TheDirector,Sourcing &Productionis a senior leader responsible for overseeingour Sports and Entertainment brand9s global production strategy and executionreporting to the SVP of Production and Sourcing for Premium brands. This role manages vendorsourcing,product development,costing, production timelines, quality assurance, capacity planning, and delivery performance, while leading a global team of production professionals.TheDirectorpartners closely with Design, Merchandising, Sales, Planning, and overseas offices to ensuretimely, cost-effective, and high-quality product delivery that supports margin goals and speed-to-market objectives. This position requires a leader with deep production and sourcingexpertise, strong operational discipline, and the ability to manage globally distributed teams in a dynamic, high-volume environment.

Strategy & Innovation

• Develop and implement production strategies thatoptimizevendor and country matrices, balancing cost, capability, speed, and risk diversification.
• Drive costing governance tomaintainand improve margin through disciplined cost modeling, negotiation, IMU management, and data accuracy.
• Ensure flexibility in production models to adapt to evolvingtariff, duty, and trade environments,maintainingcompetitiveness and resilience.
• Partner closely with overseas hubs and vendor teams to ensure understanding of departmentalobjectivesneeded through vendor capabilities to drive initiatives that expand competencies as needed
• Champion continuous improvement across processes, systems, and vendor capabilities to enhance efficiency and reliability.

Operations & Results

• Lead end-to-end product execution fromdevelopmentthroughbulkdelivery, ensuring brands meet or exceed on-time delivery (OTD), quality, and cost targetsthroughout the product life cycle.
• Transform design aesthetics into commerciallyviableapparel products that uphold brand vision and meetD2C andwholesale market requirements
• Lead cost engineering to maximize product value, optimize margins, andleveragethe global sourcing and manufacturing network
• Manage vendor performance, ensuring alignment of capacity, cost competitiveness, quality, and speed while improving vendor scorecards year over year.
• Oversee capacity planning and production allocation to support seasonal demand, margin targets, and speed-to-market KPIs.
• Ensure strong quality assurance oversight in partnership with global QA teamsfrom concept to finalbulkexecution.
• Maintain costing accuracy and governance; collaborate with Sales, Planning, Finance, and overseas teams to ensureaccuratemargin forecasts and raw material commitments.
• Monitor shipment performance and proactively mitigate risks to meet deliveryadherenceKPIs.
• Govern operational reporting and analytics, ensuring KPIsdelivery, quality, costing accuracy, vendor performanceare visible and actionable.
• Oversee trade, customs, and import compliance to protect cost, speed, and risk exposure.

Customers & Relationships

• Act as the production partner to Merchandising, Design, Sales, Planning, and Operations, ensuring alignment on seasonal strategies, margin targets, and delivery requirements.
• Build andmaintainstrong global vendor and factory relationships, ensuring partners meet KPIs for cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and compliance.
• Drive cross-functional coordination and communication with internal teams and external partners fortimelyissue resolution and consistent execution.
• Represent production in cross-functional forums, influencing decisions on assortment planning, costing, sourcing footprint, and vendor capability development.

Leadership & Teams

• Lead and develop a global production team across North America and overseas offices, ensuring strong leadership capability and consistent execution.
• Build, mentor, and empower product teams to support evolving business needs and seasonal demand cycles.
• Set clear goals and performance expectations, aligning teams to measurable KPIs such as IMU, cost accuracy, delivery adherence, and vendor performance.
• Build succession plans and strengthen talent pipelines to ensure organizational continuity and readiness for evolving business needs.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, problem-solving, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with senior leadership to advance production strategy and transformation initiatives.

• High attention to detail and accuracy in preparing Cross functional reportingvisibilityto create transparency of supplychain performance and potential risks to plan
• Knowledge of garment manufacturing, technical construction, and cost negotiating
• 2 64 years of experienceas senior leadershipin apparel production and sourcing
• SAPand PLMexperience preferred
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong teammanagement skills, promoting a positive culture of inclusion,diversityand growth
• Ability to multitask, prioritize,delegateand meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiencyin Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); advanced Adobe, Photoshop and Illustrator skillsrequired

Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000