Global Sourcing Manager - Handbags and Accessories (Hybrid)

Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $40 - 45 per hour

Our client is seeking an experienced, analytical, and strategic Global Sourcing Manager to support the Handbags & Accessories division. This individual will serve as the central point of communication across offshore vendors, agents, internal merchants, and product development teams to build and drive high-impact sourcing and negotiation strategies.

In this role, you will leverage retail math, supply chain inputs, and global market intelligence to optimize vendor matrix performance, secure target margins, ensure 100% costing dataset accuracy, and manage supplier health across international manufacturing partners.
 
Responsibilities:

• Negotiation Strategy & Margin Execution: Lead the creation and execution of seasonal negotiation strategies to achieve the optimal product mix while meeting or exceeding target profit margins.
• Supplier Evaluation & Relationship Management: Identify, evaluate, and monitor global vendors and suppliers based on technical capabilities, factory capacity, pricing/value, and overall financial health.
• Vendor Matrix Strategy: Partner closely with internal Business Units to develop and drive "grow/maintain/shrink" strategies across the vendor base, continuously monitoring results and pivoting based on shifting market needs.
• Costing & Data Integrity: Maintain all costing datasets and related reporting metrics to ensure complete accuracy, timeliness, and visibility for cross-functional stakeholders.
• Market Intelligence & Strategic Analytics: Synthesize complex data inputs-including manufacturing order history, supply chain lead times, macroeconomics, logistics timing, and sustainability regulations-into actionable business strategies. 

Qualifications:

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Global Sourcing, Merchandising, Business, Finance, or equivalent professional industry experience.
• Industry Expertise: 7-10+ years of progressive experience in global sourcing, vendor management, pre/post-production, or product development within Handbags, Accessories, or Apparel (offshore vendor management experience highly preferred).
• Advanced Technical Skills: High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs, complex financial formulas, and custom data modeling).
• Analytical & Retail Math Mastery: Strong background in retail math, margin analysis, costing breakdowns, and supply chain logistics timing (international commerce rules, import/export regulations, and macroeconomics).
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills-able to unify and clearly convey complex strategic concepts to cross-functional leaders and external vendors.
• Project Management & Adaptability: Self-starter capable of managing multiple complex projects simultaneously under tight deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment.
   

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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