Posted: 11/15/2024 Employment Type: Permanent Job Category: Product Development Job Number: AV4270021113

Job Description

Sourcing Manager.

The Sourcing Manager will oversee the sourcing and production of a department or brand and work closely with overseas offices to ensure the development of new resources and resolve quality and delivery issues.

Key Accountabilities:

Work closely with the Product Approval team and overseas offices to achieve quality and on-time delivery
Collaborate with capacity planning team to strategically place orders
Identify, resolve and follow up on all quality and testing issues
Align with capacity and PA teams on priority styles by season
Assist with negotiations on FOB prices with overseas vendors in order to meet financial goals with Sourcing Director and Senior Sourcing Manager
Partner with cross functional teams to identify opportunities to maximize the capacities in overseas factories
Partner with Design and overseas partners to effectively cost new products within our approved vendor base
Align with Demand Planning teams to review and finalize all order placement for global and domestic orders
Create and share pricing projections with international customers
Recruit top talent, train and develop team members
Provide direction and management to your team to meet deadlines
Support the sourcing director to resolve any issues in production timing and deliveries to meet customer demand
Travel to overseas vendors/factories to build and establish collaborative relationships
Special projects as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in International Trade or Business, Fashion Merchandising or related field
3+ years of experience in Sourcing or Supply Chain Management within the fashion industry
Proven ability to work with international business partner to drive results
Ability to travel as needed (up to 40%)
Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail
Advanced knowledge of AS400

Hybrid Schedule

Salary $80,000-100,000k

Meet Your Recruiter

Alonya Van Rooyen

From South Africa originally, Alonya has over 15 years of experience in fashion, accessories, footwear, & textiles. She has worked in various design and product development roles globally, including South Africa, Europe, and the US, giving her an international perspective on the industries.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

Emerging Blue is committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion with all hiring and employment practices. Our goal is go to create an inclusive environment in which all candidates and employees are treated with respect.

We partner with our clients to create diverse candidate pools, promote equality, and help build positive and inclusive company cultures.

Emerging Blue prohibits discrimination and all forms of applicant and employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, or status in any group protected by state or local law

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