Senior Manager Materials Development Apparel, Creation Center Tokyo-Development
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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation: Provide support to the MDI team by establishing relevant business intelligence for apparel materials which allows educated decision-making. Lead and support the continuous improvement and evolvement of internal processes within MDI. Represent the MDI team on Management level in PDX. Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional business partners (Marketing/Development/Design) to identify strategic Material Management information needs and develop tools and reports that enable Product teams to make fact based, faster material and product decisions.
- Establish and provide regular Material Market relevant trend data as well as macroeconomic trends and developments.
- Develop and execute regular in depth reporting of material management data focusing on material usage reports across our key material types (leather, synthetic and textiles) and categories.
- Provide material related risk management analysis by category and lead all activities on proactive risk management by taken relevant decisions on material/supplier changes.
- Drive the department internal process management and continuous improvement of all material development processes globally.
- Represent the MDI team in cross-functional initiatives and projects.
- Ensure the existing System Landscape supports material and product development processes.
- Work with the relevant IT owners and COE teams to ensure alignment between systems and process needs.
- Create, maintain and communicate the MDI relevant timelines. Ensure representation of MDI key milestones in Product Creation Calendars.
- Represent the Senior Management of MDI in the US and be the point person for Management discussions and decisions relevant for the US teams
- Manage the Budget for the PDX Apparel MDI team.
- Design
- Marketing
- Sourcing
- BOPS
- CoE Brand Operations
- External Supply Base Partners
- Performance Management
- Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Ability to work with people at all hierarchy levels in an organization
- Ability to lead project teams and implement change at a global level
- Certified Lean Specialist or Six Sigma Green Belt an advantage
- Ability to approach projects both operationally and analytically
- Experience synthesizing and packaging complex analyses and delivering easy-to-interpret results to senior leadership
- Experience in working with multiple stakeholders and liaising with Business and IT partners; experience building relationships & partnerships across functions
- Ability to cope with change, make decisions and act comfortably with risk and uncertainty.
- Ability to effectively communicate (both written and verbal) and to lead discussions in small and larger groups
- Bachelor's degree in Textile Sciences, Textile Engineering/Technology, Design or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive work experience in material research and/or development
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