Procurement Category Specialist supporting construction, facilities, and property services across EMEA at DS Smith. Driving value and ensuring compliance while collaborating with various stakeholders in procurement activities.
About the role
- Senior Sourcing Manager collaborating with cross functional teams at Aeropostale to source and place programs. Emphasizing quality and strategic management across product categories.
Responsibilities
- Support the development, sourcing, and placement of programs on a seasonal basis, emphasizing quality and maintaining mark-on plans.
- Supports partnerships with cross functional merchant and design departments to develop long term strategies to achieve the goals of the business within the parameters of cost targets and delivery schedules.
- Support and participate in all relevant company wide initiatives as they arise.
- Lead team in adjusting to changing priorities.
- Partner with merchandising to maintain an awareness of key items and overall assortment across classifications.
- Partner with design to gain an understanding of seasonal concepts and design direction across classifications.
- Support team in the resolution of complex development, shipping, and delivery issues while upholding internal and external partnerships.
- Analyze processes, resources, and techniques across classifications and create plans to drive consistency and standardization.
- Partner with Fabric development team and design to conduct fabric and technique research.
- Manage deadlines in accordance with the corporate calendar.
- Find creative solutions to calendar issues throughout the production process.
- Investigate ways to shorten lead-times and increase flexibility.
- Communicate and enforce Aeropostale’s production, quality, and delivery requirements with all team members and suppliers.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in Production/Product Development (Specialty Retailer experience preferred, but not required)
- Clear and thorough understanding of the product development and approval process
- Excellent leadership, organizational and communication skills
- Retail math skills
- Cost negotiation skills across wide range of categories and materials
- Proficiency in MS Office, with a strong emphasis on Excel and Word
- Ability to multi-task and shift priorities
- Flexible, organized, team player
- Denim and woven product category experience
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