Sourcing Specialist – Apparel

Stefanini Group is hiring! Stefanini is looking for a Sourcing Specialist – Apparel in New York, NY (Hybrid) For quick apply, please reach out to Merwyne Guillermo Call: 248-263-5251 / Email: merwyne.guillermo@stefanini.com Open for W2 candidates only!

Work Location

• 205 W 39th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018
• Hybrid, 4 days in NYC office, 1 day remote

Responsibilities

The Sourcing Assistant of Product Development will support category management aligned with supply chain and business strategies. This role involves overseeing sourcing, product development, pre-production costing, and production responsibilities to meet organizational goals and metrics.

• Track and strive for on-time and complete arrival of proto samples.
• Represent Product Development in cross-functional calendar milestones when the Manager is unavailable, including sketch reviews, proto reviews, and fittings.
• Own data integrity across PLM, PIM and MDM, ensuring style setup, product attributes, BOM information and required product data are accurate, complete and updated within seasonal calendar deadlines.
• Manage and maintain all Proto & SRS samples, submitting them for cross-functional meetings with design.
• Attend fittings with Design up to SMS fit, ensuring detailed notes are kept and revising sketches or bill of materials.
• Support the manager with assigned projects for management business reviews/meetings.
• Assist in achieving calendar milestones.
• Maintain updated information in partnership with company overseas offices to ensure meeting deliverables and updating systems (PLM, etc.).

Requirements:

• At least 1+ years of experience in Product Development, Sourcing & Manufacturing
• Experience in apparel a plus (wovens and/or cut and sew knits)
• Education: Bachelor's Degree is required
• Must be analytical; understand the supply goals & metrics.
• Good judgment & decision-making skills (with an ability to get to root cause analysis).
• Excellent communication & presentation skills (to include good listening & negotiation skills)
• Must be detail oriented, resourceful, have excellent follow-up skills; learning and using all appropriate contacts to gather information & drive solutions.
• Must be enthusiastic and flexible and able to function in a fast-paced environment, with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate, transcending different cultures, geographies & time zones.
• Computer skills - Microsoft office, specifically Excel is a must, PDM/PLM are a plus

Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process including interviews and job offers.

About Stefanini Group The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore, and nearshore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.

Requirements:

• At least 1+ years of experience in Product Development, Sourcing & Manufacturing
• Experience in apparel a plus (wovens and/or cut and sew knits)
• Education: Bachelor's Degree is required
• Must be analytical; understand the supply goals & metrics.
• Good judgment & decision-making skills (with an ability to get to root cause analysis).
• Excellent communication & presentation skills (to include good listening & negotiation skills)
• Must be detail oriented, resourceful, have excellent follow-up skills; learning and using all appropriate contacts to gather information & drive solutions.
• Must be enthusiastic and flexible and able to function in a fast-paced environment, with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate, transcending different cultures, geographies & time zones.
• Computer skills - Microsoft office, specifically Excel is a must, PDM/PLM are a plus

Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process including interviews and job offers.

About Stefanini Group The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore, and nearshore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.