As an integral member of the Product Supply’s Global Sourcing team, you will be responsible for creating strong partnerships with vendors to ensure products are developed in alignment with the brand’s design and future vision.
Join VF Family
VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) outfits consumers worldwide with its diverse portfolio of iconic lifestyle brands, including Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland®, etc. Founded in 1899, VF is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear, and accessories companies, with socially and environmentally responsible operations spanning numerous geographies, product categories, and distribution channels. VF is committed to delivering innovative products to consumers and creating long-term value for its customers and shareholders. For more information, visit www.vfc.com.
Manager, Sourcing Development
How You Will Make a Difference
What you will do:
· Create strong vendor partnerships, ensuring that The North Face products are developed in alignment with the brand’s design and future vision.
· Co-create product development and innovation strategies in collaboration with the brand product development teams in the US and Europe.
· Play a lead role in creating a multiyear sourcing strategy that will facilitate and power brand growth, ensuring best-in-class product development and fit our consumer needs.
How you will do it:
· Communicating proactively with brand stakeholders, product development, and design teams to build and adhere to a product development calendar that enables best-in-class on-time samples, execution, and delivery.
· Collaboration with all internal stakeholders across Production, Global Material Supply, Global Product Costing, Compliance, Responsible Sourcing, Product Stewardship, Finance, Logistics, and Quality teams to ensure the alignment of sourcing strategy and brand direction.
· Challenge the status quo by adopting a creative and curious style that can drive continuous improvement.
What success looks like:
· Establish partnerships with vendors to support brand product development strategies and growth plans.
· Managing vendor partnerships, ensuring performance that can drive profitability for the brand and sustained shared goals.
· Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
Free to Be, Inclusion & Diversity
As a purpose-led, performance-driven company, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness, and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
Skills for Success
Years of related professional experience: 5 years
Educational position requirements: A formal education and subsequent undergraduate/graduate degrees are nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.
· What we expect you already know:
- Proven experience developing knitted and woven apparel and managing a diverse product collection.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in managing multicultural teams and the ability to influence stakeholders globally to advance business goals.
- Drive and passion to make a difference, presenting a growth mindset that role models positivity and curiosity to your team and peers.
- Proficiency in leading, facilitating, and championing change.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and collaboration skills, both internal and external, for building lasting partnerships and driving collective success.
- Proactive problem-solving and inclusive leadership, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion while thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that requires effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience using Excel and Word is required. Proficiency using Excel at an advanced level; work with multiple worksheets and workbooks.
· What we will teach you:
- Knowledge of apparel with a key focus on the technical outdoor market
- Executive presence – you will be capable of capturing your audience’s attention, being composed and well prepared.
- Ability to lead, facilitate, and champion change.
