Associate Analyst, Sourcing Technology

Role overview

VF Corporation is seeking an Associate Analyst, Sourcing Technology with at least 3 years of professional experience and exposure to the supply chain domain. The role calls for hands-on familiarity with waterfall, agile, and hybrid ways of working across product and project delivery, along with a strong grasp of digital platforms and end-to-end business processes.

As part of the Sourcing Technology team, you will assist the Product Owner in mapping business processes and gathering requirements. You will contribute to the digital roadmap across key areas such as product development, costing, planning, and order management.

This position involves managing how requirements evolve across multiple initiatives, working with stakeholders to understand business needs, and carrying out internal and external research to identify practical digital solutions. You will also support project teams with day-to-day requirements and solution guidance, step in for the Product Owner when required, and evaluate business use cases before recommending next steps for Product Owner approval.

In addition, you will provide Level 3 support to Level 1 and Level 2 support teams for system-related issues.

Key responsibilities

• Work with business stakeholders to document present-state and future-state processes in detail.
• Create and maintain requirements artifacts, including functional and non-functional specifications, UI mock-ups, process and data flow diagrams, dashboards, and reports.
• Take part in project discussions, draft user stories, and define acceptance criteria and related documentation.
• Review specifications with subject matter experts, developers, and stakeholders, and secure timely sign-off for delivery.
• Serve as the connection point between Product Owners, business teams, vendors, and development groups, including collaboration with project managers, QA teams, program leadership, and external partners across APAC, EMEA, and NORA regions.
• Support the Product Owner in identifying product features that improve user experience, security, and operational efficiency.
• Assess third-party and product integration needs and coordinate with vendors to deliver workable solutions.
• Help define test cases with QA and business stakeholders, support testing efforts, and track system performance and enhancements.
• Partner with the Product Owner to review processes and KPIs for ongoing user experience improvements.
• Work with support teams to handle Level 3 support and ensure effective knowledge transfer for enhancements and fixes.

Competency requirements

Behavioral strengths

• Comfortable working in a team and building strong collaboration across functions.
• Clear and effective communicator.
• Able to work independently with limited supervision and take initiative.
• Curious, adaptable, and open to learning while giving constructive feedback.
• Structured and organized, with the ability to break down complexity and manage interdependencies.
• Goal-focused with a constructive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong capability in planning and coordinating projects.

Functional strengths

• Good understanding of supply chain business processes; background in product development, sourcing, or logistics will be an advantage.
• Experience in business analysis and requirements engineering.
• Working knowledge of product management, Scrum, and Agile practices.
• Familiarity with business analysis tools and techniques such as use cases, activity diagrams, user stories, and test cases.
• Exposure to Infor Nexus, FlexPLM, KNIME workflow development, or UiPath RPA will be a strong plus.
• Understanding of AI and machine learning concepts, including GenAI, NLP, and data-driven decision support.
• Practical or conceptual experience with AI-enabled tools such as copilots, intelligent automation, and AI-assisted analytics platforms.

Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Training in business analysis is an added advantage.
• PMP, Product Owner certification, or Agile-related training is also beneficial.

Language requirements

Fluency in English and Chinese is required, as the role involves frequent meetings with teams in Shanghai where calls will be conducted in Mandarin.