Purpose: Responsible for strategic sourcing of multiple categories at a platform level & accountable for achieving seasonal financial cost targets.

 

Mission Description:

• Define business plan for each supplier & align with global sourcing director
• Negotiate & execute to seasonal costings & savings targets according to financial objectives
• Manage department budget
• Guide & validates supplier strategy at a category & product level
• Continuous sourcing exploration to adapt to business & product needs, acquiring Market Intel both on product & suppliers
• Identify business risks, communicate & execute risk mitigation plan
• Guide Sourcing managers to execute Lacoste business strategies through S.M.A.R.T KPI’s
• Train & develop team members to ensure career evolution & talent retention
• Establish transparent working relationships with studio, product, quality, supply chain teams and suppliers to ensure agile & efficient decision making
• Create organizational objectives
• Drive development process improvement opportunities & transformation projects
• Prepare & present monthly activity report to top management

Profile & Skillset:

• +10 years’ experience in textile & apparel sourcing
• Fluency in English required
• Ability to work on Excel, PowerPoint & other internal systems
• Able to lead a team & drive operational excellence
• Problem solving & results oriented
• Strategic mindset
• Financial acumen
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to collaborate / influence all levels of stakeholders

Required Qualities:

• Embody Lacoste values:
• -          Play as one team
• -          Play with elegance
• -          Play by daring
• -          Play with tenacity
• Methodology & work ethic
• Passionate about product & leading teams
• Good communication skills
• Proactivity & agility

 Travel :

• International travel required

Job location:

• Paris Lacoste HQ

Bei Lacoste setzen wir uns dafür ein, Chancengleichheit zu verwirklichen. Ausgehend von unserer einzigartigen Vision von Mode und Sport treibt uns die Chancengleichheit voran und unsere Rekrutierungsmethoden folgen diesem Commitment, indem sie sich auf Fähigkeiten konzentrieren und alle Arten von Talenten berücksichtigen. Wir verpflichten uns, ein vielfältiges und integratives Umfeld zu fördern, in dem Eleganz über Stil hinausgeht und in dem jeder von uns die Chance erhält, sein größtes Potenziel zu entfalten.