Sourcing Manager

EMERGING BLUE; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One WFH day per month

Job summary

Emerging Blue, Inc. in New York is seeking a Sourcing Manager to oversee sourcing and production, coordinating with overseas offices to ensure new resources and timely delivery.

The role requires collaboration with Product Approval, capacity planning and design teams, with travel up to 40% and a mix of on-site work plus one WFH day per month to drive costs and quality across global vendors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Sourcing or Supply Chain Management within the fashion industry.
• Proven ability to work with international business partners to drive results.
• Ability to travel as needed (up to 40%)

Responsibilities

• Oversee the sourcing and production for a department or brand.
• Work with overseas offices to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
• Negotiate FOB prices with overseas vendors to meet financial goals with the Sourcing Director.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to optimize capacity in overseas factories.

Skills

Sourcing

Supply Chain

Travel

Vendor Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Description

Sourcing Manager

Position Title: Sourcing Manager

Reports To: Director of Sourcing & Production/Sr. Director of Sourcing & Production

Direct Reports: Sourcing Assistant(s), Sourcing Associate(s), Sr. Sourcing Associate(s)

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 relationshipsSpecial projects as assigned

Requirements

• 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%)

Salary $75,000 -$125,000

On site

1 WFH day per month