Import Sourcing Manager ($Open) - Occasional Travel to Orient

Leading Importer is seeking to immediately recruit a dynamic, hands-on individual with strong communication skills and multi-tasking capabilities, for the position of sourcing manager, sportswear experience; Wal-Mart and Zellers knowledge is a must.

The import manager’s job responsibilities are mainly (not limited to) the following:

• Source all types of knit and woven items.
• Very good computer knowledge and communication skills.
• Sourcing from China and Bangladesh a must.
• Building and maintaining the vendor base including educating and growing the vendors; working with vendors on continuous improvement plans to meet Ethical Sourcing Standards
• Costing of new styles and negotiating prices with vendors
• Planning and allocating of orders by closely watching/analyzing the vendors on their capacity, strength, overall performance, and reliability
• Overseeing execution of the orders from initiation of POs to final shipment of goods to the customers.
• Managing and giving directions to the import coordinator
• Involving in the operation of other departments/divisions like sales/merchandising/QC from the import/sourcing perspective and giving advice/opinion/inputs/confirmation.

You must be able to travel to the Orient, minimum 2 weeks at a time if necessary.
Salary commensurate with ability and experience

Please send your resume to employee@epersonnel.ca

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