Senior Manager of Sourcing, Plastics, Soft Sewn
5 months ago
**Company Description**
At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents and children. Since 1954, we’ve grown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, 60+ retail stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division. But today we’re working better, smarter and faster than ever—and setting our sights even higher. We’re building an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-making and using technology to improve efficiency and ensure the best tools for the best work. Most importantly, we continue to invest in a diverse team of inquisitive top talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity, take risks, try new things and believe that every new day brings opportunities for growth.
**A day in the office looks like this**:
- Develop and implement end-to-end strategies for vendor diversification and deliver sustainable value from strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Collaborate with the Global Sourcing leadership team to onboard new vendors, as well as assess current vendor capabilities to mitigate future interruptions and price increases.
- Work with global cross-functional product teams to provide the most favorable pricing, quality, delivery and relationship management (vendor) to meet company goals and objectives.
- Extensive daily communication with global teams in U.S.A., Hong Kong & China.
- Effectively connect with strategic suppliers and partners to create value-driven relationships and promote new product sourcing as well as dual-sourcing initiatives.
- Manage and execute complicated projects, independently provide updates to leadership, and manage tasks and outcomes.
- Plan and implement an overall supply chain strategy that supports Lakeshore’s growth goals at the lowest possible cost.
- Monitor the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
- Lead vendor management strategies to ensure strong working relationships with all suppliers/partners.
**Qualifications** Got the skills and experience? Here’s what we’re looking for**:
- 8+ years of experience in the field
- 6+ years of experience in a similar position
- 6+ years of experience managing people/projects
- 8+ years of experience in global Plastics, Soft Sewn, Print sourcing, specifically in Vietnam and surrounding countries
- Advanced leadership experience, ideally as part of regional U.S. or European-headquartered companies and with product or industry experience similar to Lakeshore Learning Materials
- Superb written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate with team members from all levels/areas of the organization.
- Excellent understanding of the supply chain process as it relates to B2B and retail environments.
- Skilled at growing and curating vendor partnerships and relationships to promote best outcomes.
- Excellent knowledge on Plastics, Soft Sewn, Print products and cost structure, interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with new and existing vendors and partners.
- Aptitude in contract formation and negotiation techniques tailored to an Asia supply chain
- Awareness of and planning for proactive mitigation around strategic and global procurement challenges
- Awareness of strategic and global procurement issues and vendor negotiations
- Intermediate to advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Great organizational skills including ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
**Additional Information** And here’s our end of the bargain**
- Competitive compensation based on skills and experience
- Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding
- Generous employee discount on products that make you smarter
- Casual dress and we really mean it
At Lakeshore, we know our diversity makes us stronger, and when everyone feels included and valued, we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers, families and children we serve.
We know we couldn’t do the extraordinary things we’re doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group, Lakeshore is more than a great place to work—it’s a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out, we give everything we’ve got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success, we’re constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if you’re a down-to-earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
**Equal Employment Opportunity Policy**
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