Roles and Responsibilities
● Executes seasonal and short-term sourcing plans, utilizing knowledge of apparel sourcing to
meet line financial, customer service, quality, aesthetic, safety and terms-of-engagement
requirements.
● Must communicate capacity and price requirements to meet line margin and delivery
requirements.
● Must be able to provide alternatives to merchandising/design teammates to meet commercial
requirements at the most competitive cost. Identify and enable opportunities to leverage library of
components, fits, and sources.
● Would be involved in product execution from sketch to delivery, including fabrication alternatives,
garment engineering, sample management.
● Develops, manages and coaches a high-performing vendor team, ensuring current and future
business needs are met.
● “Go To Market” Accountability: Responsible for accurately tracking adoption rates, delivery of
proto/shoot/catalogue/PP samples to meet required targets. Is accountable for driving team to
meet GTM deadlines. Uses communication and negotiation skills to influence Design and
buying/Merchandising partners to achieve GTM milestones.
● Analyse and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.
Qualifications & Experience
● 4-7 years of proven work experience in Sourcing – Product Development.
● Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant category.
● Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement.
● Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
● Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analysing and interpreting data.
● Degree in garment textiles is good to have.
