests for the application.
· Work with project team to perform system integration, testing and production environment setup, deployment and release
. Deliver and maintain documentations throughout Software Development Life Cycles.
· Manage the communications with software vendors and the business stakeholders across regions.
· Ensure that the delivered solution satisfies the business requirements with high quality and industry standards.
· Provide technical supports during system development and production rollout.
· Drive UAT with QA team and conduct user training to business stakeholders.
· Regularly report and update on progress, timelines, and challenges.
· Contribute as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with strong knowledge in the assigned technical areas.
· Perform ad-hoc duties as assigned by supervisor.
III: Major Challenge:
· Ability to manage global business stakeholders across regions.
· Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
· Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
· Should be able to work independently without much guidance.
III: Management Responsibilities
· Number of Subordinates Directly Reporting to this Position: None
· Number of Subordinates Indirectly Reporting to this Position: None
IV: Know-how and Competency Requirements
· Minimum Relevant Experience: 5 year(s)
· Minimum Supervisory Experience: N/A
· Minimum Academic Requirement: Bachelor Degree Holder
· Major Subject: Computer Science / Information Technology or related disciplines
Party of Internal Communication & Degree of Difficulty:
· Difficulty arises from __________________
· Required Written Language:
1: English Fluency: General Level
2: Chinese Fluency: General Level
(Others, please specify: )
· Required Oral Language:
1: English Fluency: General Level
2: Mandarin Fluency: General Level
(Others, please specify: )
· Required Competencies:
· Proficiency in spoken and written English, Chinese and Mandarin is an advantage.
· Knowledge of Sourcing & Supply chain business is required.
· Experience in Apparel / Footwear / Logistics industry is an advantage.
· Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Strong interest in learning and applying technical solution in daily support.
· Possess excellent time management skills, self-disciplinary skills and prioritization skills.
· Experience in Software Development Life Cycle, agile methodology (Scrum), requirement study, design walk-through and release control process.
· Experiences in programming languages such as Python, Node.js
· Experience in at least one cloud technologies AWS Platform services, Azure PaaS, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Azure function, RDS, Managed Instance, AWS SageMaker, EC2, S3 etc.
· Experience in working databases SQL, Oracle, AWS Redshift, RDS
· Experiences in the EDI process over XML, Flat File, Web services, APIs, using MuleSoft.
· Experience using at least one source code management tool bitbucket, GitHub
· Ability to develop and maintain BI Reports and dashboard using reporting tools such as Tableau, power BI.
· Experience in ETL system flow and Excel VBA are advantageous.
· Should be certified either in as a AWS certified developer or Microsoft certified azure developer.
· Required Special Skills:
Python, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Azure Function, Logic App, S3, RDS, AWS SageMaker, EC2, VPC, SQL Server, API Gateway, Web Services, Azure PaaS.
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