Job Description

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• Responsible for defining and implementing the company\'s sourcing strategy across his/her categories in collaboration with the Sourcing Director
• Drive sourcing strategy to support strategic opportunities, global balance and help company achieve our financial plans
• Partner with vendors to deliver high-quality, trend-right merchandise at great value for our customers
• Establish a strong supplier base and develop alternative solutions to achieve product and business objectives
• Responsible for new supplier/factory recommendations and selection
• Lead the onboarding of new suppliers/factories and continuous improvements of related processes
• Partner with vendors to deliver high-quality, trend-right merchandise at great value for our customers
• Work with a cross-function team including company Merchants and Product Development teams to turn ideas into the merchandise in our stores
• Drive reduction of lead times and supply chain speed in order to help company be first to market
• Utilize negotiating skills and costing expertise to ensure quality/cost, and deliver maximum bottom-line impact
• Manage multiple product categories with varying levels of detail
• Assess risk of kidswear design, construction, trims etc with QA team at development stage and guide vendors to follow safety requirements to minimize quality concerns
• Evaluate capabilities of new/existing vendors to ensure styles are allocated to the right vendors
• Perform any ad-hoc tasks/projects when required

Previous experience in a large US Sourcing/Buying office would be preferred

• Degree educated in business or related discipline
• 10+ years relevant merchandising experience, preferably with a buying office
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word)
• Demonstrated leadership skills, but must be a team player
• Ability to multi-task successfully and prioritize while meeting critical deadlines
• Strong analytical and financial skills is a must
• Excellent organizational skills; attention to detail
• Passionate about fashion and strong customer-sense
• Effective negotiation, influencing and sourcing skills
• Proactive, dynamic with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Travelling is required

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