Asset Manager, 1st Shift

Asset Manager

The Asset Manager is responsible for driving asset performance, reliability insights, and data transparency across a highly automated distribution center. This role serves as the analytical backbone of the maintenance and engineering organization—transforming raw assets, CMMS, WMS, and controls data into actionable insights that improve uptime, reduce cost, and support long-term capital and maintenance strategy.

The Asset Manager partners closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, Controls/PLC Engineering, and Finance to ensure assets are maintained, utilized, and invested in based on facts—not assumptions.

RESPONSIBLITIES

· Analyze asset performance metrics including uptime, downtime, MTBF, MTTR, availability, and utilization

· Lead a team of two, responsible for planning and parts oversight

· Identify chronic failure modes, repeat downtime drivers, and reliability risks

· Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) initiatives with data insights

· Track effectiveness of corrective actions and long-term fixes

· Own CMMS data quality (asset hierarchy, PM compliance, failure codes, work order accuracy)

· Audit and standardize asset naming, classifications, and failure coding

· Partner with maintenance leadership to ensure accurate labor, parts, and downtime capture

· Develop dashboards and scorecards that reflect true asset health

· Analyze PM effectiveness and recommend optimization (frequency, scope, condition-based triggers

· Support transition from reactive to predictive maintenance using trend analysis

· Identify early warning indicators for asset degradation

· Assist in PM rationalization efforts during maintenance org maturity phases

· Analyze spare parts consumption, critical spares exposure, and obsolescence risk

· Support min/max optimization and criticality assessments

· Track maintenance cost per asset, cost per unit, and lifecycle cost trends

· Partner with Procurement and Finance on cost control and forecasting

· Support asset lifecycle planning and replacement strategies

· Build data-driven business cases for capital requests and major repairs

· Track asset age, condition, and risk to operations

· Support post-implementation reviews for capital projects and upgrades

· Partner with Operations to correlate asset performance with throughput, labor, and service levels

· Support Controls/PLC Tech with trend analysis and system performance insights

· Provide executive-level summaries for leadership reviews and planning sessions

· Act as a key contributor during peak readiness planning (BTS, holiday, promotions)

· Asset Health Dashboards (Uptime, Downtime, MTBF, MTTR)

· Reliability & Risk Registers

· PM Effectiveness Reports

· Maintenance Cost & Spend Analytics

· Capital Justification & Lifecycle Reports

· Executive-Ready Summaries and Insights

QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field preferred

· 8+ years experience in asset analytics, maintenance engineering, reliability, or industrial operations

· Experience working in highly automated facilities (conveyance, sortation, ASRS, robotics preferred)

· Previous Management experience preferred

· Strong experience with CMMS systems (Maximo, SAP PM, eMaint, Infor, etc.

· Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) preferred

· Strong analytical mindset with ability to translate data into operational action

· Reliability or Maintenance certifications (CMRP, CRL, Six Sigma, TPM) preferred

· Experience supporting PLC/controls-driven systems preferred

· Exposure to predictive maintenance technologies or condition monitoring preferred

· Retail, e-commerce, or high-volume distribution experience preferred

· High attention to detail and data integrity

· Ability to influence through facts and insights

· Comfort operating between maintenance, engineering, and operations

· Executive presence in presenting complex data simply

· Bias toward action, prevention, and continuous improvement

SUCCESS MEASURES

· Sustained automation uptime and throughput during peak and non-peak periods.

· Reduction in unplanned downtime and repeat failures.

· Strong PM compliance and healthy maintenance backlog.

· Stable maintenance costs aligned to budget.

· High technician capability, engagement, and retention.

Hiring Range:$101,200.00 USD - $126,500.00 USD annually

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com  and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact us at peopleservices@vfc.com. VF will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals to the extent required by applicable law.

Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.