Position:  Product Supply Operations Manager

Reports To:  Senior Mgr., Product Supply Operations

Department:  Supply Chain Operations

Location:  Dearborn, MI

Classification:  Hybrid

Status:  Exempt

Job Band:  Professional

 

Job Summary  

 

​​The Product Supply Operations Manager will have primary responsibilities to act as the chief liaison between the Merchandising, Product Development, Design and Technical Design teams (Product Team). The Product Supply Operations Manager will represent Global Product Supply at development meetings, Merch meetings and other key GTM cross-functional meetings, and provide governance to the business units around adherence to the product brief: target cost, margin, delivery and SLA.  This includes coordinating the development, cost and margin roll-up, and delivery of all sourced production to be consistent with the business units needs and in-line with the corporate sourcing strategy as set by the Global Product Supply Leadership. This role is responsible for the sourcing strategy at the intersection of service level, profit, and quality for their respective category.   
 

We Are All Leaders at Carhartt 

 

​​In our words and by our actions, we strive to emulate the hardworking example set forth by our founder, Hamilton Carhartt. We Lead Business by creating value, delivering on results, and making changes along the way. We Lead Self by being inclusive, recognizing that our differences make us stronger as we strive to build a better world, together, for all hardworking people. We Lead Others by communicating and clearly defining the path as we walk bravely into the future. Working at Carhartt, we are all given a seat at the table and the honor of continuing the legacy.​ 

 

Representative Responsibilities  

Responsible and accountable for allocating styles (per their respective categories) at hemisphere and supply stream level in alignment with our geographically balanced product placement strategy.  

Provide governance to the business units to ensure the product brief is achievable in terms of cost, margin, attainment, and SLAs. 

Responsible and accountable for key GTM milestone deliverables, such as Where Make including vendor assignment by the regional Sourcing hubs to the business units 

Represent Global Product Supply in Seasonal Development Meetings, Merch meetings, key cross-functional GTM meetings and other required meetings to support the flow of information between regional Sourcing hubs, Product Team, and business units.  

Manage the GTM calendar deliverables to support the Finance, Product Team, and Business Units’ needs to understand timing of product cost communication, final cost approval and seasonal margin roll-ups.   

Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of textiles and apparel manufacturing as it relates to the assigned area of responsibility.  Including researching and traveling to vendors as needed and evaluate these opportunities. 

Maintain awareness of the key performance indicators of all assigned suppliers to ensure that they can meet Carhartt’s strategy of “best in class”. 

Identify gaps and/or opportunities for new suppliers and communicate these needs with the regional hubs and PS&O leadership to investigate new suppliers.   

Proactively develop and implement process improvements that optimize the Global Product Supply processes and our product placement strategy to align with service level, profit, and quality targets while continuously analyzing vendor capacities against demand 

Work with assigned Business Unit and Product Team to understand their development needs and align with the regional hubs on a sourcing network to fulfill these requirements 

 

Required Education  

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field. 

 

Required Skills & Experience  

5 years of direct experience in global sourcing of apparel.  Business knowledge in areas of supply chain management with global experience preferred. 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook. 

Time Management and proven track record of problem solving and strong analytical expertise, including data mining, reporting and ability to monitor key performance metrics. 

Must be able to work independently 

Knowledge of Carhartt product and strategic direction of the business and how to support with a sourcing supply chain 

Clear understanding of supplier network for assigned area  

 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions  

Light lifting up to 10 lbs. 

Willingness to work afterhours and some weekends as necessary. 

Potential need for national and international travel 

​​This position has a Hybrid location: Associate will work on-site regularly as needed for work activities.​ 

​​Carhartt is a tobacco free workplace.​