Manager, Quality Operations, FW/EQ

Key Purpose of the Job

The role will play a key part to drive Quality Management initiatives and ensure they are executed according to the strategic plan. This role should have analytical thinking and problem-solving acumen. Effective leadership skills with strong communication and interpersonal skills to build strong network with VFQM team, brand, vendor partners and cross functional teams of VF.

Key Area of Responsibility

Quality Management

• •Ensure all vendors follow VF’s Term of Engagement, Vendor Code of Conduct and other rules and regulations.
• •Evaluate new vendors for factory quality set up, technical support, and product capability
• •Ability to analyze data to identify areas for improvement and develop strategies to enhance product quality and sustain it. Foster a strong culture of continuous improvement
• •Working with team to formulate reports and documentation to track progress and ensure transparency with the vendor partners.
• •Coaching, guiding and leadership training to the QM team along with VKR and FKR to achieve the Quality KPIs
• •Exhibiting Adaptability and resilience by being flexible and responsive to changes
• •Prioritizing tasks and managing time effectively to meet deadlines
• •Ability to balance quality requirements and stakeholder expectations
• •Working well with cross functional departments to ensure quality is maintained throughout the production process keeping business aspect in consideration
• •Plan strategy for divested vendors for smooth execution of the bulk production.

Strategic Role Relationship Building

• •Build close working relationship with counterparts across the globe
• •Maintain and enhance collaborative working culture with customers’ best interest in mind.

Our Expectation For Demonstrating Leadership

• •Strategic Leadership
• •Understands and has ability to explain organization vision and strategic goals to the team, and how daily operations activities related to achieving overall direction
• •Participates in planning and prioritization; identifies opportunities to improve effectiveness through cross-functional collaboration
• •Growing People & Teams
• •Supports employee performance and development through coaching and feedback.
• •Encourages collaboration and shared learning to strengthen team performance
• •Leads by example, demonstrating continuous improvement and adaptability
• •Driving Results
• •Focuses on achieving objectives through execution against aligned processes and ways of working
• •Anticipates & prevents problems that could impact team performance
• •Proactively seeks solutions to solve problems effectively to maintain team performance.
• •Partnership
• •Works effectively with peers and partners, provides constructive feedback to drive achievement of shared goals
• •Builds strong relationships and ensure clear, transparent communication within their teams and with stakeholders.
• •Understands cross functional goals that support team objectives and business outcomes.

Job Role

People Leader

• Number of Direct Report Subordinates:
• 3 and above

Job Requirements

• Minimum Relevant Experience:
• 8 - 10 year (s)

• Minimum Supervisory Experience:
• 3 - 5 year (s)

• Minimum Academic Requirement:
• University graduate or above

• Major Subjects:
• Engineering / Garment Manufacturing Technology / Footwear technology or relevant experience

Required Professional Qualification:

Language Proficiency (Please delete where inappropriate)

Writing Skills

• 1. English:
• Good

Oral Skills

• 1. English:
• Good

4. Others, pls specify:

Required Competencies

• •Coaching and Developing Others
• •Facilitate Change
• •Building a successful team
• •Empowerment
• •Selecting Talent
• •Business Acumen
• •Operational Decision Making
• •Driving Execution
• •Customer Focus
• •Building Strategic Work Relationships
• •Building Trust
• •Communication
• •Gaining Commitment
• •Leveraging Cultural Diversity
• •Adaptability
• •Innovation
• •Driving for Result

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