16 Demand Planning jobs in Singapore

**Position Snapshot**
Location: Singapore
Company: Nestle Singapore
Type of contract: Permanent
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**Primary Responsibilities**
**Demand Planning**
- Develop, maintain and improve a Demand Plan for a portfolio of products and customers, which also includes the full ownership of generating and maintaining Promotion Uplift Volume.
- Ensure the alignment of this Demand Plan with internal and external partners through the Monthly Business Planning and Collaborative Planning processes
Identify and manage exceptions, and monitor performance in order to continually improve the quality and reliability of the Demand Plan and the Company's ability to sense and respond to changing circumstances.
- Drives alignment of business assumptions across functions and uses them as an input to build robust plans. Uses analytics to provides visibility on future situation and alternate scenarios to support effective business decisions.
**Supply Planning**
- To manage the Supply Network of the assigned area of the business by replenishing each dispatch point to meet customer service objectives whilst maintaining optimal stock cover that also takes into account the distribution costs.
- Analyze net dispatch requirements and prepare/maintain a coordinated set of supply and deployment plans of finished (or semi-finished) goods in order to meet customer demand within min/max stock corridors, whilst minimizing the total delivered costs (production, distribution and inventory costs), taking into account the network complexity and the supply constraints.
**Key Outputs**
1) Customer Order Fulfillment
2) Demand Plan Accuracy
3) Stock Inventory Levels
4) Freshness of Stock & Bad Goods management
5) Support monthly business planning process
6) Support Event Management activities
7) Support Copacking activities
8) Collaborate with DSP manager to ensure Demand Planning best practises are implemented and adhered to.
9) Participate in supply chain efficiency projects
10) Timely preparation of all reports to facilitate meeting and action plan
**Key Experiences**
+ Min 5 years experience for Diploma Holder or Min 2-3 years planning experience for Degree holder
+ Proficient in the use of MS office preferably with experience in SAP and APO
+ Experience of SAP/OMP planning systems preferable
+ Strong analytical skills

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With more than 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec's revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit APAC & MEA Demand Planning and S&OP Manager will be accountable for leading the Supply Chain team to secure sustainable and high performing operation including partner service provider for Convatec in APAC and MEA markets. You will be responsible in leading the supply chain strategic direction thru Demand Planning and S&OP Process, manage Supply and inventory management, product life cycle management as well as managing regional teams.
**Key Responsibilities:**
**1. Demand Planning and S&OP Process:**
+ Manage the Regions demand plans over the planning horizon driving corrective actions, and reconciliation with the Regional Demand Planning, Financials and Commercial teams.
+ Owner of the Regional forecasting tool including all data inputs per the update cycles
+ Actively develop the relationship with Regional Commercial and Financial teams to build Regional/Market knowledge over a 5-year horizon. (Strat Planning)
+ Own, monitor and publish performance metrics & reports e.g. Business Unit dashboard and status reports. Includes development and maintaining KPI's.
**2. Supply & Inventory Management:**
+ Accountable for finished goods inventory including regional DC for the Business Units within the Region.
+ Review and align actions, allocation for any constraints items to mitigate BO risk proactively including appropriate communication to stakeholders.
+ Review excess inventory and obsolescence and provide re-active and pro-active steps to reduce risk with close coordination with the commercial and financial teams.
+ Identify areas for improved efficiency in service and inventory and align SAP parameters accordingly.
+ Proactively monitor ageing stock, making recommendations to the Commercial and Supply Planning teams to reduce write offs
**3. Product Life Cycle Management including the changes impacts regulation:**
+ Accountable for the Business Unit product portfolio, new product launches, CCR changes impacting on markets and end of life activities.
+ Accountable for systems being aligned during launch, impacting on markets and discontinuation processes.
+ Reduce risk by communicating clearly with Commercial teams by identifying deviations from launch or discontinuation plans.
+ Accountable for any changes which impacts inventory requirements. E.g., pack design change which needs stock build up for existing version of stock before the registration completion for Taiwan.
**4. Others:**
+ Ensure building appropriate team structure aligning with strategic direction.
+ Owns the annual budget development and delivery to that annual distribution budget.
+ Support GEM/GSC projects and markets on a need basis.
+ Ensure team members are engaged and appropriately trained to meet set standards and receive targeted coaching and development as required, maintaining a focus on achieving positive customer and patient outcomes.
**To be successful in this role you will have:**
+ Min 15 years experience across critical Supply Chain areas (Demand Planning, Supply Planning and Execution, Logistics, Inventory Management)
+ Min 5 years in planning functions (Demand planning, S&OP) and leading team across multiple locations.
+ Certification with CPIM or CSCP (APICS Certification highly preferred)
+ Experience managing a customer service team, including implementation and measurement of customer experience initiatives.
+ Demonstrated ability to lead others with empathy, encouragement and sufficient challenge / stretch.
+ Experience managing 3rd party providers, ensuring consistent delivery to agreed standards and maximising value outcomes.
+ Effective communication and collaboration skills. Ability to partner with and influence others without direct authority, building consensus through collaboration across functions and all organizational levels.
+ Able to advance supply chain decisions based on expected business outcomes. Proactively identify trends, opportunities and problems impacting commercial outcomes.
+ Proven track record of process improvement.
+ Advanced knowledge of SAP transactions, reports and capabilities. Especially SAP IBP modules (or alternative) experience highly preferred
**Qualifications & education**
+ Master/Bachelor's degree in relevant field
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Key Job Responsibilities

• Lead and Define the E2E Demand Driven Agile planning strategy with focus on demand and according to the business unit needs with each cluster and to move from a monthly planning cycle to weekly bucket with O+O mindset.
• Manage the Demand community based in the countries to define their roles and cascade the zone’s priorities.
• Lead the transformation project which is the in-house Ai-ML demand planning tool for SAPMENA Ecommerce D2C . This will require management along with others the business owner, central governance and liaise with all stakeholders of country and zone.

• Contribute to define, write and update planning norms and processes

• Ensure Demand fundamentals are deployed, monitor the results through audits and assessment

• Animate , Educate and Upskill to the O+O strategy for the planning community across the region.

• Ensure service and Global Performance Management and work on optimization to improve anticipation .

• Work closely and hand in with the central teams in NOE for updating Best Practices, trainings and all group tools roll out for the domains of planning and contribute share of voice to Next Gen Planning

• Define and challenge the performance indicators (KPIs) and make recommendations for improvement

• Build the frame of activity and investment in scope(budget, 3 years plan) for countries within the zone.

• Be the gatekeeper for implementation of norms and process in alignment with central operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of strong operational experience preferably in Demand & Supply operations management with exposure to systems & tools.

• Proven leadership capabilities with the ability to manage both direct and indirect matrix resources.

• Proactive self starter and excellent stakeholder management.

• Good Network across Supply chain landscape in business, customers and central teams

• Strong operational excellence, agility, and customer orientation to foster a demand-driven supply chain with service as a priority .

• Highly organized, structured, capacity to formalize norms, processes, specifications

• Understanding of IT, capacity to adapt to different interlocutors from IT to Business

• Ability to integrate external regulations and manage and control risks while taking into consideration the quality, Internal controls , Finance & Supply Chain standards

• Strong data integrator with good analytical capabilities and expertise to leverage business data for continuous improvement

• Good management and mastering of costs along the Supply Chain

• Anticipates business activity and acts proactively

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Key Job Responsibilities

• Lead and Define the E2E Demand Driven Agile planning strategy with focus on demand and according to the business unit needs with each cluster and to move from a monthly planning cycle to weekly bucket with O+O mindset.
• Manage the Demand community based in the countries to define their roles and cascade the zone’s priorities.
• Lead the transformation project which is the in-house Ai-ML demand planning tool for SAPMENA Ecommerce D2C . This will require management along with others the business owner, central governance and liaise with all stakeholders of country and zone.

• Contribute to define, write and update planning norms and processes

• Ensure Demand fundamentals are deployed, monitor the results through audits and assessment

• Animate , Educate and Upskill to the O+O strategy for the planning community across the region.

• Ensure service and Global Performance Management and work on optimization to improve anticipation .

• Work closely and hand in with the central teams in NOE for updating Best Practices, trainings and all group tools roll out for the domains of planning and contribute share of voice to Next Gen Planning

• Define and challenge the performance indicators (KPIs) and make recommendations for improvement

• Build the frame of activity and investment in scope(budget, 3 years plan) for countries within the zone.

• Be the gatekeeper for implementation of norms and process in alignment with central operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of strong operational experience preferably in Demand & Supply operations management with exposure to systems & tools.

• Proven leadership capabilities with the ability to manage both direct and indirect matrix resources.

• Proactive self starter and excellent stakeholder management.

• Good Network across Supply chain landscape in business, customers and central teams

• Strong operational excellence, agility, and customer orientation to foster a demand-driven supply chain with service as a priority .

• Highly organized, structured, capacity to formalize norms, processes, specifications

• Understanding of IT, capacity to adapt to different interlocutors from IT to Business

• Ability to integrate external regulations and manage and control risks while taking into consideration the quality, Internal controls , Finance & Supply Chain standards

• Strong data integrator with good analytical capabilities and expertise to leverage business data for continuous improvement

• Good management and mastering of costs along the Supply Chain

• Anticipates business activity and acts proactively

Principal Accountabilities:
Sub Job Family Description: Monitor quality, compliance and regulatory aspects between company and third party manufacturers including relationship management, technical issues, schedule conflicts, quality issues, vendor selection and evaluation. Provide contractors with the proper information to ensure that contractors meet quality standards. Act as liaison between company and contractors to ensure all products are manufactured following good manufacturing practices (GMPs) and quality products are released and available to meet customer needs. Identify potential new contractors and evaluates financial stability of new suppliers. Coordinate the development of documentation for contractor manual. May respond to cost and feasibility requests and obtain vendor quotations. ___* Manage activities of contract manufacturing employees responsible for the operations of contract suppliers including technical issues, quotations, vendor selection and evaluation, schedule conflicts, and quality issues* Serve as liaison between company and contractors
Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field *Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager's criteria* Generally eight years of progressive experience with two years of supervisory experience* Strong organization and communication skills
Knowledge & Application:
* Knowledge of principles and practices within a professional discipline * Through leadership, directs the application of existing principles* Integrates and communicates fairly complex information within the specialization or recognized body of formal knowledge
Problem Solving:
* Resolve issues that are differing, but related* Issues require sophisticated analytical or problem solving techniques to identify cause * Devises solutions based on limited information and uses past experience or precedent to identify solutions or to adapt existing approaches to resolve issues* Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to help others select right course of action, which may impact the longer term
Interaction:
* Interprets and explains information to audiences who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion* Adapts style to differing audiences* Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval * Requires considerable resourcefulness* Requires strong multicultural awareness to appropriately deliver messages
Impact:
* Impact is generally limited to the achievement of short- to medium-term goals; may be required to develop and manage operational initiatives to realize operational and strategic plans* Contributes to delivery of departmental goals through personal effort or through influence over team members* Has contributory impact on team/discipline performance
Accountability:
* Accountable for meeting short- to medium-term targets which impact the department/discipline* Takes action to monitor costs related to own work and that of the team * People management responsibility for pay reviews, performance management, and resource planning
R-20250716-0043
VF Diversity Vision Statement
VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world.VF is an equal employment opportunity/ affirmative action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled. VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Principal Accountabilities:
Sub Job Family Description: Monitor quality, compliance and regulatory aspects between company and third party manufacturers including relationship management, technical issues, schedule conflicts, quality issues, vendor selection and evaluation. Provide contractors with the proper information to ensure that contractors meet quality standards. Act as liaison between company and contractors to ensure all products are manufactured following good manufacturing practices (GMPs) and quality products are released and available to meet customer needs. Identify potential new contractors and evaluates financial stability of new suppliers. Coordinate the development of documentation for contractor manual. May respond to cost and feasibility requests and obtain vendor quotations. ___Under broad supervision:* Responsible for conducting site visits to contract manufacturing organization facilities to observe production and testing of company products and review for compliance* Support the operations of contract suppliers including technical issues, quotations, vendor selection and evaluation, schedule conflicts, and quality issues
Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field *Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager's criteria* Three to five years of related experience preferred* Strong written and oral communication skills
Knowledge & Application:
* Understands and applies the principles and practices in a recognized professional field requiring extensive academic preparation* Likely to be newly professionally qualified in a specific field, or will have extensive experience in complex technical area* Determines a course of action based on guidelines and modifies processes and methods as required* Generally requires knowledge of company policies, practices, and procedures
Problem Solving:
* Resolves issues which are often varied and non-routine * Uses previous experience to identify most appropriate option or improve existing approaches* Problems likely to require clarification* Undertakes analysis and investigation to solve differing, but related, problems* Work is performed under general guidance and direction* May require the initiation of contacts to resolve and discuss mutual problems or collaboration on procedures or transactions
Interaction:
* Conveys information to occasionally divergent audiences that may require some persuasion* In some instances will need to convey information to audiences not knowledgeable of the subject matter* Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval* Understands and communicates fairly complex information within the specialization or recognized body of formal knowledge
Impact:
* Impact is generally limited to short-term team performance, occasionally on medium-term goals* Supports the achievement of goals through own personal effort * Responsible for planning own work, assessing own progress, and adjusting efforts to meet goals* Beginning to have more of a contributory impact on team performance
Accountability:
* Accountable for meeting own targets which impact the immediate work area* Accountable for own targets which will typically be definable but not always financially measurable * May help coordinate the work of junior members of the team* Accountable for managing own impact on cost and profitability of the business
R-20250716-0040
VF Diversity Vision Statement
VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world.VF is an equal employment opportunity/ affirmative action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled. VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Principal Accountabilities:
Sub Job Family Description: Monitor quality, compliance and regulatory aspects between company and third party manufacturers including relationship management, technical issues, schedule conflicts, quality issues, vendor selection and evaluation. Provide contractors with the proper information to ensure that contractors meet quality standards. Act as liaison between company and contractors to ensure all products are manufactured following good manufacturing practices (GMPs) and quality products are released and available to meet customer needs. Identify potential new contractors and evaluates financial stability of new suppliers. Coordinate the development of documentation for contractor manual. May respond to cost and feasibility requests and obtain vendor quotations. ___Under broad supervision:* Responsible for conducting site visits to contract manufacturing organization facilities to observe production and testing of company products and review for compliance* Support the operations of contract suppliers including technical issues, quotations, vendor selection and evaluation, schedule conflicts, and quality issues
Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field *Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager's criteria* Three to five years of related experience preferred* Strong written and oral communication skills
Knowledge & Application:
* Understands and applies the principles and practices in a recognized professional field requiring extensive academic preparation* Likely to be newly professionally qualified in a specific field, or will have extensive experience in complex technical area* Determines a course of action based on guidelines and modifies processes and methods as required* Generally requires knowledge of company policies, practices, and procedures
Problem Solving:
* Resolves issues which are often varied and non-routine * Uses previous experience to identify most appropriate option or improve existing approaches* Problems likely to require clarification* Undertakes analysis and investigation to solve differing, but related, problems* Work is performed under general guidance and direction* May require the initiation of contacts to resolve and discuss mutual problems or collaboration on procedures or transactions
Interaction:
* Conveys information to occasionally divergent audiences that may require some persuasion* In some instances will need to convey information to audiences not knowledgeable of the subject matter* Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval* Understands and communicates fairly complex information within the specialization or recognized body of formal knowledge
Impact:
* Impact is generally limited to short-term team performance, occasionally on medium-term goals* Supports the achievement of goals through own personal effort * Responsible for planning own work, assessing own progress, and adjusting efforts to meet goals* Beginning to have more of a contributory impact on team performance
Accountability:
* Accountable for meeting own targets which impact the immediate work area* Accountable for own targets which will typically be definable but not always financially measurable * May help coordinate the work of junior members of the team* Accountable for managing own impact on cost and profitability of the business
R-20250717-0115
VF Diversity Vision Statement
VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world.VF is an equal employment opportunity/ affirmative action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled. VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

**Job Overview:**
The Senior Global Supply Planner is responsible for managing, analyzing and executing longer term, strategic planning tasks related to long range supply and capacity plan, as well as pre-season and in-season supply planning process to optimize supply availability to global markets. This role is to assess and mitigate any potential supply risk along critical GTM milestones due to demand variations, capacity or fabric/material constraints and forecast variances, etc. To succeed, you will have to build strong relationship with internal (product supply teams, brand and commercial planning team) 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.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Support long range planning (LRP) activities with internal and external stakeholders - drawing up robust plans that are aligned with the sourcing strategy and address key planning scenarios.
+ Support the planning manager to validate the forecast, and translate MFP forecast into capacity, allocation, material type. Use MFP forecast, historical and insights to provide initial allocation guidance for vendor allocation team, validate through critical GTM Milestones. Translate regional DC receipts plan to PO placement schedule
+ Understand demand forecasts and market information from regions, and use this to drive conversations and decisions for seasonal and long-range planning
+ Responsible to validate and present supply signal to ensure product supply group have one source of forecast for decision making
+ 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
+ Create and maintain the seasonal buy plan, optimize global PO placement schedule and set buy strategy (e.g. exceptions LLT call out, one-time buy to avoid surcharge, MOQ review, set buy windows with regional planning to align with sales meeting calendar & long holiday / black out period, material pre-position actions.etc.). Updated monthly to reflect requirement and capacity changes.
+ Drive and execute monthly need to buy process as well as seasonal calendars for buy dates and shipping schedules
+ Collect capacity risk assessment from capacity planning team and drive actions and resolutions with regional planning team
+ Partner with capacity planning team to identify capacity risk and mitigation actions for both brand planning and product supply - _Fairshare, prebuild, push-out, re-allocation, capacity increase, vendor own-prebuild.etc._
+ Work with material planning to define material proposition strategy to optimize lead time while balancing liability risk
+ Governance buy execution to ensure alignment with agreed actions during global consensus meeting
+ Coordinate information/data gathering and system setup for smooth buy execution
+ Roll-up Capacity and Production Planning updates to communicate with regions
+ Challenge the status quo by adopting creative ideas that will drive improvement in process, to support a customer centric approach
+ Drive department KPI's OTP, Acceptance Rates, Calendar Execution, Fill Rates, Management Reporting and support Quality, CSR, and other relevant Brand needs
**Key Competences:**
+ **End to End Supply Chain Knowledge** - strong understanding of how supply planning links to demand, production, materials, logistics and merchandising.
+ **Capacity modeling and scenario planning** - ability to model production capacity, identify constraints and run what if scenarios.
+ **Analytical and data driven decision making** - proficiency in using data analytics and tools to make informed decision. Ability to analyze complex data sets and translate insights into actionable strategic
+ **Cross-functional collaboration, influence & effective communication** - experience in leading cross-functional teams and management relationship with key internal and external stakeholders.
+ **Process Discipline** - strong grasp of planning cycles, governance routine, and planning parameters management.
+ **Communication and presentation** - able to clearly communicate supply risks, options and decisions to both technical and executive audiences.
+ **Continuous improvement mindset** - experience driving planning efficiency through process re-design, automation or data improvements.
+ **Change management** - experience with change management and transformation particularly in implementing new process, technologies, and organizational structures.
+ **Global mindset** - cultivate awareness and sensitivity to operate effectively in diverse market and environments.
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field. An MBA or relevant master's degree is often preferred.
+ 3-5 years of experience in supply chain management, with a strong background and understanding in capacity and production planning or similar field.
+ Proven experience managing global teams across multiple countries.
+ Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
+ Proficiency in supply chain management software and tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JDA).
+ Advanced analytical skills to interpret data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions, experience with data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
+ Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
+ Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of driving process improvements in a global setting.
**Key Stakeholder Management: (Internal use only)**
+ VF Commercial: Global Brand Planning team, 3 x regional planning team, Global and Regional Material team each individual brand
+ VF Product Supply: Global Sourcing Leads by Brand; Global Material Planning team, Global Capacity planning team, Global Allocation team
+ VF Production Planning team in Regional Office: Across 8 countries and Regional Country Directors.
+ External stakeholder: 10- 40 Vendors across globe varies by brand
+ Extended working hours due to the time zone difference - heavy global calls at APAC night time.
R-20250717-0093
VF Diversity Vision Statement
VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world.VF is an equal employment opportunity/ affirmative action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled. VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Principal Accountabilities:
Sub Job Family Description: Monitor quality, compliance and regulatory aspects between company and third party manufacturers including relationship management, technical issues, schedule conflicts, quality issues, vendor selection and evaluation. Provide contractors with the proper information to ensure that contractors meet quality standards. Act as liaison between company and contractors to ensure all products are manufactured following good manufacturing practices (GMPs) and quality products are released and available to meet customer needs. Identify potential new contractors and evaluates financial stability of new suppliers. Coordinate the development of documentation for contractor manual. May respond to cost and feasibility requests and obtain vendor quotations. ___Under broad supervision:* Responsible for conducting site visits to contract manufacturing organization facilities to observe production and testing of company products and review for compliance* Support the operations of contract suppliers including technical issues, quotations, vendor selection and evaluation, schedule conflicts, and quality issues
Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field *Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager's criteria* Three to five years of related experience preferred* Strong written and oral communication skills
Knowledge & Application:
* Understands and applies the principles and practices in a recognized professional field requiring extensive academic preparation* Likely to be newly professionally qualified in a specific field, or will have extensive experience in complex technical area* Determines a course of action based on guidelines and modifies processes and methods as required* Generally requires knowledge of company policies, practices, and procedures
Problem Solving:
* Resolves issues which are often varied and non-routine * Uses previous experience to identify most appropriate option or improve existing approaches* Problems likely to require clarification* Undertakes analysis and investigation to solve differing, but related, problems* Work is performed under general guidance and direction* May require the initiation of contacts to resolve and discuss mutual problems or collaboration on procedures or transactions
Interaction:
* Conveys information to occasionally divergent audiences that may require some persuasion* In some instances will need to convey information to audiences not knowledgeable of the subject matter* Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval* Understands and communicates fairly complex information within the specialization or recognized body of formal knowledge
Impact:
* Impact is generally limited to short-term team performance, occasionally on medium-term goals* Supports the achievement of goals through own personal effort * Responsible for planning own work, assessing own progress, and adjusting efforts to meet goals* Beginning to have more of a contributory impact on team performance
Accountability:
* Accountable for meeting own targets which impact the immediate work area* Accountable for own targets which will typically be definable but not always financially measurable * May help coordinate the work of junior members of the team* Accountable for managing own impact on cost and profitability of the business
R-20250717-0119
VF Diversity Vision Statement
VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world.VF is an equal employment opportunity/ affirmative action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled. VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.