Senior Specialist, Merchandise Sourcing

Job description

JOB SUMMARY: This role will lead sourcing initiatives for assigned merchandise categories, including but not limited to softlines and toys, across our parks and UDX divisions. Additionally, the role involves collaborating with brand management, product design, product development, and supply planning teams to drive synergies, implement sourcing strategies, execute corporate initiatives, and understand expanded manufacturing capability requirements. The role also includes researching companies to develop and onboard new vendor/manufacturing resources, as well as managing relationships with our current supplier base. EDUCATION: EXPERIENCE: - Analyze supply base and vendor spend to support category strategies and vendor negotiations to maximize value, quality, cost savings, and mitigate risk. Utilize this analysis to drive recommendations to the product development team for competitive sourcing of new products. Evaluate single source situation as necessary. - Partner with product development team and logistics on total cost of ownership to include tariffs, development costs, carrying costs associated with lead and transit times. - Research companies to develop new manufacturing resour...