Director - Sourcing

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Drive Direct Import growth through effective product lifecycle management
• Develop category Sourcing Plans and be responsible for execution of the Plans
• Manage a network of service providers including Agent staff in Dallas and Asia
• 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
• 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

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required
• MBA or master’s degree in related field is preferred
• Business related major is highly preferred

Skills

• Strong leadership
• Business knowledge
• Technical abilities

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Telemedicine services
• Flexible spending accounts
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Voluntary insurance options

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time schedule is required.