Director - Sourcing

The

Director – Global Sourcing

will play a significant role in assisting the Senior Vice President - Global Sourcing to drive the process and lead the team to successfully execute the strategies and achieve the financial goals established by the Company.

Major Activities

Strategic Planning

Drive Direct Import growth through effective product lifecycle management

Develop category Sourcing Plans and be responsible for execution of the Plans

Team Building

Responsible for 2-4 direct reports and manage a network of service providers including staff in Dallas and Asia.

Business Process

Establish and deploy business processes for vendor engagement, capacity planning, production execution.

Develop product solutions in support of the Merchandising direction and ensure that the Company's goals of product innovation and quality are achieved

Identify, evaluate, and develop vendor relationships that support category needs. Furthermore, leverage these relationships across the Company to provide the best "cost" and "value" equation.

Be the key internal link between all internal and external stakeholders including Merchandising, Product Lifecycle Management, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Agents, Vendors, Legal and Inventory Management

Significant international travel to identify, evaluate, and manage a global vendor and agent network

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree is required

Minimum Type of Experience the Job Requires

Minimum 10 years of experience with a major retailer, brand or product development/sourcing company

Other

We are looking for a world class sourcing executive with a demonstrated track record in product development and sourcing

The person must possess strong leadership, business knowledge and technical abilities

Preferred Education

MBA or master's degree in related field is preferred

Business related major is highly preferred

Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

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