
High Jewelry - Strategic Sourcing Analyst
- New York City, NY
- $77,010-90,600 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supports Make vs. Buy High Jewelry (HJ) supplier selection activities based on detailed knowledge of supplier capabilities, performance history, etc.
- Negotiates and manages product costs throughout development and full lifecycle for domestic supplier base across all product categories.
- Works with team members to seek cost reduction and process improvement opportunities - engages suppliers in the process.
- Manages (HJ) supplier relationship and coordinates with cross-functional teams on quality, payment, development, and logistical topics.
- Maintains capability matrix and knowledge of supplier base.
- Sends new supplier RFIs/RFPs and supports onboarding of new suppliers in accordance with business needs.
- Ad hoc projects as assigned.
- Conducts savings and cost avoidance analysis to achieve annual savings goals.
- Develops and maintains supplier scorecard and one pagers.
- Creates analysis of supplier business spend and shares recommendations with manager to support business goals.
- Analyzes and shares consolidated summary of new product costs by collection with Merchandising team.
- Performs ad hoc supplier risk monitoring.
- Supports metal and diamond traceability initiatives in collaboration with Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability teams.
- Plans supply strategies and plans and conducts sourcing projects by engaging stakeholders and the required cross-functional resources.
- Other Ad hoc projects and duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree
- Demonstrated experience in conducting category management or strategic sourcing initiatives
- Advanced MS Office computer skills - specifically Excel and Access
- Strong organizational, verbal communication, writing and negotiation skills
- Problem-solving and analytics skills, strong work ethic
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
- Project management experience
- 1-2 years of relevant experience
- Master's degree
- High-end jewelry manufacturing experience
- Conversational communication skills in a second language
- Professional qualification / certification from related professional body, (ISM - CPM / CSCP or CPIM, APICS)