Assistant Sourcing Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing

Job ID 10090351 Location Singapore, Singapore Business Disney Experiences Date posted May 27, 2024

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Job Summary:

Wherever you are in the amazing world of Disney, you are contributing to the stories of our iconic brands, recognised by audiences everywhere for entertainment, information and inspiration. Innovation, imagination and inclusion are at the core of Disney, defining the experience that we deliver as well as providing the foundation of our success. The scope of our business, combined with global growth and collaboration result in an inclusive employee experience characterised by continuous learning, development and achievement.

The Assistant Sourcing Manager is responsible for managing a merchandise category and supporting the Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing across multiple categories. The Assistant Sourcing Manager has responsibility for anticipating potential production issues and developing breakthrough ideas and processes to continually mitigate risk. The Assistant Sourcing Manager will be responsible for supporting short and long-term sourcing strategies, driving factory relationships, initial cost negotiations, production follow up, and is accountable for all strategic details and decisions of all categories that are managed by their teams.

Responsibilities:

Proactively drive measurable efficiencies of team communications, tasks, and overall workflow to support continuous improvement
Assist management on the growth of global and segment-wide relationships
Support manager to execute short and long-term sourcing strategies for managed categories, proactively drive the set priorities, objectives, and action plans to improve supply base and mitigate risk with measurable accountability
Assist manager in the leveraging opportunities and executes sourcing strategies for global site-specific items
Collaborate with Quality Assurance team to ensure products placed with managed suppliers are meeting Disney quality standards
Drive product development management, communicating key milestones and deadlines within the sample approval process
Drive proactive production tracking, communicating, and troubleshooting exceptions and delays
Negotiates costing and proposes value engineering options to achieve profitability goals while ensuring product vision is achieved
Collaborate with factory and Product Design to bring new art techniques and applications and researching trends
Support manager to monitor the managed suppliers continues to meet ILS MCS, regulatory standards, and other established supplier performance requirements

Requirements:

5 years’ experience in Global Sourcing and/or Merchandising
Bachelor’s Degree
Product-specific technical degree and/or manufacturing experience a plus
Proficiency in English, Japanese and Mandarin (spoken and written)
Ability to communicate in other languages would be a plus
Strong knowledge of product-specific construction standards, materials, and manufacturing processes/techniques
Outstanding negotiation skills
Demonstrated ability to balance conflicting priorities between creative design and cost of goods objectives
Proficient in Japanese, English and Mandarin or Cantonese
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and strategy-formulation skills
Ability to influence internal stake holders and drive efficient decision-making
Experience in merchandise sourcing and production management
Strong computer skills. (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, Micro Charts, etc.)
Ability to work on multiple projects within specified time frames
Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
Understanding of US and Global testing, safety, and labeling requirements and impact to product design and manufacturing processes
Understanding of free-trade agreements, duties and resulting impact of sourcing strategies

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

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About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia), which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

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