Sourcing Operations Coordinator

Duluth Trading Company•Mount Horeb, WI

2d•$23 - $28•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of company-wide purchase orders, ensuring data integrity and seamless inventory flow from issuance to fulfillment. This role serves as a critical cross-functional bridge between vendors, sourcing, logistics, and merchant teams to optimize delivery timelines and reconcile financial discrepancies. Will drive operational excellence by implementing process improvements, managing high-priority "Hotlist" inventory.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in field
Equivalent work experience will be considered
1+ years of experience
Planning and Forecasting system experience
Po system experience
Reporting tools experience, as well as Microsoft Excel
Financial and Business Acumen: Ability to evaluate financial and business indicators and translate data into actionable information to drive results; requires proficiency in retail math
Problem Solving & Decision Quality: Able to use logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions
Influencing & Negotiation: Can present ideas and directions at all levels of the organization that lead and influence others to action
Systems and tools Acumen: Advanced in Microsoft Excel with an aptitude to learn multiple inventory applications
Collaborations: Able to build constructive and effective relationships with cross functional partners
Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Responsible for category level purchase order management including writing, issuing, revising, tracking, maintaining and canceling .
Execute the timely PO issuance in collaboration with merchants and sourcing partners to ensure the on-time delivery for floorset dates and resolve any exceptions
Execute PO revisions to ensure purchase order details are accurate based on the changes agreed between Duluth and vendors.
Execute market buy POs
Execute PO and inventory tracking and reporting as needed
Communication with vendors and Hong Kong Office for branded product buys for purchase order Management.
Problem-solving in any PO-related issues, including EDI
Work with the Logistics team on late or early delivery of POs and communicate with merchants for actions.
Monitor Hotlist POs cross functionally
Execute new vendor onboarding documents and set up
Support the generation of the vendors’ on-time delivery performance report
Acts as a champion of change readiness and process improvement through implements new tools, ideas and ways of thinking to create team efficiencies

Benefits

Multiple Medical plan options
Dental & Vision plans
Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account including company contributions
Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
Company paid Short-Term Disability
Other various voluntary benefits including: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Long-Term Disability and Supplemental Life Insurance
401(k) Employer Match
Parental Leave
Paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Generous Paid Time Off plan
Daily pay available
40% Employee Discount
Flexible Fridays
Onsite fitness center