Manager Sourcing and Product Development - Associate
Jobright.ai
Saint petersburg,
Florida,
United States
Retail
H-1B
Job posted on July 26, 2025
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Job Summary: Foot Locker is seeking a Global Sourcing & Product Development Manager for their North America Private Label Division. The role involves leading the product development process, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring products meet quality and financial targets.
Responsibilities: • Own and lead the product journey from concept to development, to production handoff. • Team up with FTL HK office and vendors directly on daily tasks and needs. • Understanding of product cost breakdown and maintaining seasonal cost sheets – able to identify price challenges and engage cross functional partners for solutions to meet company financial target. • Collaborate closely with vendors to ensure a clear understanding of their capabilities, and in partnership with Sr. Manager, allocate seasonal products to meet company goals and sourcing strategy. • Responsible for tracking all communication on samples, trims and color development from suppliers. • Facilitate & participate in seasonal product line reviews to evaluate sample execution and quality standard. • Collaborate with the buying team and comprehend broader banner strategy on actioned deliverables. • Basic knowledge of raw materials and understanding garment construction. • Drive cross-functional calendar adherence and alert cross-functional partners to calendar implications/business impact should deliverables be missed. • Attend fittings and provide product development perspectives where necessary. • Provides guidance and mentorship to direct report based in Hong Kong. Instills best practices across team. • Travel overseas to vendors / factories to build and establish collaborative relationships.
Qualifications:
Required: • 6-8 years of related experience • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Excel, Word) • Attention to detail and ability to work collaboratively • Must be able to thrive in a fast paced and high-performance environment • Strong inter-personal skills to work with all levels of management and a diverse team
Preferred: • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent • Experience with PDM and/or other product development systems
Company: Foot Locker is a retailer of athletic footwear and apparel. Founded in 1974, the company is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Public Company. Foot Locker has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.
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Job Summary: Foot Locker is seeking a Global Sourcing & Product Development Manager for their North America Private Label Division. The role involves leading the product development process, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring products meet quality and financial targets.
Responsibilities: • Own and lead the product journey from concept to development, to production handoff. • Team up with FTL HK office and vendors directly on daily tasks and needs. • Understanding of product cost breakdown and maintaining seasonal cost sheets – able to identify price challenges and engage cross functional partners for solutions to meet company financial target. • Collaborate closely with vendors to ensure a clear understanding of their capabilities, and in partnership with Sr. Manager, allocate seasonal products to meet company goals and sourcing strategy. • Responsible for tracking all communication on samples, trims and color development from suppliers. • Facilitate & participate in seasonal product line reviews to evaluate sample execution and quality standard. • Collaborate with the buying team and comprehend broader banner strategy on actioned deliverables. • Basic knowledge of raw materials and understanding garment construction. • Drive cross-functional calendar adherence and alert cross-functional partners to calendar implications/business impact should deliverables be missed. • Attend fittings and provide product development perspectives where necessary. • Provides guidance and mentorship to direct report based in Hong Kong. Instills best practices across team. • Travel overseas to vendors / factories to build and establish collaborative relationships.
Qualifications:
Required: • 6-8 years of related experience • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Excel, Word) • Attention to detail and ability to work collaboratively • Must be able to thrive in a fast paced and high-performance environment • Strong inter-personal skills to work with all levels of management and a diverse team
Preferred: • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent • Experience with PDM and/or other product development systems
Company: Foot Locker is a retailer of athletic footwear and apparel. Founded in 1974, the company is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Public Company. Foot Locker has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.