Amer Sports is a global group of world-renowned sports and outdoor brands, including Arc'teryx, Salomon, Wilson, Peak Performance, Atomic, as well as other complementary brands. With a purpose to elevate the world through sport, we inspire people to lead healthier lives by experiencing the joy and adventure of sports. We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and committed to providing opportunities for everyone to develop their skills and achieve their potential.

We are seeking a Senior Director, Sourcing to join Arc’teryx in Hong Kong Office.

Key responsibilities

• Building, leading, and mentoring a high performing Sourcing team, fostering core competencies and capabilities in delivering a world class supply chain 

• Representing the region in executive-level planning and decision making 

• Aligning regional strategy with business, global sourcing and supply chain goals 

• Overseeing and optimizing supplier relationship and performance through direct engagement, collaboration and partnership 

• Contributing to and implementing our global sourcing strategy with the right manufacturing capacity and capability to drive our business growth and delivers on cost, quality, and speed to market needs 

• Playing a key role in shaping strategic direction by providing market intelligence, regional insights and operational feedback 

• Supporting business initiatives by collaborating with global leadership and translating strategy into regional execution 

• Leading the search strategy for new suppliers with robust sourcing criteria, evaluation and qualification framework 

• Providing leadership and expert insight into seasonal planning discussions, offering recommendations and operational perspectives 

• Leading the seasonal/monthly PO process and WIP management, delivering On-Time-In-Full to meet business requirements 

• Fostering a culture of growth and development across the Sourcing org and regional teams 

• Building a transparent costing methodology with strong standards to deliver the right product costs and meet margin targets 

• Designing comprehensive onboarding and supplier development programs for all new and incumbent suppliers to drive successful execution 

• Negotiating, managing and safeguarding the terms and conditions of our supplier agreement 

• Upholding the Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing through the Arc’teryx supply chain 

• Advancing responsible purchasing principles and practices through adherence negotiated lead time and balanced annual capacities as outlined in the Responsible Sourcing Policy 

• Working closely with the Amer Sports Global Sourcing Vendor Sustainability team on quarterly business reviews and responsible purchasing training/capacity building (at least annually)

  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Apparel or Textile Design, Merchandising, along with 15+ years of leadership experience in global sourcing and supply chain 

• Deep experience in Asia-based manufacturing and vendor management 

• In-depth knowledge of the end-to-end apparel go-to-market process  

• Proven skills at problem solving and strategy execution 

• Proven performance history with domestic and offshore vendors and manufacturers 

• Strong communication and influencing skills 

• Proven business acumen and analytical skills 

• Strong digital dexterity, including the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and leverage data 

• Extreme attention to detail 

• Extensive knowledge of raw materials, technical construction, and sourcing 

• Proven people management skills; you set a clear vision, align your team around common objectives, and foster commitment to these objectives 

• Remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity 

• Effectively balance autonomy and collaboration 

• Inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement 

• Seek the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what is right 

• Passion for work is paralleled by passion for getting outside and living it 

• Occasional Travel is required
  

We offer competitive compensation package include 5-day work, discrepancy bonus, education allowance etc.

You will also collaborate with a diverse team in Asia and global, contribute to projects which make a real impact and driving positive change.