Bachelor's Degree in International Trade, Business, Fashion Merchandising, or related field
3+ years of experience in Sourcing or Supply Chain Management in the fashion industry
Proven ability to collaborate with international business partners
Willingness to travel up to 40%
Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail
Advanced knowledge of AS40
Clubs experience is a plus but not required
Responsibilities
Oversee sourcing and production for a department or brand
Collaborate with the Product Approval team and overseas offices for quality and timely delivery
Work with capacity planning to strategically place orders
Identify and resolve quality and testing issues
Assist in negotiating FOB prices with overseas vendors
Partner with cross-functional teams to maximize overseas factory capacities
Travel to overseas vendors to build collaborative relationships
Benefits
Consistent in-office presence to appreciate brand qualities
Opportunity to recruit, train, and develop team members
Engagement in special projects as assigned
Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
Full Job Description
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Overview:
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
Requirements
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 AS40
Clubs experience a plus but not required
Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners' products and set them apart from their competitors.
