Sourcing Coordinator

About the role

The Sourcing Coordinator provides complex administrative support to the Sourcing department.

Responsibilities

• Daily communication with overseas offices and agents; available to attend calls on China/India timings.
• Work with sales on product requirements, target costs, forecast, and collaborate with overseas factories to secure competitive pricing based on customer requirements.
• Cost engineer into target price, ensuring accuracy that costs reflect packaging, testing, and quality requirements before passing to sales and entering PLM.
• Evaluate costing for repeat SKUs regularly to identify benefits from global market conditions, raw material, and currency fluctuations.
• Work with Sales and Planning teams on deadlines for replenishment and running changes for production; track and manage roll-out orders.
• Collaborate closely with Design/PD on product and sample development follow-ups, running changes, and deadlines; follow through from sample order to receipt in NYC.
• Coordinate with the Packaging department to ensure packaging is available at the time of costing requests.
• Analyze overall factory plans to ensure capacities are available for all orders and reorders.
• Participate in weekly development and production meetings for all customers.

Requirements

• Excellent costing and negotiating skills.
• Proficiency in working with large Excel datasets.
• Modest overseas travel required.
• Understanding of trade regulations, product integrity, testing protocols, production cycle timelines, and logistics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and tactical skills.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and meet demanding deadlines.
• Superior organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong sense of urgency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of sourcing experience working with overseas vendors at a large volume wholesale or retail business.
• 2-3 years of experience in Home Textiles or Apparel preferred.
• Experienced in Home Textiles: Kitchen Towels, Placemats, Runners, Chairpads, Pillows, Bath, Mats, Rugs, Pet Beds.
• Experience working with Walmart/Sams, Costco, TJX Brands; strong understanding of costing, timelines, and requirements.

Pay

$90,000 - $95,000