Khu vực: Canada
Tiểu bang: British Columbia
Thành phố: Vancouver
Đơn vị kinh doanh: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Loại thời gian: Full-time
Director, Raw Materials Sourcing
Description & Requirements
Director, Raw Material Sourcing
Who we are
lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company that’s up to big things. The tradition and philosophy of yoga inform our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative products, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.
Job Description
Raw Materials Sourcing curates and manages lululemon’s Global Raw Materials vendors. Creating a sourcing strategy to deliver the brands needs ensuring Global Supply, Capabilities, Cost, Capacity and Sustainability needs.
This role has a team of Managers and Leads based in Vancouver, responsible for managing Global Sourcing responsibilities including Strategy, Cost, Vendor Exploration, Capacity, across Tier 2- Fabric, Trims, Packaging and Packing and Tier 3 – Yarn, Chemical, Finish Vendor Partners. These Managers are responsible for both internal and external relationships.
A day in the life:
● The Director of Raw Materials Sourcing is responsible for curating a Global World class Vendor Base that delivers Brand and Product needs.
● Will need to develop relationships with Global Raw Material vendor partner and will drive strategies with these partners to deliver business needs.
● Will over see Long Range (5 yr.) Raw Materials Sourcing strategy in line with business needs and Global Sourcing Strategy and is responsible for ensuring seasonal business needs are met.
● Will manage Raw Material Costing and drive models, processe3s and vendor negotiations to deliver raw materials at a “Best Cost” to support product and brand needs.
Qualifications:
● 10+ years of Supply Chain experience required with direct experience working in apparel raw materials.
● Knowledge of Raw Materials- Production, Capabilities and Costing.
● Previous Sourcing experience with garments/ raw materials (fabric, trims, yarns, packing, packaging).
● Extensive experience collaborating with internal /external stakeholders to establish share goals.
Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.
lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us at accommodations@lululemon.com. In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.