Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing - Singapore - Disney Parks, Experiences and Products

Disney Parks, Experiences and Products

Verified Company

Singapore

1 week ago

Posted by:

Wei Jie

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Description

Wherever you are in the amazing world of Disney, you are contributing to the stories of our iconic brands, recognised by audiences everywhere for entertainment, information and inspiration.

Innovation, imagination and inclusion are at the core of Disney, defining the experience that we deliver as well as providing the foundation of our success.

The scope of our business, combined with global growth and collaboration result in an inclusive employee experience characterised by continuous learning, development and achievement.

The Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing is responsible for managing multiple merchandise categories and supporting the Senior Manager.

The Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing has responsibility for anticipating global market shifts and developing breakthrough ideas and processes to continually mitigate risk.

The Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing will be responsible for developing and executing short and long-term sourcing strategies, driving factory relationships, initial cost negotiations, production follow up, and is accountable for all strategic details and decisions of all categories.

Responsibilities:

Inspires and motivates peer and direct reports (as applicable)
Proactively drives measurable efficiencies of team communications, tasks, and overall workflow to support continuous improvement
Facilitates short and longterm sourcing strategies for managed categories, setting priorities, objectives, and action plans to improve supply base and mitigate risk with measurable accountability
Travels domestically and internationally to evaluate the viability of market opportunities, builds factory and supplier relationships, and continuously expand product knowledge/expertise
Be the expert in all key sourcing regions
Assists in the leveraging opportunities, trains and executes sourcing strategies for global sitespecific items
Drives product to meet Disney quality standards and elevate supplier performance with measurable results
Partner with USbased Sourcing team to drive market exploration and diversification
Transform data into information and collaborate with Quality Assurance team on root cause/corrective action
Manages the development process, supporting on time delivery and driving profitability while maintaining design vision
Drives product development management, communicating key milestones and deadlines within the sample approval process
Drives proactive production tracking, communicating and troubleshooting exceptions and delays
Negotiates costing and proposes value engineering options to achieve profitability goals while ensuring product vision is achieved
Seeks new ideas, techniques, and materials to drive product innovation
Identifies opportunities to leverage crosscategory tools, information, processes and resources to optimizecategory performance
Understands market behavior and suggests strategy options to mitigate risk, protect the Disney brand, and achieve competitive advantage
Develops and maintains a stable and socially compliant supply base that meets ILS MCS, regulatory standards, and other established supplier performance requirements
Proactively addresses issues with timely and highcaliber communication and actions

Requirements:

years' experience in Global Sourcing and/or Merchandising

Bachelor's Degree in relevant fields
Productspecific technical degree and/or manufacturing experience a plus
Ability to communicate in other languages would be a plus
Strong knowledge of productspecific construction standards, materials, and manufacturing processes/techniques
Outstanding negotiation skills
Demonstrated ability to balance conflicting priorities between creative design and cost of goods objectives
Proficient in English and Mandarin or native dialects where applicable (spoken and written)
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and strategyformulation skills
Ability to influence internal stake holders and drive efficient decisionmaking
Understanding of macroeconomic pressures and variables that influence global sourcing decisions
Experience in merchandise sourcing and production management
Strong computer skills. (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, MicroCharts, etc.)
Ability to work on multiple projects within specified time frames
Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment
Understanding of US and Global testing, safety, and labeling requirements and impact to product design and manufacturing processes
Understanding of freetrade agreements, duties and resulting impact of sourcing strategies