Sourcing Associate
Serena & Lily is seeking a Sourcing Associate to join the Sourcing team. This role involves supporting day-to-day sourcing activities, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring product quality while adhering to deadlines. The Sourcing Associate will collaborate with cross-functional teams and assist the sourcing manager with operational tasks.
Responsibilities
- Maintain organization across multiple projects and priorities while adapting quickly to shifting needs
- Daily communication with agents and vendors, and internal cross functional teams
- Managing timelines and deadlines cross functionally
- Track and research damage and defective returns, communicate issues to vendors and work on obtaining Corrective Action Plans
- Assist in cost tracking – increases, savings, avoidance & chargebacks
- Sample management- TOPs, wear tests
- Work with logistics team on product classification
- Collect, review and file all Product Information
- Maintain product certification files (oekotex)
- Collaborate with the QA team when issues arise
- Develop an understanding of design intent and aesthetic requirements
- Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Outlook
- System savvy. Maintain supplier information (cost sheets, product), vendor set up, internal system maintenance (cost/leadtime/moq detail/HTS), sample shipping/tracking, customer service follow up (Gladly tickets), pull returns reporting, create pivot tables
- Vendor record maintenance
- New vendor set up & Vendor Operations Manual follow up
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 1-2 years' experience in sourcing or related retail role
- Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision and take ownership of outcomes
- Exceptional organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with a confident, professional presence
- Demonstrated agility and resourcefulness in solving problems and managing competing priorities
Benefits
- Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance should they choose to participate in Serena & Lily’s benefits.
- Employees can enroll in our company’s 401k plan.
- During the first year of employment, full-time employees accrue twenty-one days of PTO and seven paid holidays throughout the year.
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