Opening voor Sourcing Manager

Born and bred in Boulder, Colorado, we are Anthem Branding — a promotional product, custom merchandise, branding, and design agency that crafts tangible connections between today’s most forward-thinking companies. Since 2006, we have been laser-focused on the role of touch in how people interact with brands. We believe the strength of a brand isn’t only in how it looks, but how it feels.

We’re looking for a dynamic, creative, and collaborative Sourcing Manager. This individual is responsible for planning, coordinating and facilitating all aspects of the production process on all agency hard deliverables, which includes “off the shelf” and fully custom items. This role works within the production department and interacts with all internal departments and teams, as well as all production partners.

This full-time position operates during regular office hours from our office in downtown Boulder, CO, and reports to the Director of Operations + Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for establishing, developing, and directing all domestic and international sourcing strategies for Anthem Branding as part of the Sourcing Team
• Oversees the production process ensuring quality control and on time delivery
• Effectively directs the business relationships with factory partners and finished product suppliers and agents to leverage lower costs and reduced lead times while increasing profitability
• Assists the Account Team in the creation of financial budgets and project timelines which include generating freight estimates and import fees including duties and taxes
• Continually searches for new vendor partners and cultivates existing relationships to strengthen the product offering of the agency
• Coordinates shipping logistics and negotiates favorable shipping rates on all product deliverables
• Assist in the sourcing of raw materials, fabrics & components, garment suppliers, and factories depending on individual project requirements
• Assists the Account Team and Creative Service department in the design and strategic approach of custom projects through extensive knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes
• Continually seeks out efficiencies to improve production execution and process
• Monitor the working capacity of existing vendor partners to aid in strategic planning
• Vetting suppliers capabilities to support our strengths and weaknesses as an agency
• Continue to cross train and educate the Product, Creative and Account Teams on custom project best practices
• Assist accounting when necessary to properly process vendor and client invoices

Skills and Traits

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Work effectively without close supervision
• Organized, reliable and motivated
• Must possess the ability to prioritize under extreme pressure and outside distractions
• Ability to think outside the box and improvise in a calm, positive, quick and diplomatic demeanor
• Availability beyond normal business hours which includes weeknights, weekends, and holidays (not always necessary)
• Pro-active leadership that encourages teams to perform to the best of their ability
• Strive to improve and promote quality; provide vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates
• Understand business implications of decisions
• Demonstrate knowledge of market and competition
• Develop strategies to achieve organizational goals
• Show respect and sensitivity for cultural differences
• Uphold organizational values and follows policies and procedures
• Adapt to changes in the work environment; follow instructions and respond to management direction
• Ability to identify and act on opportunities that add value to both the agency and our clients’ business

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a related background
• Bachelor’s degree and experience in marketing, apparel and merchandising preferred
• Experience managing both individuals and teams
• Experience with commonsku software preferred but not required
• Experience with ERP platforms preferred but not required
• Proficiency in Mac platform, MS Excel, MS Word, Google Business Suite

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $50-80K, depending on experience, plus benefits. Benefits include unlimited PTO, optional medical and dental insurance plan, fifteen (15) company holidays per year and a 401(K) program after one year of service. Anthem Branding employees qualify for base benefits effective the 1st of the month after 60 days of employment.

To apply, send a message to [email protected] with:

1. “Sourcing Manager - Your Name" in the subject of the email
2. Cover letter + resume, including salary requirements

We will not review applications that do not follow the above directions, and only qualified applicants will receive a response. No calls, please!

We look forward to hearing from you.