Sourcing Manager

Title: Sourcing Manager
Company Description: Global Children’s Apparel Company
Location: New York, New York
Salary: $75,000-$110,000
*Salary is commensurate with experience and is an estimated range provided by JPSearch*

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage sourcing strategies across overseas vendor bases to ensure quality, capacity, and on-time delivery.
• Partner closely with overseas offices and factories to build strong, collaborative relationships.
• Travel internationally to maintain vendor partnerships and oversee factory capabilities.
• Work cross-functionally with capacity planning teams to strategically allocate orders.
• Lead garment cost engineering efforts to ensure competitive and accurate pricing.
• Calculate and analyze FOB, duties, tariffs, landed cost (LDP), and margin targets (MU).
• Reverse engineer costing to achieve target FOBs aligned with financial goals.
• Support negotiations with overseas vendors in partnership with senior leadership.
• Prepare and share pricing projections for domestic and international customers.
• Collaborate with Product Approval and Technical teams to ensure product integrity and timely approvals.
• Identify and resolve quality, compliance, and testing issues proactively.
• Align on seasonal priorities and ensure key styles move through development and production seamlessly.
• Support understanding and execution of testing and inspection processes, including club requirements where applicable.
• Partner with Design to cost new developments within approved vendor matrices.
• Align with Demand Planning to finalize order quantities and placement timing.
• Work closely with production teams to resolve timing or delivery challenges.
• Support strategic initiatives and continuous improvement projects across sourcing operations.
• Manage and mentor direct reports, providing clear direction and accountability.
• Recruit, train, and develop sourcing team members.
• Foster a collaborative, solutions-oriented team environment.
• Ensure deadlines are met while balancing multiple priorities.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in apparel sourcing, supply chain, or production management.
• Strong background in garment cost engineering and financial analysis.
• Demonstrated experience calculating duties, tariffs, LDP, MU, and target FOB.
• Experience managing at least one direct report.
• Proven ability to work with overseas factories and international partners.
• Highly organized with strong multitasking abilities and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Experience with high-volume or club business preferred (not required).
• Background in contemporary, commercial, or mass apparel preferred; luxury-only experience will not translate to this environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in International Business, Supply Chain, Fashion Merchandising, or related field preferred.