Senior Manager, Sourcing - Calvin Klein

PVH•New York, NY

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Be part of an iconic story. At Calvin Klein, we believe in fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture by celebrating different perspectives, backgrounds and beliefs to truly connect with our associates and consumers. Join us and have a meaningful impact on the world – and – endless opportunities to design your future. Immerse yourself in Calvin Klein here! ( YouTube , Instagram , TikTok ) POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Sourcing Manager is responsible for multi-category, dual-gender management supporting business strategies in conjunction with the special projects space and with overarching Supply initiatives. This includes leading functions related to sourcing, product development, pre-production/production and meeting organizational KPI’s.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Product Development, Sourcing, Manufacturing and Supply Chain related space.
Bachelor’s Degree is required
Growth mindset
Must have strong soft skills, ability to influence across and up
Experience working with European-based L1/L2
Good judgment & decision-making skills (with an ability to get to root cause analysis and corrective action planning)
Excellent communication & presentation skills (to include good listening & negotiation skills, must have the ability to present at leadership level)
Must be detail oriented, extremely resourceful, have excellent follow-up skills, using all appropriate contacts to gather information & drive solutions
Must be flexible and can function in a fast-paced environment, with competing priorities and deadlines
Ability to collaborate and work as a team, transcending different cultures, geographies & time zones
Ability to develop efficient processes, review & refine; always striving for continuous improvement
Computer skills - Microsoft office is a must, PLM, Cost systems are a plus
Integrity
Results Oriented/Solution Driven
Customer focused
Develop self & others
Innovative/Creative thinker
Flexible & adaptable
Comfortable with ambiguity & constructive tension

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of contemporary apparel and product collaborations is preferred.

Responsibilities

Clear understanding of divisional goals (quantitative & qualitative) and seasonal strategies
Understand competition, macro-economic landscape; keep abreast with industry trends, trade regulation etc.
Manage to the total cost of goods/MMU for their business unit
Collaborate and drive process innovation & improvements
Collaborate and drive project management calendar discipline (adherence & mitigation)
Lead meetings with cross functional/global partners to ensure alignment.
Manage & develop direct report.
Onboard new vendors
Develop & Manage point to point vendor relationships.
Spearhead product and raw material allocation based on vendor strategy, cost targets & supplier capability.
Drive local raw material sourcing, in collaboration with RM partners.
Own timing for delivery of protos & salesman samples as well as identification of mitigation opportunities for any delays.
Serve as the business-facing Sourcing lead in brand meetings/proto reviews/SMS reviews/line finalization meetings.
Lead efforts around special projects/new product launches/marketing initiatives.
Drive interaction with raw materials, technical design, and operations to provide manufacturing & supply chain expertise to drive top-line, profitable sales.
Interface with cross functional teams on any product, quality or delivery issues and offers possible options to resolve.
Work in conjunction with planning lead on global supply planning long lead time commits, global reconciliation for collaborations.
VMS system management to ensure on-time delivery & mitigate where possible.
Lead new vendor onboarding with cross-functional teams, ensuring vendors are connecting with all internal partners as needed to execute production.
Create cost-guidance tools for design teams to reference when building products into designated cost buckets.
Maximize gross margin opportunities through leverage, product re-engineering and product versioning (where applicable).
Manage style costing in costing tool to ensure seamless data flows into Line Matrix.
Review costs prior to presentation to merchants (must be fact based and in line with the macro trends) and provide cost options as needed for margin improvements.
Establish/maintain cost folio within approved vendor matrix.
Lead vendor counter-sourcing initiatives, in alignment with sourcing strategy.
All day-to-day decisions to deliver into divisional goals (pertaining to finished goods). Must be extremely resourceful, have excellent follow-up skills; learning and using all appropriate contacts and data bases to gather information, influence decisions and drive solutions that enhance successful project completion. Fast paced with competing priorities, must have the ability to multi-task and drive results in a matrixed reporting structure.

Benefits

PVH currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. These ranges are based on what PVH reasonably believes that it will pay an associate for their base salary for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills.
PVH is committed to providing a market-competitive total rewards package to eligible associates, which includes diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our associates and an above-market 401(k) contribution to help our associates save for retirement. We also offer career growth opportunities, empowering our associates to design their future at PVH.
This role is bonus eligible.
Competitive pay, bonus programs, best in class medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and more.
An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement.
Generous company-paid holidays, paid time off, hybrid working arrangements, volunteer opportunities, seasonal hours, and flexible work schedules.
A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as, Headspace membership, reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions, and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities.
Access to services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care, plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through.
Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement.
Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount.