Operations Sourcing Lead, Americas

Position Overview

​​ This position is a leadership position driving several regional functions to complet e goals and objectives with clearly defined metrics for each region:

• ​ Regional Raw Materials

• ​ Capacity Asset Management

• ​ Transparency and Traceability

• ​ Production Operations

​ Focused clarity on the strategic vision of the regions to effectively manage the team and the execution of the corresponding work . Build relationships with Suppliers to complement the flow of information and accuracy with reporting the data - delivery, quality, and cost being paramount. ​

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

​​​​​​ Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

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• ​ Regional Raw Materials :

• ​ Ensure all raw materials are approved in region for effective production of units: price, quality, color.

• ​ Manage the platforming of greige in partnership with the Business Expansion Team to ensure lead time execution.

• ​ Responsible on boarding and exit of Tier 2 suppliers.

• ​ Knowledge of macros as it connects to raw material price negotiations.

• ​ Tracking of liability fabrics and the financials of said liability.

• ​ Supplier partnerships are connected to building teams and trust.

• ​ Capacity Asset Management

• ​ Effective tracking of regional capacity- both the aggregated total of the region and the individual supplier’s capacity.

• ​ Effective booking and release of capacity to not cause hardship of any supplier.

• ​ Responsible S ourcing practices as connected to capacity management.

• ​ Utilization of corporate tools to track (09 system) .

• ​ Regional allocation of units to complement capacity initiatives.

• ​ Transparency and Traceability :

• ​ Manage work with the supplier community to implement and effectively make a difference as connected to the corporate strategy for TNT.

• ​ Work with internal and external business partners as needed to educate, implement, track, and advertise successes as connected to TNT.

• ​ Production Operations

• ​ Manage the execution of issuing R ight F irst- T ime purchase orders for the region.

• ​ Own corporate projects as needed to strategically drive the business (i.e.: price changes, inventory initiative, etc …)

• ​ Partner with Commercial Teams as needed to stay aware of everything Purchase Order connected

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

Experience

• The Leader will have a proven track record of success as a corporate executive in a result-driven organization

• Proven senior leadership experience in an international production and sourcing environment in a highly succ essful Fortune 500 organization preferred.

• Knowledge of internal controls, financial/banking regulations and risk assessment and vendor due diligence .

• Substantial knowledge of trade regulations, inventory management, financial analysis, logistics , procurement and distribution, commercial analysis, product integrity , and production cycle timeline

• Proven ability to develop and implement new tools and processes to improve efficiency

Leadership Approach

• A leader who can make short- term tactical decisions with long-term thinking

• Possessing professional presence, intelligence, self-confidence and ability to interact with senior management .

• Proven ability to establish and build relationships across an organization. Highly motivated individual with result-oriented mentality

• Known for “sweating the details” to develop and evaluate business processes and controls.

• A leader who develops a collaborative high-performing team . Excels at understanding what it takes to implement sustainable operating improvements in l arge scale, global environments

• Develops proactive approaches to overcome obstacles while demonstrating flexibility and resourcefulness

Communications

• Strong communication skill s, both written and verbal

• Strong influencing skills, which inspire trust and confidence and command the respect of the peer group and execut ives throughout the corporation

• Exceptional ability to synthesize issues and draw valid, actionable conc lusions from established facts

Other

• Able to t ravel as needed

• Strong reputation for professional integrity, seasoned bus iness judgment, and objectivity

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