Manager, Trims Merchandising

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A day in the life:
• Serve as the face of lululemon's Trim team in Southeast Asia, helping to develop and support a strong, reliable trim vendor base.
• Develop, implement, and continuously refine the Trim Bulk Production Management program.
• Provide strategic leadership on in-region production and vendor management, sharing vision and direction with cross-functional teams.
• Drive internal and external process efficiency improvements through data-driven decision making.
• Champion lululemon's core values by fostering strong alignment between FGV and RMV teams across Southeast Asia.
• Create mid- to long-term strategies for raw material production and vendor management in SEA, including vendor empowerment, capacity planning, and in-country production shifts.
• Lead and manage trim production projects and initiatives across the SEA region (approx. 15-20 RMVs).
• Oversee and deliver CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) plans with RMVs during issue resolution processes.
• Collaborate with RMS and RMV teams on capacity validation efforts and implement best-in-class production processes.
• Establish performance evaluation metrics and KPIs to regularly assess the capability and competence of trim vendors.
• Lead and coordinate seasonal production, quality, and vendor management activities.
• Provide critical market intelligence and capacity validation insights to the Sr. Manager.
• Support the in-region leadership team with strategic initiatives related to trims.
• Offer leadership guidance to SEA region trim vendors focused on continuous improvement.
• Partner with upstream cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate production and supply chain risks.
• Leverage strong data analysis skills to identify trends, drive performance improvements, optimize production capacity, and support strategic decision-making across the SEA trim supply chain.