Global Supply Chain Strategy Lead for Fast-Growth Markets

Fanatics Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Inc. is seeking a Sr. Manager, International Supply Chain Strategy to design end-to-end models for new markets and drive launches at scale. You will coordinate with Commercial, Product, Technology, Finance, Legal, and Operations to ensure compliant, fast, and cost-effective flows from production to collectors across geographies.

This role thrives in ambiguity, shapes new supply chain concepts, and supports hyper-growth with scalable, risk-aware processes across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years of experience in supply chain strategy, operations, logistics, or management consulting (level dependent).
• Experience building or scaling supply chains in high-growth, launch-driven environments.
• Strong understanding of inbound logistics, fulfillment operations, order management, and reverse logistics.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, including cost-to-serve and scenario modeling.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with incomplete data.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end international supply chain models to support new Fanatics Collectibles market launches.
• Build product flows from the ground up, including inbound logistics, inventory positioning, fulfillment, and returns.
• Partner with Commercial and Drops teams to translate product strategies, launch calendars, and growth targets into executable supply chain plans.
• Balance speed, cost, service, scalability, and risk to support high-velocity launches and sustained growth.
• Define inbound transportation strategies for trading cards and collectibles, including factory-to-market flows, cross-border movement, and regional distribution.
• Design inbound flows that navigate complex customs clearance, regulatory requirements, and market-specific import processes.
• Develop processes to support launch-based inbound spikes, limited runs, and demand surges tied to drops.
• Partner with Finance and Commercial teams to model landed cost, margin impact, and working capital implications.
• Develop contingency plans for customs delays, inspections, or regulatory changes that could impact launch timing or inventory availability.
• Design cross-border supply chain strategies that comply with country-specific customs, import, and regulatory requirements for collectibles.
• Partner with Legal, Tax, Finance, and external advisors to determine optimal import structures, entity usage, and compliance approaches for new markets.
• Define customs clearance strategies, documentation requirements, and broker models to support high-speed launches and ongoing operations.
• Evaluate duties, taxes, fees, and other trade costs and incorporate them into landed cost, pricing, and margin models.
• Anticipate and mitigate customs-related risks that could impact customer experience or business performance.
• Build repeatable playbooks for entering new countries while accounting for local regulatory nuances.
• Partner with Technology teams to define order management system requirements that support collectibles needs.
• Ensure inventory visibility, order routing, and fulfillment logic align with market constraints.
• Identify system or process gaps that could limit international growth and drive solutions.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard international fulfillment and logistics partners capable of handling high-value collectibles.
• Design fulfillment models that support launch-day volume spikes, rapid order turnaround, and premium packaging requirements.
• Lead RFPs, partner selection, and business case development for new markets and capacity expansions.
• Define SLAs, performance metrics, and escalation models to protect customer experience during peak demand.
• Evaluate partners for local customs, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Lead pilots, launch readiness activities, and post-launch retrospectives.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, scale, and industrialize solutions as markets mature.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Inbound logistics

Fulfillment operations

Order management

Reverse logistics

Cross-border logistics

Education

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Fanatics Inc. is seeking a Sr. Manager, International Supply Chain Strategy to design end-to-end models for new markets and drive launches at scale. You will coordinate with Commercial, Product, Technology, Finance, Legal, and Operations to ensure compliant, fast, and cost-effective flows from production to collectors across geographies.

This role thrives in ambiguity, shapes new supply chain concepts, and supports hyper-growth with scalable, risk-aware processes across multiple regions.