Sourcing Senior Manager (North)

Job summary

A global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, 60+ retail stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement end-to-end strategies for vendor diversification and deliver sustainable value from strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Global Sourcing leadership team to onboard new vendors, as well as assess current vendor capabilities to mitigate future interruptions and price increases.
• Work with global cross-functional product teams to provide the most favorable pricing, quality, delivery and relationship management (vendor) to meet company goals and objectives.
• Extensive daily communication with global teams in U.S.A., Hong Kong & China.
• Effectively connect with strategic suppliers and partners to create value-driven relationships and promote new product sourcing as well as dual-sourcing initiatives.
• Manage and execute complicated projects, independently provide updates to leadership, and manage tasks and outcomes.
• Plan and implement an overall supply chain strategy that supports growth goals at the lowest possible cost.
• Monitor the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
• Lead vendor management strategies to ensure strong working relationships with all suppliers/partners

Experience requirements

• 8+ years of experience in the field
• 6+ years of experience in a similar position
• 6+ years of experience managing people/projects
• 8+ years of experience in global Plastics, Soft Sewn, Print sourcing, specifically in Vietnam and surrounding countries
• Advanced leadership experience, ideally as part of regional U.S. or European-headquartered companies and with product or industry experience similar to company categories.

Education requirements

• Superb written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate with team members from all levels/areas of the organization.
• Excellent understanding of the supply chain process as it relates to B2B and retail environments.
• Skilled at growing and curating vendor partnerships and relationships to promote best outcomes.
• Excellent knowledge on Plastics, Soft Sewn, Print products and cost structure, interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with new and existing vendors and partners.
• Aptitude in contract formation and negotiation techniques tailored to an Asia supply chain
• Awareness of and planning for proactive mitigation around strategic and global procurement challenges
• Awareness of strategic and global procurement issues and vendor negotiations
• Intermediate to advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Great organizational skills including ability to prioritize and meet deadlines    

Please click the APPLY button or contact Ms. Ha Dang at (+84) 84 398 9088 or nguyetha.dang@adecco.com to discuss further.

Contact Person

•   Ha Dang
•  Adecco