VP, Global Operations

We are rebel watchmakers with a purpose. Established in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company, we took a traditional European watchmaking and layered American industrial ingenuity on top. That is when we began our journey to disrupt a 300 year-old industry. Timex took mantle clocks made from wood and made them out of metal and made them faster and affordable for everyone. We took the pocket watch, added a strap, and put it on your wrist. Today our design lab in Milan designs the most beautiful watches for consumers around the world. Come join our team, make a difference, and wear watches from Timex and some of the biggest brands in the world.

**This role is hybrid and requires 2 days a week on-site in our Shelton, CT office. Remote candidates will not be considered**

Summary

The Vice President of Global Operations ensures that the Order Management and Supply Planning & Execution operations are in place, both internally and with key partners within our distribution and supply chain networks, to meet the Company’s needs. This role oversees and coordinates the activities of Order Management, Production Planning and Procurement Planning and execution operations and is responsible for the efficient and timely movement of our goods to maximize our customer fill rates. This position requires a data-driven and hands on results oriented approach that supports successful execution of company strategic objectives. This role leads a team of professionals to achieve organizational goals, which include ensuring a cost-effective supply chain while providing world class customer service.

Responsibilities

• Translates the monthly 18 months rolling Demand plan into an 18 month Distribution Resource Plan (Intake) – 5%
• Translates the monthly 18 months rolling Intake into an 18 month rolling production plan – 5%
• Translates the monthly 18 month rolling production plan into a 18 month rolling procurement plan meeting the Open To Buy constraints – 10%
• Drives continuous improvement and best in class DRP, Production Planning and Procurement and vendor replenishment processes – 10%
• Works closely with the Sourcing team to successfully ensure parts availability to support production and 90% customer fill rate requirements – 10%
• Develop, define, and implement plans that improve processes and management methods within our operations and partners to generate higher ROI and workflow optimization (reduced lead-times and inventory) – 5%
• Analyze operational efficiencies and seek mutual agreement on problem involving coordinated activities between functional groups – 20%
• Drive the Supply Chain to a greener process (reduced Carbon Footprint) of operation while maintaining or improving upon the overall effectiveness of the function – 2%
• Oversees critical and related customer order book management, optimize finished goods inventory allocation, fulfillment, production planning and procutment functions that support the achievement of organizational goals and KPI's for product delivery and customer satisfaction – 20%
• Establishes governance and quality auditing processes to monitor vendor performance and drive continuous improvement – 3%
• Utilizes analytics to monitor and measure performance, identify problems in operations, and achieve high performance at optimal cost – 10%

Key Projects

• The employee will continue to work on the following projects while in the US on this role:
  • Generation of an integrated Supply Chain Plan including Demand Plan, Distribution Resource Plan, Production Plan, Procurement Plan that optimizes inventory and supply chain resources while maximizing customer order fill rates. This will be done through continuous improvements in processes and systems with the engagement of the teams involved
  • Improvement of the customer order fulfillment process to make it robust, flexible and one that provides maximum visibility to stakeholders at the right time to enable quick decision making to maximize customer order fill. This will be done through revising methodology, schedule and templates of the way information is shared along with the schedule and participation in the various Sales & Order Execution process
  • Formulation and implementation of multiple Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven automation projects to minimize manual effort on routine, error-prone activities in planning and order management
• New projects to work on with US relocation
  • Improvement of forecast accuracy in demand planning through effective customer collaboration, fine tuning of forecasting systems, utilization of AI based tools
  • Strengthening of Sales & Operations Planning processes involving multiple corporate functions in order to provide accurate and quick visibility of business status, alignment on an integrated plan across the organization and enabling of faster decision making
  • Generation of an optimal inventory deployment plan that aligns with the organizations inventory reduction commitments through formulation, and implementation of various inventory reduction projects across the entire supply chain
  • Development of a Master Planning function with the right skillsets in the organization to drive an integrated global planning process based out of corporate office in the US
  • Integration and consolidation of global order management functions

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree, MBA preferred but not required
• 10 years progressive supply chain, logistics and distribution experience
• 5 years people and operational management experience
• Excellent project management and allocation of resources skills
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies is an asset
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office software, with a strong command of MS Excel
• Advanced ERP system experience require

In addition to our wide product offering, Timex Group offers the following benefits:

• 401K
• Robust Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
• Generous Company Holidays/Vacation
• Extended Sick and Personal
• Hybrid Remote Office Policy
• Summer Fridays all year long!
• Parental Leave Policy

Timex Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.