Job Description

How You Will Make a Difference

• As an integral member of the Product Supply\xe2\x80\x99s Global Planning team, you are responsible for analyzing, managing, and executing longer-term, strategic planning tasks related to long range capacity planning, pre & in-season supply planning process to optimize supply availability to global markets
• You are responsible to assess and mitigate any potential supply risk due to demand variations, capacity constraints, fabric and materials constraints and forecast variances etc.
• To succeed, you will have to build strong relationship with internal (Product Supply teams & Brand teams) and external stakeholders (vendors). You will utilize your strong analytical skill sets to drive decision making that ensures processes are integrated and aligned across all regions.

How you will do it

• Execute the buy process to optimize the product availability, including analyzing and finalizing the PR allocation, projecting the planned production date, and aligning the CRD with vendors.
• Understand demand forecasts and market information from sales regions, and drive conversations and decisions for seasonal and long-range planning.
• Carry out analysis to discover possible risks in supply and plan.
• Support the Planning Manager on current planning processes and key areas of responsibility, and making process improvements for efficiency and in line with team and company strategy
• Partner with other stakeholders (I.e. Product Development, Global Material Supply & Speed team) and Sourcing leadership at the annual and seasonal planning cycles \xe2\x80\x93 ensuring refinement of the MHP and translation into specific product allocation that is consistent with the sourcing strategy.

Competency Requirements:

Behavioral Competencies -

• Execute Business strategy and vision. Enable operational results.
• Embrace change and be aware of changes in market, business, customers and proactively takes action to prepare the team to respond to changes.
• Ensure effective internal and external communication. Drive internal and external collaboration.
• Support continuous learning.
• Able to work under pressure with multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines
• Strong logic to provide the solution / mitigation plan in solid detail number.
• Experience with working in a team spread out in various geographical locations
• Value diversity - working effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or backgrounds. Highest level of integrity, ethics, and honesty; agility.
• Drive and passion \xe2\x80\x93 present a positive outlook at all times and demonstrates a growth mindset

Functional and other Competencies \xe2\x80\x93

• Excellent English (writing and speaking) skills.
• Excellent Excel, Power Point and Presentation skill.
• Strong analytical skills and systems knowledge, experience in SAP and Infor is a plus.
• Experience with planning system an advantage. Possesses deep functional subject matter knowledge.
• Understanding of supply chain processes, with experience in forecasting and S&OP.

Role Requirements

• Having 2-4 years\xe2\x80\x99 relevant experience. Prior experience in supply chain planning (demand/ supply), with ideally some exposure to manufacturing and/or consumer goods such as footwear, clothing, bags.
• Strong written and oral communication skills. Leadership management skill is a plus.

R-20230624-0001

VF Corporation