Sourcing Analyst

• This is On-site role in Beaverton, OR
• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) highly preferred
• 3+ years’ minimum experience required in a sourcing role (candidates must have knowledge of apparel and/or footwear manufacturing, product creation, textiles) 
• Candidates will assist team with factory allocation, sourcing, and costing, so that experience will be preferred

• Top must-have skills include the following: 
• Excel expertise (formulas, pivot tables, vlookups, basic calculations)
• Retail math knowledge 
• Strong analytic problem solving skills - how to look at data and then work toward a solution 
• Desired soft skills: 
• Ability to influence, collaborate, and create consensus
• Comfortable working both in a group environment and independently
• Combination of skills/expertise that would make a candidate stand out:
• Data visualization experience (Tableau, Power BI)
• Deck building (specifically PowerPoint) 
• Previous experience with apparel/footwear/etc. through a supply chain lens 
• Lots of cross functional work; candidates with prior experience in a cross functional matrix environment will be preferred 
• Will work on a direct team of ~ 10-15 on a more face-to-face level 
• 1-2 rounds of interviews

The role entails:

• Creating and executing the various Sport Focus sourcing strategies
• Managing the cost planning process to ensure profitability, helping product teams assess tradeoffs between product cost/margin and other criteria
• Understand global sourcing process from strategic sourcing to seasonal execution

The candidate needs:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Textiles, Supply Chain, or related field or an additional 2 years of experience in lieu of a degree
• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience (supply chain, product or manufacturing experience a plus).
• Strategic thinking and enterprise mindset
• Ability to maintain a high level of integrity, remain effective in an environment of ambiguity, and have strong attention to details
• Strong analytical skills. Able to manipulate and shape data to answer questions, identify trends, and provide business solutions to complex issues.
• Ability to communicate up and down to different levels of the organization as well as listen and respond to diverse stakeholder input