Sourcing and Product Development Manager (Sweaters)

About the role

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets, and sells high-quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s, and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment, and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on its customers and its brands to drive future growth. The company is defined by innovation, seizing new opportunities, and thriving in an environment informed by creativity and both analytical and outside-the-box thinking. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect for others and the hard work it takes to achieve its goals and build its bright future together.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design and overseas Centric Brands teams to ensure that the vision and objectives are understood and executed, and to develop new trends (style, fabric, washing, trims, etc.) for the upcoming season.
• Work with design and product teams to source fabrics that match design specifications (fiber type, weight, stretch, finish, etc.).
• Partner with suppliers to identify cost-effective alternatives, including optimizing yarn types, fabric structures, and finishing processes.
• Ensure SMS is developing by selecting the right vendor for the workable price range, good performance from previous seasons.
• Communicate with overseas vendors to follow up on sourcing, costing, and ensure factories meet the company standards.
• Leverage raw materials within and across divisions by communicating with team members to ensure alignment.
• Lead cross-functional weekly team meetings on development status and approval status to ensure deliverables are met for the calendar.
• Maintain a solid vendor base and establish good relationships to support the business.
• Ensure meeting company margin goals.
• Analyze detailed cost breakdowns to identify savings opportunities and recommend sourcing alternatives aligned with target cost objectives.
• Drive cost optimization without compromising quality or delivery timelines.
• Manage margin reports.
• Knowledge of SAP, PLM, and IBT applications.
• A clear understanding of customer compliance requirements such as testing, packing, including labels, tickets, and AQL.
• Qualify and onboard new vendors in close collaboration with the compliance team.
• Attend merchandising meetings in collaboration with sales and design teams as required.
• Raise questions when foreseeing potential problems and develop actions to solve them.

Requirements

• Proactive, resourceful, and responsible.
• Strong textile knowledge (fiber types, knitting methods, finishes).
• Highly motivated, creative, and enthusiastic.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Sense of urgency.
• Result-driven.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Thorough understanding of fashion apparel retail merchandising.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, fit, and specifications.
• Knowledge of social compliance requirements.
• Strong costing expertise.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Establish relationship-building skills with buyers, agents, and factories.
• Strong math skills.
• Proficient with Excel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in overseas product development/sourcing (apparel).

Benefits

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership. Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in, and our D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Centric Brands through workshops, resources, and inspiring conversations.

Pay

Salary Range: $95,200 - $119,000.00

Schedule

At Centric Brands, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range at the time of employment. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, annual bonus, and other Centric Brands-sponsored benefit programs.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please note that Centric Brands will only reach out to interview, make an offer of employment, or conduct onboarding activities for candidates who have applied through our careers site. When interviewing for a position, the candidate experience will include live interaction, such as a video conference or telephone call, with a Recruiter and/or company employee(s). We will never ask for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process. Be aware of suspicious recruitment activity. If you think you are a victim of an employment scam, you may contact your local law enforcement agency and/or visit the Federal Trade Commission website here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams.