上海招聘

We are looking for experienced Materials Sourcing Manager who can lead and execute on our materials consolidation strategy, so we meet our business objectives through driving efficiencies and transparency, and deliver on our Fashion FWD Sustainability targets.

About the role

As Materials Sourcing Manager you will fill a new position within our Responsible Sourcing team, as part of our growing Global Supply Chain organisation.   

Our vision is to achieve agile, efficient and seamless sourcing and supply chain operations in partnership with world-class manufacturers. The goal of Global Supply Chain is to increase profitability through securing consistent quality performance within stable and resilient supply chain operations.  Through transparent performance measurement, we enable data-driven decisions to create competitive advantage.  We collaborate with other Business Units in BESTSELLER, working to support and deliver on brand purchasing and sales strategies, and our Fashion FWD Sustainability targets.

    

As a Materials Sourcing Manager, your primary responsibility will be to drive the strategic development and implementation of BESTSELLER’s materials consolidation strategy globally.   This will involve developing our Preferred Materials Supplier portfolio, to drive the consolidation of our materials sourcing into strong manufacturers that are able to support our business targets, including sustainability and transparency.  You will operate within a large global organization, collaborating across sourcing and buying teams, to support the transition from  commitments and targets to a systematic delivery and to drive implementation across the global supply chain through our regional sourcing offices.

    

By driving consolidation into strong materials suppliers, you will play a leading role in achieving our ambitious targets on chemical management, environment management and increasing more sustainable fibers in BESTSELLER’s sustainability strategy, Fashion FWD. With Fashion FWD, we are committed to inspiring, engaging and leading our business and industry to become more sustainable.

    

More specifically, your tasks will include:

-          Drive the development and integration of our Preferred Materials Programme (materials supplier management system) into our daily supply chain operations

-          Strengthen and build the foundation of our materials supply base in line with environmental commitments and business objectives.

-          Based on market research and your own insights and experiences – you will identify relevant suppliers, materials and partners to incorporate into our Preferred Materials Programme – and support our regional offices globally in doing the same.

-          Working closely with our regional sourcing offices you will drive the integration of preferred materials suppliers into our supply chain operations.

-          Prepare and negotiate contracts and agreements whilst ensuring all objectives are met – maintain and develop close cooperation links with supply chain partners.

-          Provide active leadership across our Global Supply Chain organization – to streamline work flows and enable faster uptake of preferred materials.

-          Working in close collaboration with chemical, environment, quality and technical teams to secure that the materials supplier portfolio is meeting requirements and operating within our strategic management systems.

-          Work in close collaboration with design and development teams to secure preferred materials are uploaded onto 3D design platforms

-          Deliver on materials and consolidation targets according to strategic timelines in collaboration with the sourcing and product teams

    

Qualifications    

• Relevant education and/ or experience, e.g. within textile engineering, materials management.
• 5+ years of experience within the garment industry
• 3+ years of working with focus on more sustainable and responsibly sourced materials
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

    

Your profile

You are an experienced and qualified materials manager, with proven experience in building up strategic materials sourcing.  You have a strong technical background on fabrics and materials – and a good network within the garment sector and more sustainable materials area. You have excellent communication skills, and experience in change management within a large organisation is a benefit.  You are prepared to challenge the status-quo while maintaining a strong cost and results-orientated mindset.  You are self-driven and able to operate in a complex operational environment.

    

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Otherwise, please send us your motivated application and CV as soon as possible, and no later than 10 Oct 2020. We review applications on an ongoing basis, and reserve the right to remove the ad, when we have found the right candidate.

    

Workplace: Shanghai, China (Preferred).

Bestseller A/S is a Danish privately owned retail company founded in Denmark in 1975. Today we have about 5,700 stores in 45 countries.
We design and sell clothes and accessories targeting young men and women, children and teenagers under the brands. VILA, VERO MODA, SELECTED, pieces, OUTFITTERS NATION, ONLY, OBJECT, mama-licious, Jack & Jones, name it.

In Bestseller we have a global culture, with employees from a wide diversity of backgrounds who share a common work ethic. More than 41,000 people are designing, developing, selling and marketing Bestseller’s brands.