Promotional Products Sourcing Specialist

Promotional Products Sourcing Specialist About RESCO

RESCO is a marketing services and fulfillment company based in Hudson, WI. We partner with brands to handle their marketing execution, fulfillment, sourcing, and print. When a brand’s field marketing or trade marketing team needs to get materials produced, kitted, stored, and shipped to the right locations on time, we’re the team that makes it happen. Our culture is built on three values:
We Honestly Care, We Push for Better, and We Don’t Miss.

The Promotional Products Sourcing Specialist is the primary sourcing and procurement role at RESCO, with deep expertise in the ad specialty and ASI supplier landscape. This position leads all client-facing promotional sourcing activity, including branded merchandise, client program items, and trend-forward product discovery, while also owning the full scope of RESCO's procurement operations through a single, unified process. The role goes well beyond transactional purchasing;

it requires market awareness, creative sourcing instincts, and the ability to connect the right product to the right client need. The ideal candidate is proactive, curious, and excited to build supplier relationships that raise the bar on quality, speed, and innovation. They must be equally comfortable managing a branded merchandise program for a client and processing a reorder for internal operational supplies, because both flow through the same intake, approval, and execution path.

• Lead all client-facing promotional products sourcing, including branded merchandise, client program items, and ad specialty requests from concept through fulfillment.
• Proactively identify trend-forward, “wow-factor” products that elevate client programs and expand RESCO’s sourcing capabilities.
• Research and evaluate ASI suppliers, promotional vendors, and emerging market options to continuously improve quality, cost, and lead times.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships within the ASI and ad specialty space that support long-term reliability and creative sourcing.
• Manage the vendor onboarding process for new promotional suppliers, ensuring documentation, pricing, and performance expectations are established.

• Serve as the single owner of all sourcing and procurement activity at RESCO, processing all request types (client promotional, project orders, internal operational, and inventory replenishment) through a unified intake and execution process.
• Generate and process purchase orders accurately and on time, maintaining complete records in the ERP system (Net Suite).
• Track orders, monitor delivery timelines, and proactively resolve delays, discrepancies, or vendor issues before they impact production.
• Support cost-reduction efforts through vendor performance evaluation and ongoing benchmarking.
• Maintain a centralized vendor and supplier library in Net Suite, covering ASI/promotional vendors, operational suppliers, and specialty sources.
• Establish and track basic vendor KPIs including lead time, fill rate, cost trends, and quality, applying them consistently across both promotional and operational purchasing categories.
• Consolidate vendor relationships across departments, reducing knowledge silos and improving organization-wide sourcing leverage.

• Partner with client teams, project managers, and department leads to ensure sourcing strategies align with project requirements, timelines, and budgets.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal sourcing and procurement questions, providing reliable and informed support across RESCO.
• Communicate proactively with stakeholders on sourcing timelines, supplier constraints, and delivery dependencies.

• Monitor inventory levels for both promotional and operational stock, maintaining threshold-based reorder parameters in Net Suite to support proactive replenishment.
• Coordinate inbound shipments, returns, and receiving documentation with internal teams and vendors to maintain accuracy and workflow efficiency.
• Support forecasting processes based on usage patterns, client…