Global Sourcing Specialist

Industry: Pet retail and consumer products

About the Opportunity

Our client is a national specialty retailer with a large private brand portfolio, a network of stores across North America, and multiple distribution centers. Their private brand and global sourcing team is looking for a Global Sourcing Specialist to support sourcing strategy, supplier development, and cost optimization across assigned product categories.

This is a strong fit for someone with a sourcing or merchandising background who is analytical, organized, and comfortable owning vendor relationships and product development timelines.

What You'll Do

• Support the development, implementation, and management of the global sourcing strategy for assigned categories
• Act as project manager for new product development within your categories
• Identify, assess, and recommend new suppliers on an ongoing basis
• Analyze bids, cost data, and supplier capabilities and turn them into actionable recommendations
• Participate in and conduct supplier negotiations
• Partner with the private brand cross-functional team to improve sourcing effectiveness
• Research and analyze manufacturer cost, capacity, and delivery history; confirm suppliers can meet product specifications, quality standards, and brand requirements
• Identify cost optimization and margin enhancement opportunities across the supply chain
• Manage ongoing vendor performance across service, quality, and cost
• Monitor cost and availability trends for key inputs (raw and packaging materials, labor, freight, crude oil) and recommend a course of action
• Surface issues to the right parties and drive them to resolution
• Prioritize and complete multiple projects within set timeframes
• Travel as needed to work with vendors and manufacturers and to attend industry trade shows

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 2-3 years of global sourcing experience preferred; merchandising, buying, or product development experience considered
• Exposure to manufacturing processes, quality control, and national or specialty chain retail
• Working knowledge of import/export relationships, quality control and testing processes, and logistics
• Strong data analysis skills and advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, cost modeling)
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting recommendations to leaders across functions
• Highly organized with the ability to shift focus across competing priorities
• Negotiation skills and the ability to build partnerships based on trust, fairness, and integrity
• Advanced computer skills including MS Office Suite and the ability to learn internal systems quickly

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The target hiring compensation range for this role is $40 to $44/HR. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About SKILL:

Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts.Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.