Branded Merchandise & Apparel Sourcing Manage

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Woodbury, NY, US

Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Ari Zona Beverages is a leading beverage company known for its iconic tea, juice, and flavored drink offerings. With a commitment to quality and innovation, Ari Zona has become a household name, delivering refreshing beverages to consumers worldwide. Join us at Ari Zona Beverages and be part of a team that blends creativity, innovation, and passion for fashion into every product we create.

If you're ready to make an impact in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Ari Zona Beverages is seeking a highly organized and resourceful Branded Merchandise & Apparel Sourcing Manager to oversee the sourcing, development and procurement of Ari Zona-branded apparel, merchandise, promotional products and point-of-sale items.

This person will manage products from concept and artwork through sourcing, costing, sampling, production, freight and delivery, working with multiple domestic and international vendors.

Products include custom apparel such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, polos, jackets, sweatpants and swimwear, as well as drinkware, hats, bags, notebooks, lanyards, promotional products and other custom branded merchandise.

• Source and develop apparel, merchandise, promotionalproductsand POS materials from domestic and international suppliers.
• Identify and qualify new vendors whilemaintainingmultiple competitive sourcing options for key products.
• Work closely with the e-commerce team to align orders with seasonal calendars, marketing timelines, and inventory needs.
• Collaborate with graphic designers and the creative team to ensure artwork, branding, and production specs areaccurateand approved prior to placing orders.
• Solicit bids, negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times and production terms, andmaintainaccurateproduct and landed-cost information.
• Manage products frominitialconcept through samples, approvals,production and final delivery.
• Coordinate with
  
  AriZona'screative teams and outside vendors to ensure digital artwork, logos, colors,placement and decoration techniques are properly executed.
• Manage multiple vendors, purchase orders, productionschedulesand projects simultaneously.
• Coordinate international and domestic freight whilemonitoringlead times, duties,tariffs and overalllandedcosts.
• Maintain an organized catalog of products, vendors, costs, specifications, artwork, inventorylevelsand reorder information.
• Monitor vendor performance for quality, cost,responsiveness and on-time delivery.
• Communicate proactively with internal teams and suppliers, including international vendorsoperatingacross multiple time zones.

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in merchandise sourcing, apparel production, promotional products,procure mentor product development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong experience sourcing andpurchasingphysical products from multiple vendors.
• Experience working with domestic and international manufacturers and suppliers.
• Strong negotiation,project-management and organizational skills.
• Comfortable working with digital artwork, productionproofsand graphic files.
• Strong Excel/spreadsheet skills with the ability to manage detailed product and costing information.
• Understanding ofapparel decoration methods such as screen printing, embroidery, heattransferand sublimation preferred.
• Knowledge of international freight, duties,tariffs and landed-cost calculations preferred.
• Ability to managenumerousprojects, SKUs and deadlines simultaneously.
• Must be able to…