Asst. GSC Manager

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

AVERY DENNISON IS PROUD TO BE CERTIFIED GREAT PLACE TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA, CHINA, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, THAILAND AND VIETNAM, AND RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ASIA IN GREATER CHINA AND VIETNAM.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

In this role, you will be accountable for developing and implementing various strategic supply chain initiatives that aimed to improve delivery performance, service levels and profitability across global Embelex business. Your primary focus will be on leading the key aspects of the Global Supply Chain in process standardization, supply chain digitization, and efficiency optimization focusing on EU and US production sites. 

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Strategic Initiatives: Develop and support strategic initiatives to drive global order allocation in order to optimize inventory, minimize cost, drive efficient and profitable supply chain. This includes analysis for production location, subcontracting, inventory, distribution, and transportation to identify areas for improvement and drive continuous process improvements to ensure efficient and effective operations.

• Global Supply Chain Management: Initiate global/regional supply chain strategies and support sites to build up global supply chain processes and responsibilities. Leverage and standardize best practices across global manufacturing sites and monitor their execution. Elevate planning and scheduling capabilities and tools across manufacturing sites.

• Crisis Management: Lead cross functional team in global crisis of material shortage, demand surge, unexpected issues. Provide guidance and support to sites for crisis management of preventive actions and immediate actions to ensure service consistency throughout the year. Develop business contingency plans with regions and drive their execution.

• Collaboration and Integration: Be an active member of the Global Supply Chain during the digitization journey. Represent supply chain in the company's digitization project and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including commercial, operations, planning, and customer service, to ensure alignment and integration of supply chain planning activities in future ERP systems.

• Support program management with launch and deployment of new programs. Serving as the single point of contact for Operations and Supply Chain with the retail brand. Establishing a regular cadence with the retail brand to review operational and supply chain performance.

• Minimum of 5 years experience in Project management and Supply Chain planning, ideally in garment/garment accessories industry

• Proven track record of leading large-scale supply chain transformations in multinational and complex organizations and are open to traveling both domestic and international. 

• Well-organized and detail-oriented, plus follow-through and multitasking abilities 

• Able to work independently and as a player in a team 

• Good numerical sense. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint..etc. and able to drive supply chain analysis and discussion.

• Able to work under pressure, tight schedule and flexible for night calls

• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Mandarin. PMP, Lean Six Sigma or other project management certification is a plus.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal relations skills to lead and collaborate across a diverse and complex organization

• Working in Nansha and willing to travel

AVERY DENNISON IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status.