CrawlJobs Logo
Disney Logo Disney · Purchasing

Assistant Sourcing Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing - Consumer Products

Singapore, Singapore · Job Posted December 27, 2025
Apply Position
Job Link Share

Job Description

The Assistant Sourcing Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing is responsible for managing a merchandise category and supporting the Senior Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing across multiple categories. This role will be responsible for anticipating potential production issues and developing breakthrough ideas and processes to continually mitigate risk. This role will also be responsible for supporting short and long-term sourcing strategies, driving factory relationships, initial cost negotiations, production follow up, and is accountable for all strategic details and decisions of all categories that are managed by their teams.

Job Responsibility

  • Proactively drive measurable efficiencies of team communications, tasks, and overall workflow to support continuous improvement
  • Assist management on the growth of global and segment-wide relationships
  • Support manager to execute short and long-term sourcing strategies for managed categories, proactively drive the set priorities, objectives, and action plans to improve supply base and mitigate risk with measurable accountability
  • Assist manager in the leveraging opportunities and executes sourcing strategies for global site-specific items
  • Collaborate with Quality Assurance team to ensure products placed with managed suppliers are meeting Disney quality standards
  • Drive product development management, communicating key milestones and deadlines within the sample approval process
  • Drive proactive production tracking, communicating, and troubleshooting exceptions and delays
  • Negotiates costing and proposes value engineering options to achieve profitability goals while ensuring product vision is achieved
  • Collaborate with factory and Product Design to bring new art techniques and applications and researching trends
  • Support manager to monitor the managed suppliers continues to meet ILS MCS, regulatory standards, and other established supplier performance requirements

Requirements

  • 5 years of experience in Global Sourcing and/or Merchandising
  • Strong knowledge of product-specific construction standards, materials, and manufacturing processes/techniques
  • Outstanding negotiation skills
  • Demonstrated ability to balance conflicting priorities between creative design and cost of goods objectives
  • Proficiency in English
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong analytical and strategy-formulation skills
  • Ability to influence internal stake holders and drive efficient decision-making
  • Experience in merchandise sourcing and production management
  • Strong computer skills. (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, Micro Charts, etc.)
  • Ability to work on multiple projects within specified time frames
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
  • Understanding of US and Global testing, safety, and labeling requirements and impact to product design and manufacturing processes
  • Understanding of free-trade agreements, duties and resulting impact of sourcing strategies
  • Bachelor’s Degree

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in Japanese, Mandarin or Cantonese is a bonus (spoken and written) - to communicate with suppliers in other markets
  • Product-specific technical degree and/or manufacturing experience a plus
Disney - All Job Offers

Looking for more opportunities?

Search for other job offers that match your skills and interests.

Suggested Tags: Frontend Developer Secretary Talent Manager Salesforce Administrator Data Analyst
Similar Jobs for

Assistant Sourcing Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing - Consumer Products

8 matching positions

Assistant Sourcing Manager, Global Merchandise Sourcing, Apparel - Disney Consumer Products

The Assistant Sourcing Manager is responsible for end-to-end apparel product dev...
Location
Location
Singapore , Singapore
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
disney.com Logo
Disney
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • At least 5 years in apparel product development or sourcing
  • Experience with fabric sourcing and garment development
  • Exposure to 3D product creation tools preferred
  • Strong apparel construction, fit, and fabric knowledge
  • Understanding of textile performance and testing
  • Experience with 3D garment tools such as CLO, Browzwear
  • Solid costing, negotiation, and analytical skills
  • Effective cross-functional communication
  • Demonstrated ability to balance conflicting priorities between creative design and cost of goods objectives
  • Proficient in English and Mandarin Chinese - to interact with stakeholders across Asia markets
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Sourcing & Vendor Management: Execute sourcing strategies aligned to vendor capability
  • Develop suppliers in technical apparel and material innovation
  • Assess vendors on quality, cost, speed, and digital readiness
  • Product Development & Execution: Lead development from concept to production readiness
  • Translate design into production-ready garments (fit, construction, materials)
  • Partner with Technical Design on fit approvals and garment engineering
  • 3D Digital Development: Utilize 3D tools (e.g., CLO, Browzwear) for virtual sampling
  • Validate samples digitally
  • Cost Engineering: Manage costing with clear understanding of fabric and construction drivers
  • Drive value engineering through material and design optimization
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Associate Sourcing Specialist, Global Merchandise Sourcing - Disney Consumer Products

This is an office-based role in our Singapore office. Wherever you are in the am...
Location
Location
Singapore , Singapore
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
disney.com Logo
Disney
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Fresh graduate or 1- 2 years of relevant experience in data coordination or administrative roles
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  • experience with Power BI, Google Sheets, or similar tools is an advantage
  • Solid organizational skills with keen attention to detail and accuracy
  • Comfortable managing data sets and producing structured reports
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • able to interact effectively across different levels of the organization
  • Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Office Management, or related field
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Maintain and update internal databases, spreadsheets, and dashboards for operational, sourcing, or project-related data
  • Track and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and prepare periodic reports for management review
  • Assist in compiling, analyzing, and presenting data insights for process improvements and decision-making
  • Verify data accuracy and identify trends, inconsistencies, or missing information for timely resolution
  • Support the team in preparing presentations and dashboards based on collected data (e.g., in Excel, Power BI, or PLM systems)
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate submission of data inputs
  • Manage digital filing systems and document control for easy retrieval and reference
  • Coordinate incoming and outgoing packages, ensuring accurate documentation, distribution, and tracking
  • Serve as the point of contact for courier services, facility vendors, and maintenance teams
  • Oversee meeting room bookings, office supplies, and general upkeep of common areas
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Assistant Category manager - Footcare

This is your chance to be part of something a bit different. Joining our Categor...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Nottingham
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
boots.com Logo
Boots
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Experience in either sourcing or buying, or supplier management, or negotiations skills from an FMCG or other business
  • Friendly personality
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Willingness to travel within the UK or internationally
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Reporting into the Category Manager
  • Be at the forefront of our development, sourcing and delivering consumer brands including our own brands
  • Help decide what products reach our in-store shelves
  • Get to know our customer favourites, analysing data and providing great sourcing recommendations to support our global consumer, and retail brand strategies
  • Be part of big projects with high profile brands
  • Inspire the Brand Buying team, always putting our customers at the heart of everything you do
  • Look out for new opportunities, and identify what we could be missing out on to set Boots apart from other retailers
  • Build great relationships with our vendors and suppliers
  • Help our customers get the best products at a great price
  • Show off your negotiation skills to help reduce our costs and seek out a global source for raw materials at the best possible price
What we offer
What we offer
  • Boots Retirement Savings Plan
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Generous employee discounts
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
  • Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more
  • Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Great in store discounts
  • Fantastic training
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Assistant Category Manager - Baby Milks and Food

This is your chance to be part of something a bit different. Joining our Brand B...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Nottingham
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
boots.com Logo
Boots
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Experience in either sourcing or buying, or supplier management, or negotiations skills from an FMCG or other business
  • Friendly personality
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Willingness to travel within the UK or internationally
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Reporting into the Category Manager
  • Be at the forefront of our development, sourcing and delivering consumer brands including our own brands
  • Help decide what products reach our in-store shelves
  • Get to know our customer favourites, analysing data and providing great sourcing recommendations to support our global consumer, and retail brand strategies
  • Be part of big projects with really high profile brands
  • Inspire the Brand Buying team, always putting our customers at the heart of everything you do
  • Look out for new opportunities, and identify what we could be missing out on to set Boots apart from other retailers
  • Love our brands and be an ambassador for them
  • Build really great relationships with our vendors and suppliers
  • Help our customers get the best products at a really great price
What we offer
What we offer
  • Boots Retirement Savings Plan
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Generous employee discounts
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
  • Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more
  • Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Great in store discounts
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right
New

Assistant Director of Video Services

K-State Athletics is seeking qualified applicants for an Assistant Director of V...
Location
Location
United States , Manhattan
Salary
Salary:
47500.00 - 50000.00 USD / Year
k-state.edu Logo
Kansas State University
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and training beyond high school, with an emphasis in professional video production, broadcast media, sports media, digital media, or a related field
  • Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop
  • Bachelor's degree in video production, broadcast media, sports media, communications, or a related field
  • Minimum of one year of full-time experience in a collegiate or live-event video production environment
  • Working knowledge of Ross Video Kiva, Expression, and Acuity systems
  • Daktronics Show Control
  • EVS Replay systems
  • and Yamaha audio boards
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and production teams
  • Demonstrated ability to perform in a fast-paced, high-pressure live production environment while meeting deadlines and adapting to last-minute changes with strong attention to detail
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Plan, develop, edit, organize, and manage creative content for videoboards and other in-venue display systems
  • Manage all game day control room operations, including production setup, supervision of student and freelance crew members, live event directing, and overall execution of in-venue videoboard productions
  • Oversee operation and content management of Daktronics display systems across all athletic venues, ensuring proper functionality and timely content updates
  • Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned
What we offer
What we offer
  • Excellent medical, dental and vision health plans
  • Retirement plan (No Vesting Period!!)
  • Generous earned leave plan – vacation and sick
  • Parental leave plan
  • Term life insurance
  • Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Long term disability insurance
  • Paid KSU designated holidays
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right
New

Government Contracting Specialist

As a Government Contracting Specialist at Air Space Intelligence, you will overs...
Location
Location
United States , Boston
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
airspace-intelligence.com Logo
Air Space Intelligence
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • 7+ years of experience in federal government contracting, procurement, or contract administration
  • Strong knowledge of FAR/DFARS and federal acquisition processes
  • Experience supporting contracts with agencies such as the DoD, FAA, NASA, DHS, or related organizations
  • Familiarity with software, SaaS, aerospace, aviation, or defense technology environments
  • Experience with a wide range federal contract vehicles
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills
  • Strong written communication and proposal coordination abilities
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • A bias for action and the ability to operate independently
  • Intellectual curiosity and a desire to continuously learn and improve
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Oversee and support the full lifecycle of government contracting activities across a portfolio of federal customers and strategic partners
  • Play a critical role in helping Air Space Intelligence navigate and grow within the defense, aerospace, and federal technology ecosystem
  • Work closely with business development, engineering, finance, legal, and executive leadership teams to support contract execution, proposal development, compliance, and strategic customer engagement across agencies including the DoD, FAA, DoT, NASA, DHS, and the U.S. Coast Guard
  • Advocate for advantageous contracting and acquisition solutions with government customers
  • Support pricing strategy development and proposal structuring
  • Assist with pricing documentation, representations and certifications, and compliance matrices
  • Support RFP, RFQ, and RFI responses, teaming agreements, and proposal submissions
  • Provide contracting expertise to shape competitive and compliant proposal strategies
  • Manage the lifecycle of federal contracts, subcontracts, task orders, and contract modifications
  • Ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, agency supplements, OTAs, and contractual requirements
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right
New

Quality Engineer

We are a leading developer and manufacturer of mechanical and electronic locking...
Location
Location
Poland , Tychy
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
huf-group.com Logo
Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Higher technical education
  • Minimum 2 years of professional experience in a similar role within the automotive industry
  • Knowledge of technical drawings and quality tools (Ishikawa, Pareto, correlation diagrams, FMEA, SPC, 3D reports)
  • Ability to work in a team and excellent self-organization skills
  • Very good command of German and/or English
  • Knowledge of DoE and/or TRIZ methodology would be an advantage
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Analyzing and resolving ongoing quality issues, both internal and external, related to the production process and product
  • Communicating with customers in case of quality issues and participating in audits and customer visits to improve process and/or product quality
  • Supporting the planning and approval of new product and process launches, both in the development and serial production phases
  • Developing and verifying quality documentation at every stage of the production process
  • Ensuring implementation of customer requirements and monitoring their fulfillment
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right
New

Enterprise Integration Developer

The Enterprise Integrations Developer will frequently collaborate with teammates...
Location
Location
United States , Manhattan
Salary
Salary:
80000.00 - 85000.00 USD / Year
k-state.edu Logo
Kansas State University
Expiration Date
June 19, 2026
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • High school diploma (or equivalent) and six years of relevant experience
  • Five or more years of relevant experience including some combination of the following: Experience in APIs, streaming data services, and/or message queue development
  • Data Integration concepts and strategies: ETL, EL-T, Data Warehousing, event-based processing
  • Database knowledge in SQL, Oracle, MySQL, or PostgreSQL
  • Mentoring and leading by example
  • Excellent oral and written and communication skills
  • Critical thinking ability
  • Excellent logical, analytical, and strong problem-solving capacity
  • Able to find root causes of problems and quickly determine efficient solutions
  • Personable and able to work in a team environment and respectfully interact with technical and non-technical users
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Collaborate with teammates for enterprise integrations needs through creative, innovative, and timely solutions
  • Assist in the development of data integration procedures across large, complex, and multiple systems through data movement solutions
  • Data system optimization by searching for effective data gathering techniques to support business functions and production operations
  • Take charge of problems, and take the initiative to design and deliver solutions
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right