VF Corporation ★ 4.8

Role & Responsibilities:

Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position):

• This role is responsible for managing the relationship with VF FTW factories in the assigned factory by focusing on adherence to quality standards, on time performance, automation and manufacturing efficiency while ensuring compliance with VF Responsible Sourcing principles.

• Become integrated into every aspect of assigned partnered factories. Lead the execution of VF Product strategic initiatives in the nominated factory with special emphasis on ensuring compliance with Brand SOP and “on-time performance” obligations are being met.

• Lead and develop his/her direct reports under the guidance of VF Guiding Principles. Embrace and foster One VF culture in every interaction with his/her direct reports, internal stakeholders and cross-functional Teams.

• Ensure quality of T4 and pre-production activities to meet milestone dates according to the published product creation calendar

• Maintain and track the T4 and pre-production timeline and additional reporting needs, and share out with FTW Functional Teams

• Ensures VF CSR standards are being maintained and continually elevated for the betterment of people and the planet.

Key Result Areas:

• Support to manage the daily activities and routines in the assigned factories.

• Supervise and evaluate the competencies of team members under his/her structure on a regular basis and provides prompt feedback and guidance to drive high performance and improvement.

• Work closely with Global Supply Planning to validate product allocation, factory capacity booking and production plans to ensure that they are viable and realistic.

• Verify the execution of Pre-production trials to ensure Brand standards and requirements for the engineering and manufacturing of footwear.

• Manage all pre-production and production related activities within his/her assigned factories to ensure adherence to SOP and that “on-time performance” obligations are being met.

• Work independently and have strong communication skills to deal with all departments within VF, including Global Material Supply, Regional Office, and VF QA along with factory teams to execute the buys & mass production, helping to resolve problems during WIP process to achieve on-time delivery performance.

Product Development / Commercialization:
• Associate to assist where needed

Pre-production:

• Manage Product Engineer & activities within specific geographical locations to ensure factory’s adherence to VF FTW Brand standards

• Manage the timely execution of the product creation trials T3 through T4) to ensure that VF QA standards and requirements are met to ensure OTP.

• Review and identify potential Pre-production or production issues and provide viable options or solutions to solve these problems. Communicate technical issues to VF Product Manager suggesting possible solutions which may require their approval.


Production:

• Manage production related activities to ensure adherence to SOP’s, and “on time performance” obligations are being met.

• Liaise with VF QA to ensure that production footwear meets VF FTW quality standards

• Nurture a close working relationship/partnership with VF vendors delivering exceptional results against VF product targets.

• Manage and develop all members of his/her team to ensure all VF key initiatives are met in all areas related to Global Responsible Sourcing, automation, and OG Mold Prevention initiatives.

• Evaluate production line during start-up of a new model to ensure production meets required quality standards.

• Verify execution of CSR internal checklist and validate completion of corrective action plans.

• Collaborate with Product Managers to develop and implement best practices across regional vendor base.

• Coordinate the implementation of New Product Introduction/Hyper-Care model/LEAF, and the specific actions associated to these programs

• Support VF QA to stabilize and optimize the quality process within assigned factories.