Senior Manager, Global Materials Planning

VF Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global material management firm in Singapore is seeking a Senior Manager of Global Material Planning. This role is responsible for leading the material planning function, ensuring the availability of materials, and developing strategies to optimize inventory. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in supply chain management and strong leadership skills to manage diverse teams. This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in supply chain management, with a focus on capacity and production planning.
• Proven experience managing global teams across multiple countries.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to influence teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global material planning function to optimize inventory levels.
• Collaborate with suppliers to align capacity with production schedules.
• Drive global inventory strategies to balance service levels and costs.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executional Rigor

Supply Chain Expertise

Leadership and people management

Analytical and data driven decision making

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration and effective communication

Global mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field

MBA or relevant master’s degree is preferred

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JDA

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Overview:

The Senior Manager of Global Material Planning is responsible for leading and governing the global material planning function to ensure the right materials are available, at the right time and in the right quantity to support uninterrupted production and optimal inventory levels. This role sets global process, polices and standards, and works closely with the supply planning team, production planning team and sourcing team to detect and manage risk, optimize the cost and minimize liability and wastage, and ensure material availability.

Key Responsibilities:

Global Material Planning Strategy and Execution

• Understand demand forecasts, business requirement and co-lead the creation of raw material sourcing strategy through the Multi-horizon plans which are drawn up to achieve long-term Brand revenue targets and growth expectations

• Lead planning activities from long-term strategic planning (multi-horizon plan) to (pre-/in-) seasonal planning process and material preposition strategies. Contribute with the development of the raw material sourcing strategy, supplier capacity plan and drive the seasonal supply planning process in order to maximize product availability

• Lead the design and execution of material preposition initiatives to enable On-Time Performance

Supplier collaboration and Risk Management

• Develop, evolve, and implement supplier management tools to ensure achievement of Global Material strategy, goals, and objectives

• Collaborate with global supply planning and material sourcing team to ensure material availabilityand assess and mitigate any potential risk to minimize delay associated to nominated suppliers, due to demand shifts, capacity problems, and forecast variances etc.

• Partner with suppliers to align capacity and supply plans to production schedules, develop scenario-based plans to respond to disruptions.

• Drive global inventory strategies to balance service levels, investment and cost.

• Lead initiatives to reduce excess and obsolete inventory globally

Process Optimization and Innovation

• Full assessment of current organization focuses on people, process and data.

• Standardize, harmonize and optimize the global material planning processes and systems for consistency, scalability and efficiency.

• Eliminate non-value-added activities and streamline end to end workflows (from forecast handoff to purchase order)

• Be a driver for initiatives that enable higher agility within the product supply organization and continuously advance the processes, analytical framework to support the growth and market needs.

• Act as process owner for all GMP policies and procedures impacting Global Product Supply, drive policy changes with key stakeholders, including Product Supply, Global Planning and RO’s to ensure proper implementation the evaluation, selection and implementation of planning tools and technologies

• Introduce automation and digital planning capabilities

People and Organization Leadership and Capability

• Define a clear roles and responsibilities of global material planning team.

• Recruit, develop and mentor the team to meet or exceed business performance expectation. Foster an environment and passion where trust, creativity, innovation and openness can thrive.

• Identify and cultivates high potential associates within the planning organization ensuring a pipeline of future leaders.

• Demonstrate strong cross-functional leadership and capable to facilitate collaboration between different functions, regional team to ensure alignment with overall business objectives.

• Lead and manage organizational changes within the function; communicate change initiatives and effectively, ensure buy-in from team and other stakeholders.

• Design and evolve the organizational structure that support efficient and effective global planning operations. Allocate resources appropriately across regional offices to meet the business needs.

• Implement training and development programs to build the team’s expertise in supply chain and planning.

Data-Driven Decision Making

• Embed a data-first mindset across the global planning team.

• Full assessment of master data management –ensure data quality, consistency and accuracy in key planning fields (lead time, safety stocks, BOMs, supplier parameters…etc.). Partner with DT, internal stakeholder and supplier to governance teams to continuously improve planning inputs.

• Utilize advanced analytics and supply chain tools to assess performance, identify trends, and drive continuous improvements to monitor material availability, shortages and planning accuracy.

• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) for supply chain efficiencye.g. supplier reliability, lead time variability and demand/supply alignment, develop action plans to address variances and root causes for process improvement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build Strategic Partnership and collaborate with Product Supply, Supply Planning, Commercial Planning, Costingalong GTM critical milestones to alignmaterial planwith business forecasts and financial objectives.

• Provide data-backed insights and recommendations to stakeholders.

Key Competences:

• Strategic thinking - ability to develop long term planning strategies that align with business goals. Ability to anticipate and respond to changes in business environment. Experience working in complex, global, matrixed organizations.

• Executional Rigor - Track record of driving planning outcomes (e.g. material reliability and availability, service levels…etc.) skilled at managing complexity, exceptions, and operational firefighting without losing sights of strategic goals.

• Supply Chain Expertise – deep knowledge of material planning, sourcing, capacity planning and integrated business planning. Understand of product lifecycle impacts on materials needs and risks.

• Leadership and people management - strong leadership skills to guide, inspire and develop a diverse, global team. Ability to manage cross-cultural teams, fostering collaboration and get alignment.

• Analytical and data driven decision making - proficiency in using data analytics and tools to make informed decision. Ability to analyze complex data sets and translate insights into actionable strategics.

• Change management - experience with change management and transformation particularly in implementing new process, technologies, and organizational structures.

• Cross-functional collaboration & effective communication - experience in leading cross-functional teams and management relationship with key internal and external stakeholders.

• Global mindset - cultivate awareness and sensitivity to operate effectively in diverse market and environments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field. An MBA or relevant master’s degree is often preferred.

• At least 8+ years of experience in supply chain management, with a strong background and understanding in capacity and production planning or similar field.

• Proven experience managing global teams across multiple countries.

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.

• Proficiency in supply chain management software and tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JDA).

• Advanced analytical skills to interpret data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions, experiencewith data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.

• Excellent communication skills to work with cross-functional teams and external partners and leadership skills to inspire, coach and manage a diverse and remote team effectively.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of driving process improvements in a global setting.

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