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QVC · 13 hours ago

Assistant Sourcing Specialist

USA, PA, West Chester

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

QVC Group is a Fortune 500 company known for its live social shopping platform and retail brands. The Assistant Sourcing Specialist will work closely with the Sourcing Specialist to align the Global Sourcing organization with customer demands, ensuring quality products and effective communication with sourcing partners.

Retail

Responsibilities

Work closely with Sourcing Manager, Design and Development throughout our ongoing development process to identify trends and fabrications to be developed by our overseas sourcing partners

Identify the sourcing partners and suppliers in collaboration with the Sourcing Manager within our vendor matrix for all pre-season design and fabric development as well as techpack allocation for a specific business as assigned

Assist Sourcing Manager in the fabric and trim development processes for the brands assigned

Review costing sheets for accuracy. Challenge and negotiate costings to meet Merchant's target prices for specific business as assigned by Sourcing Manager

Manage reorder negotiations and allocations with overseas offices. Collaborate with Sourcing Specialists to include new and reorders in materials management to increase efficiencies. Collaborate with Technical Design should a reorder be required to move from existing vendor to assure proper timelines to get Fit approval

Assist the Sourcing Specialist in the management and process of approvals for each style's proposed fabrics, trims and colors are on time for development and meet production T&A timing. Ensure that the sampling process follows the timelines as required by the business

Manage the coordination of styles through the product development process from initial counter, pre-production and TOP samples and collaborate with the owners of these samples for seamless processing

Build relationships with suppliers and offices to streamline day-to-day operations. Participate in vendor education as identified by the business

Through constant communication and working within the processes that we have in place, ensure that suppliers adhere to a T&A calendar as well as our quality standards

Define and address problems, issues and concerns that impact the operations. Collaboratively update appropriate team members

Increase ongoing collaboration with support teams within QVC, including Creative and Technical Design, QA, Supply Chain, Vendor Relations and Legal

Global travel. Travel overseas for factory visits, development and production review and relationship building with our vendors and offices

Qualification

SourcingFabric developmentCost negotiationVendor managementCommunication

Required

Work closely with Sourcing Manager, Design and Development throughout our ongoing development process to identify trends and fabrications to be developed by our overseas sourcing partners

Assist Sourcing Manager in the fabric and trim development processes for the brands assigned

Review costing sheets for accuracy. Challenge and negotiate costings to meet Merchant's target prices for specific business as assigned by Sourcing Manager

Manage reorder negotiations and allocations with overseas offices. Collaborate with Sourcing Specialists to include new and reorders in materials management to increase efficiencies

Collaborate with Technical Design should a reorder be required to move from existing vendor to assure proper timelines to get Fit approval

Assist the Sourcing Specialist in the management and process of approvals for each style's proposed fabrics, trims and colors are on time for development and meet production T&A timing

Ensure that the sampling process follows the timelines as required by the business

Manage the coordination of styles through the product development process from initial counter, pre-production and TOP samples and collaborate with the owners of these samples for seamless processing

Build relationships with suppliers and offices to streamline day-to-day operations

Participate in vendor education as identified by the business

Through constant communication and working within the processes that we have in place, ensure that suppliers adhere to a T&A calendar as well as our quality standards

Define and address problems, issues and concerns that impact the operations

Collaboratively update appropriate team members

Increase ongoing collaboration with support teams within QVC, including Creative and Technical Design, QA, Supply Chain, Vendor Relations and Legal

Global travel. Travel overseas for factory visits, development and production review and relationship building with our vendors and offices