Director - Sourcing

Michaels•Irving, TX

About The Position

The Director – Global Sourcing will play a significant role in assisting the Senior Vice President - Global Sourcing to drive the process and lead the team to successfully execute the strategies and achieve the financial goals established by the Company. Major Activities Strategic Planning Drive Direct Import growth through effective product lifecycle management Develop category Sourcing Plans and be responsible for execution of the Plans Team Building Responsible for 2-4 direct reports and manage a network of service providers including Agent staff in Dallas and Asia. Business Process Establish and deploy business processes for vendor engagement, capacity planning, production execution. Develop product solutions in support of the Merchandising direction and ensure that the Company's goals of product innovation and quality are achieved Identify, evaluate, and develop vendor relationships that support category needs. Furthermore, leverage these relationships across the Company to provide the best "cost" and "value" equation. Be the key internal link between all internal and external stakeholders including Merchandising, Product Lifecycle Management, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Agents, Vendors, Legal and Inventory Management Significant international travel to identify, evaluate, and manage a global vendor and agent network Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of experience with a major retailer, brand or product development/sourcing company
We are looking for a world class sourcing executive with a demonstrated track record in product development and sourcing
The person must possess strong leadership, business knowledge and technical abilities
Bachelor’s degree is required

Nice To Haves

MBA or master’s degree in related field is preferred
Business related major is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Drive Direct Import growth through effective product lifecycle management
Develop category Sourcing Plans and be responsible for execution of the Plans
Responsible for 2-4 direct reports and manage a network of service providers including Agent staff in Dallas and Asia.
Establish and deploy business processes for vendor engagement, capacity planning, production execution.
Develop product solutions in support of the Merchandising direction and ensure that the Company's goals of product innovation and quality are achieved
Identify, evaluate, and develop vendor relationships that support category needs.
Leverage these relationships across the Company to provide the best "cost" and "value" equation.
Be the key internal link between all internal and external stakeholders including Merchandising, Product Lifecycle Management, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Agents, Vendors, Legal and Inventory Management
Significant international travel to identify, evaluate, and manage a global vendor and agent network
Other duties as assigned