As our Manager Strategic Sourcing, you will be responsible for leading Country Diversification through Alternate Country of Origin Sourcing. Utilizing knowledge and experience to guide Alt COO Team in the development of strategies to ensure stable vendor base capable of providing price, quality, and delivery to meet the customer’s expectations and the company’s goals.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions

1. Build and maintain a Strategic Sourcing Matrix in support of Country Diversification
2. Identify, validate, and lead onboarding and transition to Alt COO Vendors/Factories
3. Closely monitor International Currency, Tariff and ADD fluctuations
4. Control overall Cost; weighing all impacting factors (First Cost, Tariff, ADD)
5. Lead, Develop and Train the Alt COO Sourcing Team
6. Alt COO Vendor Management to achieve Quality, Delivery and Cost goals
7. Utilize Sourcing and Production expertise to develop Alt COO team’s expertise to minimize Cost and optimize Quality
8. Foster strong business relationships with key stakeholders; Merchants, Product Development, Inventory, Quality, Vendors and Makers
9. Support the company’s supply chain to resolve product and performance issues
10. Resolve Legal, Product Design and Customer issues
11. Coordinate team efforts based on departmental strategies
12. Maintain an active US Passport and travel overseas as necessary
13. Abide by all policies and procedures of Oriental Trading Company
14. Maintain regular and predictable attendance
15. Must be able to attend face to face meetings on short or little advance notice
16. Work requires in-person collaboration among colleagues and contractors

Marginal Functions

1. Perform other duties and projects as assigned

Here’s what you need to join the fun:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently
• Ability to lead a team
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to partner effectively both internally and externally
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Pro-active, organized, self-motivated, results oriented
• Strong knowledge of MSOffice (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Ability to manage stress and handle difficult situations in a professional manner
• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience in offshore sourcing, buying/merchandising in retail or manufacturing organization

Join us at Oriental Trading, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, where fun means business! 

Oriental Trading Company (www.orientaltrading.com), is the nation’s largest direct retailer of value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, and a leading provider of teaching supplies and affordable home décor and giftware. Founded in 1932 by a Japanese American, the Oriental Trading history of fun spans the better part of the last century. Today, Oriental Trading offers more than 60,000 products to individuals, teachers, schools, churches, businesses and nonprofits. With a corporate vision to “Make Life More Fun,” Oriental Trading (a Berkshire Hathaway company) spreads joy and smiles to millions each year through a robust family of brands; Oriental Trading, Fun Express, MindWare, SmileMakers, Morris Costumes and halloweenexpress.com.

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