Director of Global Sourcing & Product Operations

Director of Global Sourcing & Product Operations

Position Overview

TrueTimber Outdoors and Lakota Products are seeking an experienced sourcing and supply chain leader to oversee the global sourcing, development, quality, and production of apparel products across multiple international manufacturing partners.

This individual will be responsible for identifying and managing factory relationships, negotiating costs, ensuring product quality, improving margins, monitoring on-time delivery performance, and overseeing third-party quality control personnel located within factory partners around the world.

The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience sourcing apparel and sewn products from Asia and other global manufacturing regions and understands how to balance cost, quality, compliance, and speed to market.

Key Responsibilities

Global Factory Management

• Develop and manage relationships with apparel manufacturers worldwide
• Identify and qualify new factory partners
• Maintain factory scorecards measuring:
  • Cost competitiveness
  • Quality performance
  • On-time delivery
  • Capacity
  • Compliance
• Lead annual factory reviews

Cost Negotiation & Margin Improvement

• Negotiate product costs with factory partners
• Continuously identify cost savings opportunities
• Analyze material, labor, freight, duty, and tariff impacts
• Develop sourcing strategies that improve gross margin while maintaining quality standards
• Support annual costing initiatives with major retailers

Product Development Support

• Partner with merchandising and product development teams
• Support vendor selection and manufacturing strategy
• Ensure product specifications are understood and executed by factories
• Participate in product reviews and factory evaluations

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Manage internal and third-party quality control personnel
• Establish factory quality standards and inspection procedures
• Monitor product testing and compliance requirements
• Resolve quality concerns and corrective action plans
• Ensure consistency across all manufacturing partners

Production & Delivery Management

• Monitor production schedules
• Track on-time delivery performance
• Resolve production bottlenecks and shipment delays
• Work closely with logistics and customer service teams
• Maintain visibility into factory capacity and production planning

Team Leadership

• Manage factory-based quality personnel
• Lead sourcing and production teams as the organization grows
• Develop sourcing processes and performance metrics
• Create accountability throughout the supply chain

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of apparel sourcing experience
• Extensive experience sourcing from:
  • Vietnam
  • China
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Cambodia
  • Indonesia
  • Central America
• Strong apparel manufacturing knowledge
• Proven cost negotiation experience
• Experience managing factory relationships
• Experience with quality assurance programs
• Strong understanding of global supply chains

Preferred

• Outdoor industry experience
• Retail experience supporting:
  • Walmart
  • Bass Pro Shops
  • Academy Sports
  • Major national retailers
• Experience with factory-direct sourcing models
• Experience leading overseas QC personnel
• NetSuite or ERP experience

Key Performance Metrics

Success in this role will be measured by:

Cost Savings

• Annual cost reduction targets
• Gross margin improvement

Quality

• First-pass quality rates
• Return and claim reduction

Delivery

• On-time shipment performance
• Retail compliance performance

Factory Performance

• Factory scorecard improvements
• New factory development

Inventory & Planning

• Improved forecasting support
• Reduced production disruptions

Full Time Benefits Summary:
Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise, our restaurants, world-class resorts and conservation attractions!

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Voluntary benefits
• 401k Retirement Savings
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick time