Sourcing Merchandiser

Executes seasonal and short-term sourcing plans, utilizing knowledge of apparel sourcing to meet line financial, customer service, quality, aesthetic, safety and terms-of-engagement requirements. Must communicate capacity and price requirements to meet line margin and delivery requirements. Must be able to provide alternatives to merchandising/design teammates to meet commercial requirements at the most competitive cost. Identify and enable opportunities to leverage library of components, fits, and sources. Must closely review the capacity plan & production schedule to optimise capacity and utilize available vendors. Would be involved in product execution from sketch to delivery, including fabrication alternatives, garment engineering, sample management. Develops, manages and coaches a high-performing vendor team, ensuring current and future business needs are met. Responsible for accurately tracking adoption rates, delivery of proto/shoot/catalogue/PP samples to meet required targets. Responsible for driving team to meet GTM deadlines. Able to negotiate and influence Design and buying/Merchandising partners to achieve GTM milestones. Analyse and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.