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About the Role
Assist in the development and implementation of sourcing strategies for assigned product categories, researching and identifying production sourcing markets and suppliers to meet supply requirements.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with design team and overseas offices/suppliers to execute creative designs, ensure product quality, meet on-time delivery, support speed to market, maximize profitability, and minimize risk.
- Understand the global landscape and opportunities.
- Implement a product sourcing strategy appropriate for each source region, considering country competencies, supplier capabilities, capacities, growth plans, and country/vendor risk.
- Partner with the design team to identify source markets and suppliers for requested materials, finishes, and products.
- Manage sourcing processes and procedures to execute and deliver products on time, meeting design, quality, and value missions.
- Conduct vendor research and development, focusing on capabilities, capacity, and growth plans.
- Perform material research and development.
- Conduct comparative studies of products, costs, and risk.
- Negotiate costs based on parameters from merchandising.
- Manage production placement and reservations based on information from planning and merchandising.
- Troubleshoot seasonal product issues related to development.
- Focus efforts on the management of core and top seasonal investments.
- Update and maintain accurate product information via the PLM system.
- Partner with overseas offices and suppliers in managing assigned categories.
- Work closely with buyers, design, and inventory teams.
- Coordinate with QA, Engineering, Testing, Inspections, Packaging, and Inventory on new developments.
- Coordinate closely with overseas offices, suppliers, and service providers.
Requirements
- 4+ years of college education (BA/BS)
- Minimum 2-year experience in offshore sourcing, buying/merchandising in a retail or manufacturing organization
- Strong knowledge of sourcing markets
- Travel required
Location
- Dumbo Brooklyn office
Work Type
- Onsite (4x/week)
Experience Level
- Associate
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $78,000 - $92,000
Benefits
- A generous discount on all WSI brands
- A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
- Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer
- Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
- Tax-free commuter benefits
- A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health
- In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
- Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
- Resources for self-development
- Advisor (Mentor) program
- Career development workshops, learning programs, and speaker series
About the Company
- Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States.
- Our family of brands are Williams Sonoma, Williams Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, Rejuvenation, West Elm, Mark & Graham, Outward, and GreenRow.
- We offer beautifully-designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home.
- We've seen some big changes since our first brick-and-mortar store opened more than half a century ago.
- What hasn't changed is our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities where we operate.
- Today, we're a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we're always looking for new energy and ideas.
Equal Opportunity
- WSI will not now or in the future commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration).
- This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.