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Sourcing Manager - Production

4265524

Saint Louis, MO

Today

45036 - 65779 USD

Weissman

Saint Louis, MO

Ken Ellingsen

Unknown / Non-Applicable

Company - Private

Manufacturing

1959


Job Description

Sourcing Manager - Production


Reports to:
Director of Sourcing


Who We Are

Weissman® is an American costume and dancewear design company celebrating over 60 years in business! For three generations, we’ve remained family-owned. All products are imagined, designed and developed at our St. Louis, Missouri headquarters with many products made here in our U.S. factory.


We are known for doing everything we can to ensure that our customers get the right product on time, every time. We employ great people, the newest automation and a drive for continuous improvement to wow our customers.


At Weissman, we strive to offer great benefits for our employees! For this role, we offer:

  • Great PTO plan, 8 paid company holidays, and 4 floating holidays
  • Paid Weekly
  • Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption paid leave
  • 401(k) with matching
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Individual & Family Insurance Packages
    • Company funded HRA
    • FSA's
    • $25 copays for primary care and specialist visits
    • Vision Included at no additional cost
  • Dental Insurance Plans
  • Company paid Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employer-Paid & Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Friendly & attractive office environment


What You Will Do

The Sourcing Manager - Production works to support Design, Product Development, Merchandising, and Operations departments in the specific areas of finished goods development/production and raw material production. They will be responsible for managing the sourcing process, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality goods at the best possible cost.


Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain positive business relationships with vendors through ongoing and regular communication
  • Negotiate with vendors in order to deliver products that meet or exceed quality standards, are produced within a reasonable lead time, and meet the company’s financial goals
  • Understand, leverage and apply our suppliers, capabilities and business plans to support the company’s goals
  • Understand technical capabilities of vendors in order to be able to anticipate problems and collaborate with them to present viable solutions when issues arise
  • Utilize factory performance metrics - development, quality, delivery, cost, and compliance - to guide source selection, allocation and business planning activities
  • Operate within confines of development calendars and assist the Director of Sourcing and internal partners to maintain them, providing feedback to Design, Product Development and
  • Purchasing on the status of milestones and specific issues that might prevent on-time completion
  • Monitor all vendor pre-production and production activities and provide timely feedback to the organization
  • Obtain and update accurate Factory Profiles from the vendors and to ensure vendor data in the systems are current
  • Collaborate in the definition and implementation of supplier management metrics (Supplier Scorecard), be responsible for its maintenance and, where applicable, will collaborate with vendors to implement Corrective Action Plans
  • Analyze and calculate total product costs and suggest methods to decrease expenditure
  • Preparation, data research and analysis of sourcing and re-sourcing projects and benchmarking and bidding processes
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field
  • 5+ years of professional experience in textile, apparel, and/or fabric sourcing and/or product development
  • Knowledge of textile raw materials source base and garment manufacturing including, costing and functional components
  • Strong negotiation background, working with vendors to achieve best costs
  • Multilingual in English and Mandarin is preferred (both written and verbal)
  • Regular attendance in the office is a necessary and essential function of this position


Equal Employee Opportunity Policy

Weissman’s Theatrical Supplies, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.


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