- Location
- EMEA > CHE > Stabio > VF Campus VF1, Switzerland
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Operations
- Seniority
- Senior
- Education
- Master
- Source
- Workday
Description
VF Corporation is looking for an exceptional Senior Manager, Supply Chain FP&A – Global Adjustments to Standards to join our team based in Stabio, Switzerland.
Let’s talk about the role!
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain FP&A – Global Adjustments to Standards is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving global visibility, governance, forecasting, and decision support for adjustments to gross margin across brands, regions, and commercial channels.
This role owns the financial framework for key margin drivers including tariffs, duties, freight, inventory adjustments, overhead, reserves, product cost changes, and other margin-related adjustments. The Senior Manager partners closely with Regional Finance, Brand Finance, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Product, Controllership, Enterprise FP&A, and executive leadership to ensure margin assumptions are accurate, risks and opportunities are clearly understood, and financial decisions support profitable growth.
How you'll make a difference
Primary Accountabilities:
- Lead global FP&A ownership for adjustments to margin, including planning, forecasting, reporting, governance, and executive-level analysis across brands and regions.
- Develop a clear global framework for margin adjustment accounts, ensuring consistent definitions, assumptions, reporting treatment, and performance narratives.
- Partner with Brand Finance, Regional Finance, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Product, Controllership, and Enterprise FP&A to align margin assumptions and quantify financial impacts.
- Oversee analysis of tariffs, duties, inbound freight, logistics costs, overhead, inventory adjustments, product cost changes, reserves, reclasses, and other gross margin impacts.
- Translate complex margin movements into executive-ready insights, financial bridges, scenario analyses, risk assessments, and recommended actions.
- Drive quarterly forecasts, annual budget, long-range planning, and strategic plan inputs for global margin adjustment activity.
- Identify risks, opportunities, and root causes of margin variance; partner with stakeholders to support mitigation plans and improve forecast accuracy.
- Lead, coach, and develop global Analysts and Senior Analysts supporting AGM, building capability in financial modelling, business partnership, process improvement, and executive communication.
Skills for Success
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive FP&A, finance, accounting, or supply chain finance experience, with meaningful exposure to gross margin, COGS, product cost, inventory, tariffs, duty, freight, or related margin drivers.
- 3+ years of people leadership, project leadership, or cross-functional leadership experience preferred.
- Strong understanding of P&L management, gross margin, standard costing, accruals, reserves, reclasses, allocations, and variance analysis.
- Advanced financial modelling, forecasting, scenario analysis, and executive storytelling skills.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, simplify complex financial topics, and drive accountability across functions and geographies.
- Experience with SAP, Hyperion, BPC, Power BI, Anaplan, AI-enabled analytics, or similar financial planning and reporting tools preferred.
Senior Manager Success Measures
- Improved global visibility to margin adjustment drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Increased accuracy and consistency of margin forecasts, bridges, and planning assumptions.
- Stronger governance and standardized reporting treatment across brands, regions, and functions.
- Clearer executive communication and faster alignment on tariff, freight, inventory, overhead, and cost-related margin impacts.
- Effective development and coaching of the Senior Analyst AGM role, with improved analytical depth and decision support.
About VF
VF is a global apparel company connecting people to the lifestyles they cherish through our family of iconic brands. At the heart of our journey lies our purpose: We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It’s the reason we come to work every day. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals, together. This is our calling. Learn more at vfc.com
What’s in it For You
We’re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy and commitment of our people. That’s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we’re the total package.
- A supportive feedback-based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do
- An inclusive international environment where people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles and nationalities love working together
- Be part of an iconic lifestyle brand in a multi brand, multi countries organization
- On site gym offering health and well-being initiatives
- A discount card with 50% on all VF brands
- Break out areas offering complimentary hot drinks
Free to Be, Inclusion & Diversity
As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
If you like what you have read and want to join our team then we would like to hear from you!