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VF Corporation Manager, Product Development – Fit, TNF APAC in Shanghai, China

Principal Accountabilities:

Under general direction:* Responsible for product integrity and interpretation with respect to design, manufacturing, quality, and cost* Prepare technical fit specifications and work with designers and factories to ensure that the specifications, measurements, fit, and construction are in keeping with the product brief

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Art and Design, Fashion, or related field Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager’s criteria Minimum of five years of related experience preferred* Knowledge of CAD design applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office* Strong written and oral communication skills

Knowledge & Application:

  • Discipline expert, typically with a number of years post qualification experience or equivalent business experience * Integrates and communicates fairly complex information within the specialization or recognized body of formal knowledge* Knowledge of principles and practices within a professional discipline * Assess unusual circumstances, suggests variations in approaches, and incomplete or conflicting data

Problem Solving:

  • Resolve issues that are differing, but related* Issues require sophisticated analytical or problem solving techniques to identify cause * Devises solutions based on limited information and uses past experience or precedent to identify solutions or to adapt existing approaches to resolve issues* Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select right course of action, which may impact the longer term* Anticipates future issues* Work is done independently, but is reviewed at critical points

Interaction:

  • Interprets and explains information to audiences who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion* Adapts style to differing audiences* Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval * Requires considerable resourcefulness* Requires strong multicultural awareness to appropriately deliver messages

Impact:

  • Impact is limited to the achievement of short- to medium-term goals* Contributes to delivery of discipline/department goals through personal effort or through influence over team members* Has contributory impact on team/discipline performance

Accountability:

  • Accountable for meeting own target which will impact the discipline * Accountable for own targets which will typically be definable but not always financially measurable

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