Buying Manager (Sports Gear & Accessories)

• Driving implementation and assisting in the development of category-based sourcing strategies to address current and future sourcing requirements
• Serve as the process owner and advocate for strategic sourcing and consumption management within their category spend area.
• Being responsible for selecting suppliers that can reliably deliver products on spec at high quality levels and targeted costs
• Working cross-functionally to document requirements, conduct negotiations for renewal or new agreement and identify savings opportunities.
• Managing the supplier relationship on an ongoing basis including holding the supplier to quality and compliance requirements
• Developing risk mitigation strategies including contingency plans, lead-time reductions and supply chain efficiencies
• Performing market analyses to find potential new suppliers

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience in product sourcing in the

  sports accessories and gears

• Understanding of

  sports market

  trends
• Experience in negotiation and cost management practices
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field
• A strong network of factories in India, China and Bangladesh
• Strong skills in Cost Negotiation
• An understanding of compliance requirements
• Ability to engage senior team stakeholders & influence business operations as require