VF Corp

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. ___* Responsible for all operations of contract suppliers including technical issues, quotations, vendor selection and evaluation, schedule conflicts, and quality issues* Serve as liaison between company and contractors* Coordinate the development of documentation for contractor manuals* Typically responsible for leading a team of professionals

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; Master’s degree preferred* Generally ten years of progressive experience with five years of managerial experience* Strong organization and communication skills

Knowledge & Application:

• Department manager with expert knowledge in more than one specialized field and broad knowledge of several related disciplines within a function* Requires broad theoretical knowledge or advanced knowledge of highly specialized fields and their interrelationships* Directs the application of existing principles and guides development of new policies and ideas across a discipline/departmental area* Leads the development of new policies/ideas in own discipline

Problem Solving:

• Problems are unclearly defined and sufficient information may not be available* Requires conceptual thinking to understand complex issues and their implications* Solutions may need to be devised based on limited information* Implementation of solutions often requires a longer term perspective* Solutions must take into consideration multiple perspectives and future implications* May in certain instances require judgment to devise and apply new concepts and solutions

Interaction:

• Required to convey complex information and persuade several diverse stakeholders/audiences often across multiple cultures* Develops recommendations to sell ideas or services* Information is non-routine in nature* Frequently advises others on complex matters

Impact:

• Translates functional vision into plans for the functional discipline and guides their execution * Significantly impacts the results of one or more discipline areas* Impact is on medium- to long-term departmental goals

Accountability:

• Accountable for departmental results which will impact the entire function* Accountable for departmental budget* Accountable for financial impact which may be broad and have a far-reaching impact on the business segment* Full people management accountability including resourcing and exit decisions * Resourcing decisions likely to be signed off by higher authority

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