About your role:
You will be responsible for monitoring end- to- end production activities across your assigned portfolio of factories, ensuring alignment with VF’s quality standards, production timelines, and operational expectations. With a solid understanding of production process, your will contribute to real- time issue resolution, enforce adherence to SOP’s, and lead continuous improvement initiatives. In addition to handling core operational responsibilities, this role serves as a mentor to junior specialists and a key interface with factory management.
Your responsibilities will include (but not limited):
• Prepare production reports and insights for management;
• Support QM team to drive factory adherence to SOPs and product specifications during mass production, maintaining quality, aesthetics, and performance approved standards.
• Supervise production start- up for ”high- risk styles” in partnership with QM, to ensure products meet brand expectations for quality, aesthetics, and performance.
• Make real- time production decisions when required, including line balancing and automation recommendations.
• Take full accountability for resolving daily production- related issues (e.g., material delays, low output) in close collaboration with VF functions and Factory partners.
• Actively contribute on Risk Assessment (TD) and Pre- Production (T4) meetings by identifying risks and recommending actions to safeguard product quality and performance, ensuring alignment with brand standards and industry best practices;
• Work closely with VF and the factory planning team to validate factory production planning schedule to achieve OTP targets.
• Leverage data analytics to improve factory performance and efficiency.
• Ensure that core KPIs are consistently met or exceeded by developing;
• Coach and mentor other Production Specialists and factory personnel, sharing technical knowledge and best practices;
• Support the RSO (Responsible Sourcing Ops) team in verifying the completion of social/environmental compliance corrective action plans and assist in implementing VF’s environmental and social programs (e.g., Higg Index, WCD, LABS).
• Provide on- the- ground support for automation adoption and process changes.
• Participate in root cause analysis and CAP reviews for quality claims with the QM team. Facilitate CAP implementation and ensure effectiveness of actions implemented.
