Gestionnaire, Approvisionnement Manager, Sourcing

Centric Brands•Montreal, QC

63d•Hybrid

About The Position

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets, and sells high-quality products in the Kids, Men’s and Women’s apparel, Accessories, Beauty, and Entertainment categories. The Company’s portfolio includes licenses for more than 100 iconic brands. Centric Brands is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles, Greensboro, London, and Hong Kong. For more information about Centric Brands, please visit https://www.centricbrands.com. From sourcing raw materials to manufacturing, order placement, pricing and quality control and getting the finished product where it needs to be, our production team is responsible for ensuring we keep our standards high and our business profitable at every step of the journey. We are looking for a Manager, Sourcing, to join our growing team in Montreal.

Requirements

Proactive attitude; Resourceful, Responsible
Highly motivated, Creative and Enthusiastic
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to multitask
Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively
Thorough understanding of fashion apparel retail merchandising
MUST have a strong knowledge of fabrics including fabric, color, yarn, garment construction, fit and specifications.
Must have knowledge on social compliance requirements.
Strong negotiation skills
Established relationship building skills with Buyers, agents, and factories.
Strong math skills
MUST have 5+ years of experience in overseas product development/sourcing (apparel)
Bilingual (French/English); English is necessary for this position since the person will serve clients coming from outside Quebec.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with design team to ensure that the vision and objectives are understood and executed and prior to new season for the development of new trends (Style, fabric, washing, trims…etc.)
Ensure SMS is developing by right vendor for workable price range, good performance from previous season.
Responsible for communication with overseas vendors to follow up on sourcing, costing and ensure factories meet the company standards.
Leverage raw materials within and across divisions by communicating with team members to ensure we are aligned.
Ensure to maintain solid vendor base and establish good relationship to support the business.
Ensure meeting company margin set goal.
Margin report maintenance.
Update SAP, PLM, OSCA, IBT
Review and approve customer compliance requirements, testing requirements, packing requirements including labels, tickets, packing, AQL requirements by customer, QC requirements, etc.
Qualifying and on boarding new vendor in close collaboration with compliance team
Attend certain merchandising meetings in collaboration with sales and design team
Raise questions when foreseeing potential problems and develop actions to solve them.

Benefits

Industry-competitive salary
Advantageous benefits plan (medical, dental, vision and more)
RRSP / DPSP (match up of up to 4%)
Generous vacation
Sick days
Flexible hours
Hybrid schedule
Summer Fridays (half day)
Commute Discount (i.e. STM)
Casual wear
Company Events
Birthday gift
Sample Sales
Brand discounts
Gym discount
Training, development & career advancement opportunities
D&I committee that is shaping the future of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources, and inspiring conversation.