Senior Sourcing Manager

Fanatics; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Commerce seeks a Sr. Sourcing Manager to build and optimize the global source base for licensed apparel, ensuring quality, timely delivery, and cost competitiveness. This role partners with Merchandising, Design, and Product Development to align sourcing with product creation and innovation.

The position emphasizes leadership, strategic planning, and data-driven decisions to drive fan experiences while maintaining compliance and sustainable practices across the supplier network.

Responsibilities

• Build, optimize, and manage Fanatics Brands global source base to achieve best quality, on-time delivery, and competitive costs.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Design, and Product Development on seasonal assortments and programs.
• Coordinate with Sourcing Operations on Incoterms, payment terms, shipping, and compliance needs.
• Lead, coach, and develop sourcing team to meet milestones, dates, and quality standards.
• Ensure on-time delivery and drive vendor performance through scorecards and continuous improvement.

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership

Vendor Management

Cost Negotiations

Strategic Sourcing

Team Development

Data-Driven Decision Making

AI-enabled Insights

Job description

Fanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide. With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world's most iconic sports properties.

At Fanatics, we bring our BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day - building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with entrepreneurial speed, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset.

Fanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide. With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world's most iconic sports properties.

At Fanatics, we bring our BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day—building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with limitless entrepreneurial spirit, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset.

As we continue to scale our global platform, the Sr. Sourcing Manager will play a critical role in building and optimizing the Fanatics Brands global source base to deliver quality licensed product at competitive cost.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Sr. Sourcing Manager is responsible for building, optimizing, and managing the Fanatics Brands global source base to achieve industry-leading quality, on-time delivery, and competitive costs while developing partnerships in a sustainable and compliant business environment. This role provides strategic leadership across all sourcing functions — from annual allocation strategy and cost negotiations to cross-functional collaboration with Merchandising, Design, and Product Development — operating effectively at both the macro/strategic and tactical execution levels. The Sr. Sourcing Manager delivers business and fan impact through BOLD leadership and execution excellence, leveraging data, automation, and AI-enabled insights.

HOW WILL YOU DRIVE IMPACT

Success is measured by the ability to deliver results through BOLD capabilities and measurable outcomes.

Team & Leadership Impact (Build Championship Teams)

Cross-Functional Leadership:

• Partner closely with Merchandising, Design, and Product Development on seasonal assortments, special programs, and events, integrating sourcing into the product creation process from the earliest stages.
• Collaborate with the Fanatics Brands planning team on seasonal forecasts and long-term capacity planning, and work with the Sourcing Operations Team on Incoterms, payment terms, shipping requirements, and customer compliance needs.
• Communicate regularly with regional Product Creation Centers (PCCs) globally to align on source base strategy, seasonal allocation, cost negotiations, and capacity management.
• Recruit, coach, develop, and supervise an industry-best sourcing team, building the capabilities required to support Fanatics Brands' growth trajectory.
• Provide ongoing direction and performance management to ensure team members are meeting sourcing milestones, critical dates, and quality standards.

Fan & Customer Impact (Obsessed with Fans)

• Ensure on-time delivery of licensed sporting product by maintaining rigorous calendar adherence to sourcing milestones and actively managing capacity across the global source base.
• Drive vendor performance through scorecard reporting and continual review of quality, price, delivery, and compliance against Fanatics Brands requirements — so fans always receive the product they expect, when they expect it.
• Participate in the vendor onboarding process to ensure new partners meet Fanatics Brands standards, protecting the integrity of the licensed product experience.
• Collaborate with Product Integrity and the Sourcing Operations Team on vendor manuals and manufacturing agreements to uphold quality and compliance standards across all supplier relationships.

Innovation & Problem Solving (Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit)

• Develop and continuously optimize the annual allocation strategy by supplier and hemisphere, ensuring a balanced global source