Director - Sourcing

Support Center - Irving Major Activities Strategic Planning

• Drive Direct Import growth through effective product lifecycle management
• Develop category Sourcing Plans and be responsible for execution of the Plans

• Responsible for 2-4 direct reports and manage a network of service providers including Agent staff in Dallas and Asia.

• Establish and deploy business processes for vendor engagement, capacity planning, production execution.
• Develop product solutions in support of the Merchandising direction and ensure that the Company's goals of product innovation and quality are achieved
• Identify, evaluate, and develop vendor relationships that support category needs. Furthermore, leverage these relationships across the Company to provide the best "cost" and "value" equation.
• Be the key internal link between all internal and external stakeholders including Merchandising, Product Lifecycle Management, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Agents, Vendors, Legal and Inventory Management
• Significant international travel to identify, evaluate, and manage a global vendor and agent network
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree is required

• Minimum 10 years of experience with a major retailer, brand or product development/sourcing company

• We are looking for a world class sourcing executive with a demonstrated track record in product development and sourcing
• The person must possess strong leadership, business knowledge and technical abilities

• MBA or master’s degree in related field is preferred
• Business related major is highly preferred

Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all customers to create, innovate and be better together.

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