Manager, Global Sourcing (Product Development) - Remote

Harbor Freight Tools is a national tool retailer with a strong growth trajectory. They are seeking a Sourcing Manager to evaluate vendor viability, collaborate with various departments, and ensure product quality and cost-effectiveness in sourcing. This role involves significant interaction with vendors and requires strategic oversight of product development and sourcing activities.

Responsibilities:

• Build a strategic vendor base for prioritized HFT categories
• Assess a vendor’s ability to ship on time, provide quality goods, and to produce their products at costs that meet the economic requirements of HFT
• Find, evaluate, and select vendors to supply products that are sold in HFT’s retail stores
• Drive product line transitions from sourcing of viable vendors through product costing, sampling, and quality testing in our own laboratories
• Establish second sources that allow HFT to provide its customers with the same product from different vendors, while maintaining form, function, specifications, and cost. The product differences from second sources should be indiscernible to our customers
• Identify new products that would enhance the HFT mix
• Provide competitor insight though discussions with vendors and first-hand knowledge
• Complete all sourcing activities in a timely manner and driving efficiencies whenever possible
• 40-60% overseas travel
• Collaborate closely with merchandising and packaging, quality and manuals, and sourcing teams on a daily basis to serve enterprise objectives and understand total impact of any actions

Requirements:

• Minimum of 6+ years of relevant and progressive buying experience in retail industry or 5 years' experience in project management and/or new product development role
• Experience in a senior product management or purchasing role with a demonstrated ability to drive product implementation and strategy
• Experience with a fast-paced, high volume, efficient organization with emphasis on customer service and delivering results
• Ability to research products and trends and analyze products and product specifications in supplier proposals
• Considerable attention to detail and sense of urgency to ensure value-added content in the purchasing process and confidence in the continuity of supply
• Sourcing merchandise through new and existing vendors, trips and tradeshows
• Ability generate and analyze sales reports and data
• Must be proficient with computers and automated process and systems
• Ideal candidate must be a self-starter, results driven and proven leadership ability
• Strong sense of urgency, collaborative team style, and ability to quickly adapt to changes in priorities
• Staff supervision and development — Yes
• Organization Scope: Global Sourcing- US, Shanghai and Taiwan
• Location— Remote
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Experience in B2C companies with major distribution and overseas operations would be highly desirable