Sr. Manager, Sourcing
About The Position
Senior Manager Sourcing Job Summary The Senior Manager of Sourcing is the liaison between the Buyer and agents/factories. This position is responsible for partnering closely with the Sr. Director of Sourcing in developing the overall sourcing strategy by category. Key Roles and Responsibilities Lead the Product Partner Matrix process Compile and analyze data (Product Partner Scorecard) and make recommendations for grow/maintain/decline Partner with Sr Director of Sourcing, Trend and Merchant Partners to align the matrix to the business needs Identify any gaps in the matrix and present recommendations to fill to the team Balance global risks with country-of-origin diversification plans Communicate action plans with Agents/Product Partners Assist in onboarding new agents/factories Track, report and manage agent/factory performance Drive margin savings through cost negotiations during the development process Identify cost improvement opportunities (bidding) Clarify and communicate specs and product engineering details, labeling, and packaging instructions and other information to in country sourcing and/or vendors Negotiate the costs from the directives Compile and submit costing worksheets for PO creation to Merchant Partners Support strategic initiatives in coordination with the Sr Director of Sourcing and cross-functional partners Plan and manage international development trips Execute, manage, and report on production, resolve any issues to ensure on-time delivery Develop team talent across all areas Build collaborative relationships with business and support teams Perform project work as assigned Clearly communicate to vendor partners the guidelines of the ticketing and domestic / import shipping manuals
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
- Candidate must have a minimum of 10+ years’ experience in international sourcing and/or buying, preferably within home goods, working directly with agents/factories
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Ability to source from and work with overseas markets as needed
- Strong ability to identify global issues and communicate within the organization
- Demonstrate strong analytical, negotiating and problem-solving skills
- Ability develop/maintain strong working relationship with peers and cross-functional teams
- Demonstrates leadership and decision-making skills
- Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skills
- Willing and able to travel for market and store trips
- Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
- Possesses a clear understanding of the supply chain: product development, sourcing, packaging and shipping
- Able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadline
- Takes calculated risks to achieve results
- Develops creative solutions to business issues
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience working in a US/European retail business model is a plus
Responsibilities
- Lead the Product Partner Matrix process
- Compile and analyze data (Product Partner Scorecard) and make recommendations for grow/maintain/decline
- Partner with Sr Director of Sourcing, Trend and Merchant Partners to align the matrix to the business needs
- Identify any gaps in the matrix and present recommendations to fill to the team
- Balance global risks with country-of-origin diversification plans
- Communicate action plans with Agents/Product Partners
- Assist in onboarding new agents/factories
- Track, report and manage agent/factory performance
- Drive margin savings through cost negotiations during the development process
- Identify cost improvement opportunities (bidding)
- Clarify and communicate specs and product engineering details, labeling, and packaging instructions and other information to in country sourcing and/or vendors
- Negotiate the costs from the directives
- Compile and submit costing worksheets for PO creation to Merchant Partners
- Support strategic initiatives in coordination with the Sr Director of Sourcing and cross-functional partners
- Plan and manage international development trips
- Execute, manage, and report on production, resolve any issues to ensure on-time delivery
- Develop team talent across all areas
- Build collaborative relationships with business and support teams
- Perform project work as assigned
- Clearly communicate to vendor partners the guidelines of the ticketing and domestic / import shipping manuals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
