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PVH Corp. · 1 month ago

Senior Manager, Sourcing - Calvin Klein

New York, NY Calvin Klein Office

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$121K/yr - $164K/yr

8+ years exp

PVH Corp. is a leading company in the fashion industry, known for its iconic brands like Calvin Klein. The Senior Sourcing Manager will oversee multi-category sourcing and product development, ensuring alignment with business strategies and managing vendor relationships to meet organizational KPIs.

ChildrenFashionRetailWomen's

No H1B

Responsibilities

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

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

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

Qualification

Product DevelopmentSourcingManufacturingSupply ChainCostingVendor ManagementProject ManagementCommunication SkillsNegotiation SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem SolvingAdaptabilityIntegrity

Required

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

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

Preferred

Knowledge of contemporary apparel and product collaborations is preferred

Benefits

Best in class medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

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

Generous company-paid holidays

Paid time off

Hybrid working arrangements

Volunteer opportunities

Seasonal hours

Flexible work schedules

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

Access to services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care, plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through

Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement

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