Sr Sourcing Merchandiser

Gap Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the apparel industry seeks a Product Manager to oversee the complete fabric/product management process. Responsibilities include managing vendor relationships, ensuring product quality, and enhancing the sourcing strategy. Ideal candidates are data-driven, effective communicators with experience in merchandise sourcing and offshore production.

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandise sourcing and production management.
• Ability to analyze data and suggest solutions.
• Eagerness to learn and explore new approaches.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end product management process and vendor relationships.
• Drive quality and resolve fabric/product issues.
• Ensure project execution aligns with strategic sourcing.

Skills

Planning

Data analysis

Communication

Vendor management

Job description

About the Role

In this role, you will be accountable for the end-to-end product management process and strategy execution (including RSC strategy, networking strategy, and booking management strategy for all buying tracks) for the assigned fabric/product departments with suppliers.

What You'll Do

• Manage the fabric / product / vendor product management process in a timely manner to maintain SOP and cadence.
• Manage relationships with mills/vendors and support vendor allocation at COO/factory level along with overall capacity planning aligned to the networking strategy.
• Partner with mills/vendors to drive SOT from creating PO first thing right and ensuring superior quality while resolving any fabric/product and quality issues.
• Onboard new mills/vendors and provide training to existing ones. Proactively explore opportunities for continuous improvement in fabric/product/vendor management, process management, and overall strategic sourcing procedures.
• Develop communication and presentation skills to exchange complex information. Manage projects and program execution within the area of specialty and ensure quality of work.

Who You Are

• Merchandise sourcing and production management knowledge – experience in pre-production process and offshore production exposure in large-sized buying office or trading company.
• Planning & influencing – proven experience in planning, prioritizing, and influencing at all levels.
• Data-driven results – ability to analyze data to address situational issues and proactively suggest solutions to meet deliverables.
• Learning agility & experimentation – demonstrates eagerness to learn and explore new ways of approaching goals.
• Effective communicator & team player – proven capability to communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and through presentations.