Sourcing Manager (Textile/ Soft Items)

Job Title: Sourcing Manager (Textile/ Soft Items)

Salary: Competitive + Annual Bonus

Location: Pakistan (Remote) - Islamabad or Karachi

Duration: Permanent

Working Model: Hybrid if near a TCC office or Remote

At TCC Global, we create innovative loyalty marketing solutions that drive customer engagement and enhance brand loyalty for some of the world’s leading retailers. We are passionate about our work and dedicated to delivering outstanding results.

Primary Purpose and Scope:

We believe in a world more loyal, and a world more loyal starts with our people. As we continue to innovate and raise value for our customers, we look upon bold thinkers and customer attuned leaders to lead our clients on a “more loyal” journey with us.

This strategic hire at TCC will further enhance and broaden our ability to create new opportunities for our customers in this consistently changing landscape and in a time where consumer behaviour is shifting like never before.

Reporting to the Senior sourcing Manager, the sourcing manager in Pakistan region will act as key local support to the Senior sourcing manager for Textile and soft accessories in the region. He will work with various internal and external parties developing products from briefing stage through to launch.

Role and Responsibilities: 

• Contribute to the Global Sourcing plan by developing a framework for key sourcing strategies globally and specific to the region
• Fostering relationships with long term partners and expand our supplier contacts across the category to ensure flexibility of supply
• Evaluating regional sourcing capacity and optimizing supplier performance in terms of pricing, service, origin and lead time
• Ensuring efficient and timely responses while maintaining high standards
• Support the company’s strategy for sustainable products and packaging
• Working closely with the Quality and Compliance Teams to ensure product safety and regulatory compliance is followed in relevant sales markets
• Working with Supply Chain Teams to create contingency plans
• Developing and maintaining close and effective partnerships with Reward Development, Quality, Sustainability and Supply Chain Teams ensuring clear communication channels
• Responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating the technical and management aspects of projects with assigned sourcing manager
• Plan and schedule project milestones using appropriate tools with assigned sourcing manager
• Support System input related to price list creation / maintenance and supplier set up .
• Track project milestones and deliverables
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure products conformed to the safety requirement or awareness on any potential hazards and product safety
• Accountable for the successful completion of engineering tasks
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Constantly evaluate and monitor suppliers to ensure production yield and capacity are up to required standard
• Extensive regular contact with assigned supply chain, sourcing manager and quality team on project status.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering project proposals

• University graduate or above in any disciplines
• A minimum of 5 years of solid experience in sourcing and product development with a good understanding of European Consumers
• Experience in Textile /Bags/and soft accessories
• A self-motivated team player, possessing excellent negotiation, leadership and communication skills together with the ability to manage complexity and meet tight deadlines
• Skilled networker with strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
• Mature and passionate about work, possess a can-do attitude
• Good mix of strategy and hands-on mentality
• High level of commitment/motivation
• Must possess confidence & diplomacy, energetic and open with an honest straightforward style
• Fluent in English