Job Description

Job Posting Title:

Associate Sourcing Manager

Req ID:

10150310

DES CRIPT ION

The A ssist ant S ourcing Manager is responsible for managing a merchandise category and support ing the Manager, Global Mer chandise S our cing acr oss mult iple cat egor ies The A ssistant Sour cing Manager has responsibility for ant icipat ing potent ial pr oduct ion issues and developing br eakt hr ough ideas and pr ocesses to cont inually mitigate r isk The A ssist ant S ourcing Manager will be responsible for support ing short and long- term sour cing st rat egies, dr iving f act ory r elat ionships, initial cost negot iations, product ion follow up, and is account able for all str at egic det ails and decisions of all cat egor ies that are managed by their teams

ESSE NT IAL FUN CT ION S

· Pr oactively dr ives measurable ef ficiencies of t eam communicat ions, tasks, and over all wor kf low to support continuous impr ovement.

· A ssists management on the growth of global and segment- wide r elat ionships

· S uppor ts manager to execute short and long-t erm sour cing str at egies f or managed categories, proact ively dr ive the set pr ior it ies, objectives, and act ion plans to impr ove supply base and mitigate r isk with

measur able account abilit y

· A ssists manager in the lever aging opport unit ies and execut es sour cing str ategies for global sit e-specif ic it ems

· Co llabor at es with Qu ality A ssur ance team to ensure pr oducts placed with managed suppliers are meet ing

Di sney quality st andar ds

· Dri ves pr oduct development management, communicat ing key milest ones and deadlines within the sample appr oval pr ocess

· Dri ves pr oactive pr oduction tr acking, communicat ing and tr oubleshooting except ions and delays

· Ne got iat es cost ing and proposes value engineer ing opt ions to achieve prof itability goals while ensuring pr oduct vision is achieved

· Co llabor at es with fact ory and Pr oduct De sign to bring new art t echniques and applications and r esearching tr ends

· S upport managers to monitor the managed suppliers continues to meet I LS MCS, r egulat ory st andards, and ot her est ablished supplier per for mance requir ements

C ORE SKIL LS:

· Str ong knowledge of pr oduct-specif ic const ruction st andar ds, mat erials, and manuf act ur ing pr ocessestechniques

· Out st anding negot iat ion skills

· De monstr ated ability to balance conf lict ing prior it ies bet ween cr eative design and cost of goods object ives

· Pr of icient in English and Mandar in or C ant onese

· Out st anding wr it ten and ver bal communicat ion skills

· Str ong analyt ical and st rat egy-f or mulat ion skills

· A bility to influence inter nal stake holders and drive ef ficient decision- making

· Exper ience in mer chandise sour cing and pr oduct ion management.

· Str ong comput er skills ( ie, Excel, P owerP oint, Micr oCh art s, et c)

· A bility to work on mult iple projects wit hin specif ied time fr ames

· De monstr ated ability to work in a multi- cult ur al environment.

· Un der standing of US and Gl obal test ing, saf et y, and labeling r equirements and impact to product design and manuf actur ing pr ocesses

· Un der standing of fr ee-tr ade agr eement s, duties and r esulting impact of sourcing st rategies

• Ability to identify quality and product safety risks during sample reviews and implementation of effective mitigation proposal.

DESIR ED QUAL IF ICAT ION S

· 5 – 8 year s’ exper ience in Gl obal S our cing andor Mer chandising

· B achelor ’s D egree

· Pr oduct- specif ic technical degree andor manuf act ur ing exper ience a plus

· Pr of iciency in E nglish (spoken and wr it ten)

· A bility to communicate in ot her languages would be a plus

• Manufacturing and trading experience preferred.
• A good understanding of toy development process including 3D drawing, prototyping, tooling details, sample development (1st shot, EPs and FEP), toy manufacturing processes and quality standards would be an advantage.

Job Posting Segment:

APAC - Retail

Job Posting Primary Business:

Sourcing, Logistics & Compliance (APAC)

Primary Job Posting Category:

Retail Merchandising - Sourcing

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Kwun Tong, Hong Kong

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-05-15