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

At Lacoste, we are committed to making equal opportunities a reality. Inherited from our unique vision of fashion-sport, equal opportunities move us forward and our recruitment methods follow this commitment by focusing on skills and embracing all types of talents. We commit to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where elegance goes beyond style and where each of us is given the chance to fulfill our greatest potential.