Senior Manager, Merchandising

JOB SUMMARY

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB SUMMARY

• As a Tory Burch Senior Merchandising M anager, F ootwear you are a critical leader and problem solver in the management of the supply chain; ensuring delivery compliance to meet customer demands .

• Communicate, train, and execute delivery and compliance expectations across vendors

• Coordinate and track the deliveries across vendors .

• Proactively visit vendors , to increase transparency, identify issues and h elp to solve problems to avoid delivery delays.

• Drive PD, Technical , QA teams to me et goal targets for deliveries

P RODUCTION

• At Order Placement- Support NYO in efforts to negotiate and review all delivery dates with vendor .
  
• Schedules, T racks, and reports on all request ed Production matters
  

• Regular WIP management - Collaborate with PD, Materia l, Technical teams for WIP Management. V alidate all required steps are executed in a timely manner , including validation of testing prior to shipment . Coordinate/ Chair weekly communication . Escalate all risk and provide solutions.
  
• Escalate missing or failed compliance or performance testing
  
• Long lead t ime reporting and management
  
• Partner with NY Production Manager to match projections with capacity plans, and escalate risk.
  
• V isit factories and to identify deliveries problems and to proactive help to solve problems working with divisions, factories, suppliers.
  

• Collaborate with suppliers and shoe factories to resolve quality and delivery issues.
  
• Chair cross-functional meetings with Sourcing, Merchandising, PD , Technical and P roduction to discuss Vendor Performance shortfalls and develop corrective action plan
  
• Maintains and track the KPIs from vendors, working close with other footwear team members
  
• Delivery Hindsighting to d rive continuous performance improvement
  
• Negotiate discounts, quality claims and air freight charges, as needed
  

• Coordinate Speed/ Agility track programs
  
• Manage style list to vendors for regional RSL testing
  

ADMINISTRATION

• Point person for resolving GTN issues
  
• Coordinate deliveries with PL M
  

OTHERS

• Vendor Onboarding / Exiting
  

• Communicate timely and effectively with cross-functional partners as well as external vendor partners; take charge to streamline processes
  
• Partner with the Merchandising team to ensure orders are submitted according to planned seasonal flow
  
• Analyze production capacity vs. monthly output targets; publish bi-weekly or monthly report
  
• Identify risks and opportunities in the peaks and valleys of monthly production output
  
• Vendor Score-carding across all major attributes of performance. Establish, measure, and report KPIs for each of the vendor partners .
  

• Perform ad-hoc delivery analysis as required by management
  
• Track , report and manage material liabilities
  
• Actively manage the supply side of the seasonal calendar
  
• Update and maintain packing guidelines .
  
• Coordinate package materials, labels , including validation of Fur Labeling verbiage
  

EDUCATION & PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• BS/BA/BFA degree
  
• Minimum 8 - 10 years in footwear leather and textile sourcing and development
  
• Able to work in a fluid, fast-paced, multi-channel environment.
  

• Strong negotiation, collaborative, organizational, and interpersonal skills
  
• Excellent analytical skills: with ability to crunch data and draw conclusions
  
• D etailed oriented , also with ability to embrace ambiguity
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
• Ability to travel
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Tory Burch LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) or sexual orientation, gender expression, military status, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, disability or membership in any other protected class under applicable law. Likewise, we will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.

Disability Accommodation

Tory Burch is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require assistance or an accommodation with the hiring process, please contact talent@toryburch.com .