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Boot Barn · 8 hours ago

Sourcing Manager

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Boot Barn is a company that values community, collaboration, and innovation. The Sourcing Manager is responsible for executing global strategic sourcing strategies, driving product vision to commercialization, and managing vendor relationships to ensure high-quality product delivery and adherence to timelines.

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Responsibilities

Vendor Allocation: Strategically allocate development and production orders to optimize capacity, capability, cost-effectiveness, quality, and on-time delivery

Sourcing Risk Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks throughout the sourcing and supply chain lifecycle

Sourcing Time + Action (T&A) Management: Manage and execute the Time & Action calendar for orders through shipment ensuring adherence to deadlines for order placement and production milestones

Vendor Relationship Management: Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with the global network of vendors. Serve as the primary point of contact for all vendor communications, fostering partnerships that drive continuous improvement in both quality and efficiency

Cost Negotiations and Cross-Costing: Lead comprehensive cost negotiations with vendors to secure the most competitive pricing without compromising quality, ethical standards, or delivery timelines. Conduct thorough cross-costing analyses across multiple vendors, regions, and material options to identify opportunities for significant cost savings and ensure optimal value for the company

Target Margins Actualization: Proactively manage and monitor all product costs throughout the development and production lifecycle to ensure the consistent actualization of target margins. Implement strategic cost-saving initiatives and identify areas for expense optimization while maintaining product integrity and quality standards

Vendor Forecast Management: Ensure vendors receive timely and precise visibility into demand to optimize their production, raw material procurement, and capacity allocation

Travel to Mills & Vendors (As Required)

Vendor Scorecard Management: Maintain a vendor scorecard document to track and evaluate vendor performance across key metrics such as quality, on-time delivery, compliance, and responsiveness. Use data from scorecards to drive vendor improvement initiatives and strategic decision-making

Execute Vendor and Mill Country of Origin Strategy: Implement and manage the company's strategic approach to vendor and mill country of origin to balance country penetration and minimize risk

New Vendor Onboarding: Ensure new vendors meet company standards and agree to all requirements as it relates to quality, ethical practices, and operational efficiency

Raw Material Rationalization: Drive initiatives to optimize raw material sourcing, identifying opportunities for consolidation, cost savings, and improved utilization without compromising product quality or design

Attend Weekly Cross-Functional Team (CFT) Meetings: Actively participate in weekly Cross-Functional Team meetings to provide updates on sourcing activities, address challenges, and collaborate with design, product development, and buying teams to ensure alignment and efficient execution

Demonstrates an elevated level of quality work, attendance, and appearance

Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism in communication, attitude and teamwork with customers, peers, and management

Adhere to all local, federal, and state laws in addition to Company policies, procedures, and practices

Perform any other duties that may be assigned by management

Qualification

Strategic sourcingCost negotiationsVendor relationship managementSourcing risk managementVendor scorecard managementTimeAction managementNew vendor onboardingRaw material rationalizationCross-functional collaboration

Required

Strong internal partnerships with critical cross-functional departments, including Buying, Planning, Design, Product Development, and Technical Design

A working knowledge of strategic global sourcing, encompassing both direct-to-factory and agent relationships

Ability to strategically allocate development and production orders to optimize capacity, capability, cost-effectiveness, quality, and on-time delivery

Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks throughout the sourcing and supply chain lifecycle

Manage and execute the Time & Action calendar for orders through shipment ensuring adherence to deadlines for order placement and production milestones

Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with the global network of vendors

Lead comprehensive cost negotiations with vendors to secure the most competitive pricing without compromising quality, ethical standards, or delivery timelines

Proactively manage and monitor all product costs throughout the development and production lifecycle to ensure the consistent actualization of target margins

Ensure vendors receive timely and precise visibility into demand to optimize their production, raw material procurement, and capacity allocation

Maintain a vendor scorecard document to track and evaluate vendor performance across key metrics such as quality, on-time delivery, compliance, and responsiveness

Implement and manage the company's strategic approach to vendor and mill country of origin to balance country penetration and minimize risk

Ensure new vendors meet company standards and agree to all requirements as it relates to quality, ethical practices, and operational efficiency

Drive initiatives to optimize raw material sourcing, identifying opportunities for consolidation, cost savings, and improved utilization without compromising product quality or design

Actively participate in weekly Cross-Functional Team meetings to provide updates on sourcing activities, address challenges, and collaborate with design, product development, and buying teams to ensure alignment and efficient execution

Demonstrates an elevated level of quality work, attendance, and appearance

Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism in communication, attitude and teamwork with customers, peers, and management

Adhere to all local, federal, and state laws in addition to Company policies, procedures, and practices