Sourcing Operations and Production Job at vineyard vines, Stamford, CT

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  • vineyard vines
  • Stamford, CT

Job Description

Sourcing Operations and Production (Temporary)

About Us:

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard by brothers, Shep and Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.

vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good .

You don't need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It's a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don't live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks - we bring it to work with us, too.

In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.

Our team is our family, and we'd never have grown to where we are today without them.

We're committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you'll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.

Overview:

We’re looking for a detail-oriented and data-driven Sourcing Operations and Production professional to join our team on a temporary contract basis. This role is responsible for leading key sourcing operational functions with a focus on cost analysis, margin improvement, and adherence to time and action calendars. You’ll drive visibility through reporting, scorecarding, and insights that fuel decision-making and vendor accountability. With a focus on continuous improvement, this role will also implement and enforce SOPs, optimize operational processes, and contribute to long-term sourcing strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Costing
  • Lead seasonal costing activities, including building costing files, working with merchants to identify baseline styles, coordinating with pre-production cost target setting, and reporting cost negotiations and savings progress throughout seasonal negotiation
  • Provide agent/vendor seasonal/annual costing analysis
  • Weekly/Quarterly Leadership Updates
  • Coordinate with Sourcing team on weekly PBW updates
  • Prepare quarterly vendor strategy meetings
  • Publish weekly sourcing updates
  • SOP
  • Roll out and enforce SOP procedures
  • Build and implement a seasonal scorecard for vendors and mills
  • Monitor and analyze monthly vendor compliance chargebacks
  • Maintain seasonal vendor SWOT analysis
  • Sourcing Strategy
  • Analyze category projections vs. placement on a seasonal basis
  • Provide agent/vendor forecasting for core programs and position fabrics for platform programs
  • Secure vendor capacity on a seasonal basis
  • Develop forward-looking sourcing strategy in partnership with production

What You Bring:

  • 5+ years of experience in sourcing, production, or supply chain within the apparel or consumer goods industry
  • Strong analytical skills and a passion for turning data into insights and action
  • Experience in costing, margin analysis, and working cross-functionally with merchants and production teams
  • Proven ability to develop and implement SOPs and scorecarding frameworks
  • High proficiency in Excel and experience with PLM or ERP systems
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with comfort presenting to leadership
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
  • A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and a drive to optimize processes and build scalable tools

Job Tags

Contract work, Temporary work, Seasonal work, Remote job,

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