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Pottery Barn · 10 hours ago

Manager, Sourcing - Pottery Barn

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$95K/yr - $110K/yr

3+ years exp

Pottery Barn is a leading specialty retailer under Williams-Sonoma, Inc., known for high-quality products for the kitchen and home. The Manager of Sourcing will execute sourcing strategies to ensure product development meets various criteria while collaborating with multiple departments to address business needs.

Consumer GoodsHome DecorHome RenovationManufacturingProduct Design

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide coaching and training to associate and/ or cross-functional team

Influence brand leadership and cross-functional partners to achieve balanced category strategy

Represent the brand to WSGO partners and collaborate on management of product

Focus efforts on management of core and top seasonal investments

Troubleshoot seasonal product issues related to development, production and/or delivery in assigned categories

Manage sourcing processes and procedures in the assigned categories to successfully execute and deliver WSI products on time, which meet the design, quality and value mission

Monitors vendor performance & provides feedback to suppliers on their performance

Collaborate with our Williams Sonoma Global Operations (WSGO) partners

Update and maintain accurate product information via our Product Life Cycle Management system

Wear Test Management—track samples and progress of wear testing (if required)

Work with cross functional teams including Product Development, Merchandising, WSGO, and Inventory to achieve company initiatives

Demonstrates high level of organization skills and can quickly prioritize based on the needs of the business

Able to apply strong analytical and reasoning skills

Strong negotiation and management skills

Qualification

International sourcingManagement experienceNegotiation skillsAnalytical skillsProduct Life Cycle ManagementCoachingTrainingCollaborationOrganizational skills