VP, Productions Operations

Tapestry (Coach/Kate Spade); Singapore; On-site; SGD 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Tapestry is seeking a senior supply chain leader to oversee the annual finished Leathergoods supply, ensuring top quality and on-time delivery across a broad network of service providers in Asia, Italy, and the USA. The role drives cost and efficiency improvements, leads 80+ team members, and aligns cross-functional stakeholders with ESG and compliance standards.

Responsibilities include strategic sourcing, capacity planning, quality assurance, and global stakeholder management to support the

Responsibilities

• Lead the yearly supply of finished Leathergoods and products to deliver quality and on-time delivery.
• Oversee production operations across 16 Service Provider groups and 31 locations in 9 Asian countries, totaling 150M+ manufacturing hours.
• Negotiate yearly LO P with Service Providers to influence product cost via location decisions and efficiency gains.
• Act as final decision maker on Service Provider claims negotiations and settlements.
• Identify, assess and select new Service Providers as dictated by business needs.
• Ensure Service Providers have the capability, technical skills and machinery required to produce current and future product.
• Own communication and alignment of priorities across Product Development, Planning, Finance, Costing, Quality and Fulfillment & Logistics.
• Drive cost savings through process improvements and enhanced planning to improve efficiency and quality.
• Lead monthly reviews with POMs, PODs and Quality to drive continuous improvement.
• Set quality assurance and audit strategy, including warehouse quality control audits, and improve audit processes.
• Lead a team of 80+ across 9 Asian countries, Italy and the USA.
• Ensure Tapestry Compliance Standards are in force with Service Providers and Raw Material Suppliers, collaborating with ESG and Global Trade Compliance.
• Direct Sourcing and Materials management strategy, including raw material quality, timing and diversification.

Job description

Explore the possibilities across our global house of brands.

Defined by inclusivity rather than exclusivity, Tapestry embraces the exploration of individuality and invests in helping you grow personally and professionally. Every individual in our global house has the opportunity to make an impact, learn and be part of our growing and unique story.

At Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach and Kate Spade New York. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

Reports to: SVP, Global Head of Supply Chain Operations

Position Overview:

Lead the yearly supply of finished Leathergoods and products for Tapestry delivering on quality and on-time delivery while respecting Tapestry's 4 Cs approach: Capacity, Capability, Compliance and Cost. Maintain an agile operations team to leverage and balance the available capabilities, capacity and cost based on demand signals and determine resources/capacity available.

Procure US$330M+ Raw Materials globally ensuring highest quality standards and best cost to support company Gross Margin improvement.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Manufacturing and Direct Sourcing:

Oversee and direct production operations (quality and on-time delivery) across 16 Service Provider groups and 31 locations in 9 Asian countries (most Service Providers operate 2-3 locations in different countries), for a total of 150M+ manufacturing hours across all Coach and Kate Spade Leathergoods categories, including over US$330M in raw materials sourcing (leather, hardware and textiles);

Negotiate, in partnership with Tapestry Planning and Strategic Costing, yearly LOP (Labor, Overhead, Profit, production efficiency) with Service Providers and influence product cost through production location decisions and efficiency gains, working with factories to lower price while growing their skills;

Act as the final decision maker on Service Provider claims negotiations and settlements;

Identify, assess and select new Service Providers as dictated by business needs;

Ensure Service Providers have the capability, technical skills and machinery required to produce current and future product;

Establish the strategic footprint for the Long-Range Plan (LRP), ensuring sufficient Service Provider capacity to deliver the strategic plan;

Own and govern the Balanced Scorecard KPIs related to production and quality, and the Service Provider assessment system, overseeing the team's inputs, approving ratings and rankings for all Service Providers, and aligning them with strategic priorities;

Serve as the global representative of Asia Operations and Sourcing teams and own communication with external parties;

Own communication and alignment of priorities across multiple functions and key stakeholders, including Product Development, Planning, Finance, Costing, Quality and Fulfillment & Logistics;

Process Improvement: Drive cost savings through initiatives to enhance planning processes, improve overall efficiency and quality;

Analyze quality data and feedback to identify trends andimplement corrective actions;

Lead monthly reviews with POMs, PODs and Quality to drive continuous improvement and feed learnings back to Product Development;

Set the quality assurance and audit strategy, including warehouse quality control audits, and continuously improve how audits are conducted;

Lead a team of 80+ team members across 9 Asian countries, Italy and the USA;

Ensure Tapestry Compliance Standards (quality, trade, environmental and social) are in force in the relationship with Service Providers and Raw Material Suppliers, partnering closely with ESG and Global Trade Compliance, and resolve related issues;

Ensure compliance with Quality Standards, including assistance with assessing and resolving quality issues as they arise; and

Own the Direct Sourcing and Materials management strategy, setting the approach to raw material quality, timing and location, directing the raw materials plan, and seeking new sources and diversification when needed.

Relationship and stakeholder Management :

External: Service Providers and RMS.

• Brands Supply Operations Team
• Asia Supply Planning Team
• Product Development
• Global Trade Compliance
• Operational and Strategic Costing
• Innovation and Development
• ESG
• Finance
• Quality
• Fulfillment & Logistics

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Understanding of Asia SP capabilities and production processes
• Deep understanding of supply chain systems (S4, Gateway, Tradelink, ecV, Nexgen/Avery Dennison, BI, JDS); drive infrastructure improvements to deliver business objectives
• Issue resolution expertise including those with third‑party providers
• Ability to manage cross‑functional teams' expectations and collaborate to hold key stakeholders accountable
• Strong written & verbal communication skills; ability to