Senior Analyst, Strategy and Planning (7 months fixed term)

Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position):

• As Senior Analyst Strategy & Planning Underfoot Platforms you will be responsible to drive Strategic & Operational planning activities for all FTW Underfoot Platforms related materials.
• Lead the strategic planning process to ensure appropriate pre-positioning of nominated raw materials and allocation of tooling at manufacturing partners
• Lead the operational planning activities to ensure on-time delivery of all materials/components. Identifying and recommending mitigation actions to resolve delays associated to material supply from nominated supplier due to demand shifts, capacity problems, and forecast variances etc.
• Be a key thought partner for the Senior Manager Underfoot Platform & Materials Innovation during the development of material and supplier sourcing strategies.
• Lead seasonal supply planning and tooling allocations in order to deliver a risk balanced supply focused on optimizing quality and cost
• Lead and coordinate data collection and reporting in support FTW tooling & mold tracking, polymer supplier CSR compliance monitoring and reporting
• Lead, manage and coordinate activities related to PLM record creation for Underfoot Platforms and materials. Working with suppliers and key stakeholders to ensure complete and accurate data enrichment
• Support cost management activities related to compounds and underfoot materials
• Lead and coordinate project management activities, supporting polymer operations engineers and brands as they drive innovation and new underfoot materials development.
• Key liason between Underfoot Platforms & Materials Group and other VF functions including costing, sustainable and responsible sourcing, product supply
• As SPM data owner for Underfoot Platforms & Materials will lead and coordinate Supplier Performance Management processes within the Underfoot Platforms and Materials Group. Supporting T2 supplier communications, monitoring corrective action plan submissions and implementation tracking.

Key Result Areas:

• Successful development and execution of strategic operational planning activities for underfoot materials.
• Partnered with cross functional teams to design and execute material preposition initiatives to enable On-Time Performance and expansion of key sustainable material initiatives
• Successful development of consolidated data collection processing in support of tooling management. Across new tooling approval, allocations and inventory management.
• Innovation & development projects delivered on-time and in support of brand strategies.
• Successful role out of SPM across T2 suppliers of underfoot platform materials
• Successful creation of digital underfoot materials liberary
• Through cross functional collaboration, development of systems that support data driven compound costing processes

Competency Requirements:

Behavioral Competencies –

(Please refer to VF guiding principles and Leadership Profiles)

• High EQ in working with cross function/cultural partners
• Experience in multi-stakeholder matrixed environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• A decisive but humble leader
• A results orientated, entrepreneurial, bold thinker
• Team player but with the ability to work independently
• Communication and influence globally and regionally
• Strong learning agility
• 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

• Strong analytical skills
• Critical thinking/problem solving abilities linked with story-telling
• Ability to hypothesize & create/analyze multiple what-if scenarios
• Risk assessment

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:

No prior experience needed, but displays learning agility and propensity to lead

Nature of Work:

Strategic and Operational Planning

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

Specific Working Conditions

Frequency of Travel: Minimal & limited regional travel, as required

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