Senior Manager, Sourcing - Calvin Klein

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POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Sourcing Manager is responsible for multi-category, dual-gender management supporting business strategies in conjunction with the special projects space and with overarching Supply initiatives. This includes leading functions related to sourcing, product development, pre-production/production and meeting organizational KPI’s.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic

· Clear understanding of divisional goals (quantitative & qualitative) and seasonal strategies

· Understand competition, macro-economic landscape; keep abreast with industry trends, trade regulation etc.

· Manage to the total cost of goods/MMU for their business unit

· Collaborate and drive process innovation & improvements

· Collaborate and drive project management calendar discipline (adherence & mitigation)

· Lead meetings with cross functional/global partners to ensure alignment.

· Manage & develop direct report.

· Onboard new vendors

· Develop & Manage point to point vendor relationships.

Product Development/ Sourcing/ Manufacturing

· Spearhead product and raw material allocation based on vendor strategy, cost targets & supplier capability.

· Drive local raw material sourcing, in collaboration with RM partners.

· Own timing for delivery of protos & salesman samples as well as identification of mitigation opportunities for any delays.

· Serve as the business-facing Sourcing lead in brand meetings/proto reviews/SMS reviews/line finalization meetings.

· Lead efforts around special projects/new product launches/marketing initiatives.

· Drive interaction with raw materials, technical design, and operations to provide manufacturing & supply chain expertise to drive top-line, profitable sales.

· Interface with cross functional teams on any product, quality or delivery issues and offers possible options to resolve.

· Work in conjunction with planning lead on global supply planning long lead time commits, global reconciliation for collaborations.

· VMS system management to ensure on-time delivery & mitigate where possible.

· Lead new vendor onboarding with cross-functional teams, ensuring vendors are connecting with all internal partners as needed to execute production.

Costing

· Create cost-guidance tools for design teams to reference when building products into designated cost buckets.

· Maximize gross margin opportunities through leverage, product re-engineering and product versioning (where applicable).

· Manage style costing in costing tool to ensure seamless data flows into Line Matrix.

· Review costs prior to presentation to merchants (must be fact based and in line with the macro trends) and provide cost options as needed for margin improvements.

· Establish/maintain cost folio within approved vendor matrix.

· Lead vendor counter-sourcing initiatives, in alignment with sourcing strategy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Product Development, Sourcing, Manufacturing and Supply Chain related space.

· Knowledge of contemporary apparel and product collaborations is preferred.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree is required

· Growth mindset

· Must have strong soft skills, ability to influence across and up

· Experience working with European-based L1/L2

· Good judgment & decision-making skills (with an ability to get to root cause analysis and corrective action planning)

· Excellent communication & presentation skills (to include good listening & negotiation skills, must have the ability to present at leadership level)

· Must be detail oriented, extremely resourceful, have excellent follow-up skills, using all appropriate contacts to gather information & drive solutions

· Must be flexible and can function in a fast-paced environment, with competing priorities and deadlines

· Ability to collaborate and work as a team, transcending different cultures, geographies & time zones

· Ability to develop efficient processes, review & refine; always striving for continuous improvement

· Computer skills - Microsoft office is a must, PLM, Cost systems are a plus

· Integrity

· Results Oriented/Solution Driven

· Customer focused

· Develop self & others

· Innovative/Creative thinker

· Flexible & adaptable

· Comfortable with ambiguity & constructive tension

• All day-to-day decisions to deliver into divisional goals (pertaining to finished goods).
• Must be extremely resourceful, have excellent follow-up skills; learning and using all appropriate contacts and data bases to gather information, influence decisions and drive solutions that enhance successful project completion.
• Fast paced with competing priorities, must have the ability to multi-task and drive results in a matrixed reporting structure.

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Pay Range:$121,400---$164,300

PVH currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. These ranges are based on what PVH reasonably believes that it will pay an associate for their base salary for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills. PVH is committed to providing a market-competitive total rewards package to eligible associates, which includes diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our associates and an above-market 401(k) contribution to help our associates save for retirement. We also offer career growth opportunities, empowering our associates to design their future at PVH.

Additional Compensation: This role is bonus eligible.

Your Wellbeing is Our Priority

At PVH, we offer competitive, cost-effective, and comprehensive benefit packages. We strive to provide options when it comes to your health, finances, and work-life balance. This includes:

• Pay & Insurance: Competitive pay, bonus programs, best in class medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and more.

• 401(k): An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement.

• Flexible Workplace: Generous company-paid holidays, paid time off, hybrid working arrangements, volunteer opportunities, seasonal hours, and flexible work schedules.

• Wellbeing Support: A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as, Headspace membership, reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions, and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities.

• Care.com Services: Access to services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care, plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through.

• Education Assistance: Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement.

• Associate Discount: Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount.

Please note, eligibility depends on employment status, location and length of time employed with PVH and our benefits may be subject to change. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

About PVH:

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.   

One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH .

PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential.

To achieve these goals, across the United States and its territories, PVH prohibits any PVH employee, agent or representative from requesting or otherwise considering any job applicant’s current or prior wages, salary or other compensation information in connection with the hiring process. Accordingly, applicants are asked not to disclose this salary history information to PVH.