VICE PRESIDENT, SOURCING - $250K-$400K

Rush & Company; New Jersey; Sur place; USD 180 000 - 280 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Rush & Company, a leading US home fashions firm in bedding and bath, seeks a Director of Global Sourcing to lead international sourcing strategy, supplier relationships, and compliance.

The role directs overseas offices and QA teams, negotiates pricing, ensures on-time delivery, maintains ethical standards, and travels to factories to build sources and monitor capacity and quality.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years in Home Textiles directing a Global Sourcing team.
• Experience assessing factory capacity and production capabilities.
• Technical understanding of textile printing processes, fabrications and construction.
• Costing and margin analysis.
• Direct negotiation with factories; proven negotiator.
• Travel to China factories; 3–4 trips per year.
• Experience managing overseas offices and staff.
• Direct management of Quality Control functions and AQL auditing.
• Experience with Retail customers’ quality requirements, testing and regulatory compliance.
• Experience managing Ethical Standards within factory base.
• Experience monitoring production timelines and shipping schedules.
• Sourcing for Mass Market retailers.
• Hands-on managerial style.
• FOB volume $50M+.

Responsabilités

• Direct the Global Sourcing team in the development of all new sources, ethical standards, price negotiations, production processes, on‑time delivery, quality control, quality testing, and security of goods
• Ensure that purchases are made in accordance with Company plan and market conditions to achieve gross profit requirements
• Travels to overseas factories to develop new sources, negotiate prices, assess factory capacities, monitor ethical standards, review security, and maintain positive relationships.
• Ensure that quality controls are in place in each country and that suppliers adhere to the guidelines set forth by the Company
• Direct the management of overseas offices and staff including recruitment and development of local office staff, preparation of annual budget and expenditures, and compliance with local laws and regulations

Connaissances

Global Sourcing

Negotiation

Quality Assurance

Regulatory Compliance

Staff Management

Margin Analysis

Description du poste

Very successful US Home Fashions company that has a long tenure of success. Very little turnover. Full benefits. Bedding and Bath.

Directs the Global Sourcing team to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Directs the creation of overseas sourcing strategies and buy plans to purchase and import products from overseas suppliers. Develops and maintains positive relationships with suppliers while achieving targeted gross margins. Manages the Global Quality Assurance and Compliance teams. Manages the Overseas Offices.

Supervises:

Directors of Global Sourcing, Directors’ Buying Assistants, Director of Shanghai Office, Various Buying Agents, Director of Quality Assurance

Duties:

• Direct the Global Sourcing team in the development of all new sources, ethical standards, price negotiations, production processes, on‑time delivery, quality control, quality testing, and security of goods
• Ensure that purchases are made in accordance with Company plan and market conditions to achieve gross profit requirements
• Travels to overseas factories to develop new sources, negotiate prices, assess factory capacities, monitor ethical standards, review security, and maintain positive relationships.
• Ensure that quality controls are in place in each country and that suppliers adhere to the guidelines set forth by the Company
• Direct the management of overseas offices and staff including recruitment and development of local office staff, preparation of annual budget and expenditures, and compliance with local laws and regulations

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10-15 years’ experience in Home Textiles directing a Global Sourcing team and purchasing of products in a highly intensive SKU environment
• Experience assessing factory capacity and production capabilities
• Technical understanding of textile printing processes, fabrications and construction
• Costing and margin analysis
• Experience negotiating directly with factories. Must be a proven strong negotiator
• Previous travel to China factories. Ability to travel 3-4 times/year
• Experience managing staff of buying Directors
• Experience managing an overseas office
• Direct management of Quality Control functions and AQL auditing
• Experience dealing with Retail customers’ quality requirements, quality testing and regulatory compliance
• Experience managing Ethical Standards within factory base
• Experience monitoring and controlling production timelines and shipping schedules
• Previous sourcing of goods for Mass Market retailers
• Fit in with company culture – hands‑on managerial style
• FOB volume $50M+

All Candidates must be able to provide work related references.