Director, Supply Planning & Purchasing
Purchase Order Management
Purchasing & Open-to-Buy Plan and place purchase orders for blank apparel across a portfolio of suppliers, balancing cost, quality, and speed.
Own purchasing execution against the open-to-buy (OTB) plan — pacing commitments to budgeted inventory investment, flagging variances early, and reconciling actuals against plan on a recurring cadence.
Partner with Finance on OTB development, inventory investment targets, working-capital planning, and cost/landed-cost assumptions.
Supplier Management
Manage a broad and varied SKU portfolio spanning multiple product classifications, fabrications, and price points, sourced from a diverse supplier base with differing lead times, minimums, and capacity constraints.
Supply & Demand Planning
Build and maintain rolling supply plans that translate demand into supplier commitments, blending historical sell-through, seasonal team/league programs, and licensed-goods demand spikes.
Partner closely with the Demand Planning and Forecasting team to align on demand signals, consumption assumptions, and forecast accuracy, ensuring purchasing plans are built on a shared, trusted number.
Set and continuously tune safety stock policy by SKU/category to hit target customer service levels, balancing fill-rate commitments against inventory carrying cost.
S&OP & Cross-Functional Alignment
Serve as an integral, standing participant in the monthly sales & operations planning (S&OP) process, bringing the purchasing and supply view to the table alongside Sales, Licensing, Demand Planning, and Finance.
Cook up and coordinate with Sourcing and Product Development on category strategies and cost initiatives without compromising quality or service levels.
Vendor & Inventory Management
Manage blank goods inventory across distribution locations, driving turns, minimizing aged and excess stock, and resolving allocation conflicts when demand outpaces supply.
Anticipate and manage supply disruptions —capacity constraints, freight delays, tariff or cost shifts — and build contingency plans that protect customer commitments.
Systems & Reporting
Maintain forecasting and purchasing data in the ERP/planning system (Logility), building management-ready reporting on OTB position, fill rates, lead times, and supplier performance.
Identify and drive improvements to planning tools and processes as SKU count and order volume scale.
Team Leadership
Build, coach, and lead a planning/purchasing team, setting priorities and development plans as the function scales.