Lead Seasonal Sourcing General Analyst, Apparel

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH

You will work closely with the Apparel/Accessories Sourcing Directors and other managers while driving a critical x-functional partnership with Materials Sourcing Partner Management Delivery Excellence Analytics and Global Planning teams. You will think across broad time horizons and support future company vision within our Apparel and Accessories source base. Incorporate the long-range product strategies category feedback and supplier performance to drive our in-season sourcing strategy and execution of your role you will serve as an integral contact for multi-source decision making supplier loading and balancing capacity management and key sourcing initiative project management.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

Were looking for an innovative individual capable of identifying crafting and approaching apparel sourcing through an enterprise lens while also effectively communicating with global teammates working cross-culturally and valuing differences. The ideal candidate will bring a curious mindset proactive approach and a critical focus on source optimization. The candidate needs to be organized detail oriented and thrive in problem solving environments.

You Bring:

• Bachelors degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training.

• 5 years of Sourcing Manufacturing Operations or Supply Chain

• Leadership and proven independent project management experience a must

• Knowledge of apparel construction material manufacturing and costing preferred

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proficient with Smartsheet Air Table Power BI and Tableau

• Advanced MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills preferred

• Experience with partnering with advanced analytics on tool development and deployment

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams through change collaboration and ability to gain buy-in for business plans

• Ability to work in a deadline driven environment with a strong attention to detail and process orientation

• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally including the ability to collaborate with and influence all levels of management

• Team player proactive flexible and with a desire to learn and grow

• Cultural awareness and a champion for diversity inclusion and belonging

• Ability to travel 5%

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON

As an integral part of the Apparel Sourcing team you will be the lead for your product classifications/suppliers working to obtain and manage capacity including increases or reductions. You will also monitor metrics including supplier loading and source-to strategy to support the execution of the sourcing strategy. You will collaborate with Consumer Fields of Play sourcing teams to maintain loading levels across the source base in accordance with delivery quality sustainability and margin goals. You will also act as a project manager against key strategic deliverables within our organization working cross functionally to ensure any new process/tool meets the needs of key stakeholders and hits key development and deployment milestones.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.