Sourcing Manager
Job Description
Position Title: Sourcing Manager
Location: on-site, New York City
Exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking company in the fashion and apparel industry who values teamwork, innovation, and a commitment to excellence!
Overview: We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Sourcing Manager to oversee the sourcing and production of a growing category. This role involves close collaboration with overseas offices to develop new resources, resolve quality and delivery issues, and ensure timely production. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sourcing, supply chain management, and international business partnerships within the fashion industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Product Approval and overseas teams to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
- Strategically place orders with the capacity planning team.
- Identify, resolve, and follow up on quality and testing issues.
- Align with capacity and Product Approval teams on priority styles by season.
- Assist in negotiating FOB prices with overseas vendors to meet financial goals.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to maximize factory capacities.
- Work with Design and overseas partners to cost new products within the approved vendor base.
- Align with Demand Planning teams to finalize global and domestic order placements.
- Create and share pricing projections with international customers.
- Recruit, train, and develop team members.
- Provide direction and management to ensure deadlines are met.
- Support the Sourcing Director in resolving production timing and delivery issues.
- Travel to overseas vendors/factories to build collaborative relationships.
- Handle special projects as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in International Trade, Business, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field.
- 5+ 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%).
- Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.
- Consistent in-office presence to fully appreciate the qualities that define our brand partners’ products.
Meet Your Recruiter
Doug Berkowitz
I’m Doug Berkowitz and I joined the field of Executive Search nearly 30 years ago, specializing in these industries: Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharma, Cosmetics, Fashion, e-Commerce, Health and Beauty. I handle middle and senior management roles. I pride myself on building relationships and never giving up on even the most challenging talent search. I believe that when you do the right thing for clients and candidates - they always come back. It’s all about the relationship. I have built a great reputation in multiple industries and I continue to develop strong relationships with professionals across a broad array of disciplines.
My team has expanded our reach to cover the entire U.S. and we have continued to grow since our merger with Lloyd Staffing. (We were formerly APR Executive Search.) The future is very bright. If the pandemic taught me anything, it’s don’t sweat the small stuff. — Just work hard, play harder and enjoy life.
In my free time I love fitness, cooking, eating excellent food, drinking great tequila and traveling. I’m an avid sports fan and love just hanging with my friends and family.