Sourcing Manager - Product Development

Bealls • Bradenton, FL

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

ABOUT BEALLS INC. If you're seeking a career with a company that encourages authenticity, rewards innovation and provides stability and work/life harmony, then Bealls Inc. is the place for you! At Bealls Inc., our people have a shared responsibility to each other that has fueled our considerable retail industry success. Here you'll find a blend of tenured people with deep company knowledge working alongside talents from national and international retailers, various industries, and recent graduates, all united by a shared vision. WHO WE ARE: We are a group of passionate people who utilize our unique talents to help our guests outfit their families for less. We strive to hire and develop talented and diverse individuals by fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and authenticity that benefits from and thrives on a wide range of skills, styles, backgrounds and experiences. We believe we are better when we work together, leveraging collaboration and relationships throughout our organization and the broader retail industry to help accomplish our goals. We are continuously pursuing solutions that address environmental impact and advance sustainable practices, while strengthening relationships with our communities, our people, and our industry partners. Practices that people experience when joining include Authenticity, Acceptance, Accountability, Empowerment, Gratitude, Openness, Presence and Transparency. WHY JOIN BEALLS INC.: Location \: Our corporate offices are in beautiful and sunny Bradenton, FL. We offer corporate individuals the flexibility of hybrid work schedules, with variations by department. Stability: We are a financially strong, multi-billion-dollar, growing organization that has been around for 110 years! We have over 650 retail stores across 22 states under bealls, Bealls Florida, and Home Centric store brands, along with 50 exclusive brands in our stores! Benefits\: We provide weekly pay and comprehensive benefits, health and wellness perks including paid time off and retirement saving plans because individual well-being is a priority. Growth\: We focus on cultivating internal talent and educating new members of the organization through numerous training programs and learning tools. This is accomplished through continuous professional development at all levels in the classroom, in the field and on the job. Connection: Surround yourself with others who find purpose, passion, and fulfillment in their work, with an organization that believes in making communities safer and healthier for generations to come. Learn even more at www.beallsinc.com/beallsinc/careers SOURCING MANAGER – PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ON BUSINESS: As we continue to expand, our products continue to grow right along with us--in volume and complexity. That is why we need a highly skilled Sourcing Manager to help move us forward. As a Sourcing Manager, you will lead the coordination efforts of our global sourcing blueprint to balance the diverse needs of our exclusive brand products for Bealls and Bealls Florida Divisions. You will serve as an in-house expert to negotiate value and profitability, leveraging buying power with a focused supplier network, and ensuring speed to market delivery through a targeted time and action calendar. Because our product development efforts are currently handled by cross-functional teams, you will also be instrumental in liaising communications with suppliers, design teams, import production teams, merchant teams and key stakeholders to drive the highest quality product according to specification, delivery, and costing expectations.

Requirements

• Minimum 5-years of comparable and relevant experience.
• Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Advanced principles with global supply chain acumen.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Strategic thinker with superb organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter with excellent project management and leadership skills.
• Ability to collaborate and coordinate across multiple business partners, both internal and external.
• A strong sense of urgency and ability to strategize solutions under aggressive deadlines.
• Thrives in fast pace, dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes cross functionally aligned global sourcing strategies for assigned product categories.
• Understands global market conditions which impact the supply chain such as tariffs, social compliance issues, freight challenges, international labor costs, and raw material costs.
• Drives negotiations and owns supplier relationships to command best costs incorporating fabrics, CMT, freight, duty, and testing.
• Travels to market globally and serves as a company ambassador to deliver win-win solutions and establish long-term business growth opportunities.
• Manages the entire lifecycle of product development in partnership with design and tech teams, while liaising with suppliers and internal customers to ensure key milestones are achieved for flawless execution.
• Performs full range of approvals, from PP (Pre-Production) to TOP (Top of Production), encompassing lab dips, bulks, strike-offs, trims, labeling, and packaging.
• Ensures on-time delivery, meeting consumer demand to expedite purchased goods.
• Uses agile methods to navigate revisions of purchase orders, analyze effects of cancelations, and propose strategy offsets for rejected or delayed goods.
• Closely partners with internal departments to ensure proper classification of richly diverse products, in accordance with the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).
• Enforces standards with suppliers to comply with our code of ethics in support of human rights and labor laws.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• We provide weekly pay and comprehensive benefits, health and wellness perks including paid time off and retirement saving plans because individual well-being is a priority.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees