Director, Product Development and Sourcing

BOSTON PROPER

We hold our people, our customers, and our brand in the highest regard. Our people drive our

businesses, so we strive to attract the best in our industry. They have different life experiences,

educational and cultural backgrounds, but they share many things in common : a commitment to

teamwork, to growing great brands, and to building a future full of possibilities.

At Boston Proper, we put our passion and expertise into everything we do. You'll find it in our

commitment to unique designs and polished looks that help women feel as fearlessly feminine and as

beautifully powerful as they are.

We are searching for a Director, Product Development and Sourcing. This position reports directly

to the Vice President, Supply Chain and is responsible for developing the global sourcing strategy that

supports the product strategies while ensuring top line financial and business objectives are achieved.

This role is responsible for contributing and supporting decisions regarding seasonal product

development strategies by providing country, vendor, and fabrics strategies; technical product

guidance; cost option analysis to inform decision making regarding what is needed to hit topline

financials and to identify risks and opportunities for assigned categories.

Key Responsibilities :

Develop, implement, and optimize global sourcing strategy to align with product strategies.

Align sourcing countries and vendors to achieve key performance indicators (gross sales, item

mark-up, average unit cost, on-time delivery, returns rates)

Provide in-season costing strategies by leveraging unit volume, fabric consolidation and style

consolidation

Partners with design, merchant partners and planning on pre-season and in-season research &

development targets, goals, and objectives to ensure efforts align with fiscal and event targets

Drive adherence to calendar milestones and deliverables while making recommendations and

callouts regarding meeting cadence, process improvements and efforts to drive efficient use of

team's time

Own vendor relationships

Build and develop high performing team; defines a clear vision and motivate others to achieve

goals; can resolve conflicts easily and with minimal noise while protecting cross-functional

partnerships

Build and foster relationships with design, technical design, and merchant partners to lead in a

collaborative style as well as communicate in an engaging impactful manner Strong

organizational and time management skills

Owns product development and sourcing process Improvement; understand and value the

need to access and improve processes to drive efficiencies

Experience / Requirements :

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or Textiles preferred

10+ years progressive leadership experience in apparel product development, sourcing, and

manufacturing

5+ years leading direct reports and cross-functional teams

Demonstrated business savvy through analytical thinking, problem solving with in-depth

knowledge of key performance indicators

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; proven ability to think innovatively and

strategically

Deep technical product knowledge including strong understanding of vendor operations,

safety, product compliance, creative and product development processes

Demonstrated experience leading and influencing change

Demonstrated ability to work independently, to set priorities and timelines, and meet

challenging and changing deadlines

Company Benefits :

401k with company match

Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision and Life / ADD Insurance

Flexible and generous Paid Time Off policy

Merchandise Discount

Company Bonus

Pet Insurance

Boston Proper Values

Team loves to work hard and have fun

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