Associate Manager Sourcing

2 days ago

Singapore Williams Sonoma Full time

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
**1. Product Development**
- Work with Brands on Furniture and Upholstery development needs
- Work with the global in-country teams to research, source & allocate the right product with the right vendor, at the right cost
- Provide cost analysis and comparisons across multiple vendors where needed
- Establish a Time & Action Calendar for each program
- Follow up & track milestones progress through regular updates in a timely manner

**2. Vendor performance**
- Partner with in-country team to establish strategic vendor development for long-term business growth
- Troubleshoot production and delivery problems, where needed.
- Evaluate and monitor the performance and capabilities of the Furniture and Upholstery vendor base and needs
- Support, facilitate, and drive alignment in the global vendor landscape

**3. Sourcing**
- Research, source/resource for new products/vendors
- Understand core & potential vendor capabilities to service business needs
- Support speed to market
- Support CSR, Greenguard, contract/B2B, etc corporate initiatives
- Support global risk mitigation strategies
- Prepare, update & share regular status trackers
- Support on ad hoc projects and/or other assigned duties

**JOB COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCES**

**Knowledge**

The incumbent must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:

- Minimum 5 years of regional sourcing and product development experience, preferably in the Furniture and/or Upholstery products
- knowledge of manufacturing processes in Furniture or home furnishing products

**Skills**

The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills:

- proficiency in MS Office, E.g. Intermediate Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Words
- ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- analytical and problem-solving skills
- good interpersonal skills
- good communication and negotiation skills

**Requirements**:

- Meticulous, detail-oriented with high accuracy working with large volumes of data
- Fast learner with initiative and the ability to work independently
- Tertiary education or above
- Those without relevant qualifications but with substantial years of relevant experience will also be considered

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of home furnishings in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, United Kingdom and the rest of the world with franchise partnerships. Our family of brands are Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham. Our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities remains as our core values.

Today, we are a USD 5 billion company, with a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we're always looking for new energy and ideas.

The Singapore regional office was set up in 2008 and we currently have 140 associates over functions such as corporate social responsibility, customs & compliance, finance, human resource, information technology, inventory planning, logistics, sourcing and quality assurance.

The South East Asia team is an inclusive employer where we recruit and provide employees with fair opportunities on the basis of merit, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.

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