Apparel Sourcing Manager (Men's Sweaters)

Apparel Sourcing Manager Men's Sweaters

Company

Basis Set Ventures

Conditions

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Basis Set Ventures Basis Set Ventures is an AI-native venture fund founded in 2017. It invests in early-stage companies building artificial intelligence, infrastructure, automation, robotics, healthcare, and other technology products, while providing hands-on support to founders. Distributed About Basis Set Ventures Basis Set Ventures is an early-stage venture fund focused on scaling human potential with artificial intelligence. The firm describes itself as AI-native and supports founders from the earliest stages through investment, research, operational support, recruiting, sales assistance, and technical expertise. Its portfolio includes companies working across AI infrastructure, intelligent collaboration, automated workflows, autonomy, robotics, healthcare, supply chains, creative tools, and enterprise software. The firm serves technology startups and their founders, positioning itself as a first capital partner and long-term operating resource. View jobs by Basis Set Ventures

Skills

Apparel Capacity Management Manufacturing Material Sourcing Merchandising Negotiation Open Costing Operation Process Improvement Sourcing Supplier Management Supply Chain Sweater Vendor Management

About the Role

You will build and lead the men's sweaters sourcing function, identifying, pitching, and onboarding vendor partners across Northeast and Europe. You will manage supplier capacity, improve costs, quality, commercial terms, and lead times, source materials, negotiate open costing, and strengthen supplier relationships. You will develop scalable supply chains, improve launch performance and development speed, identify bottlenecks, and establish processes and SOPs with cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of sourcing and merchandising experience in men's apparel categories with high-end national brands in the United States and Europe, specifically men's sweaters
• Supply chain management or operations background
• Open costing breakdown experience from a brand or manufacturer
• Experience negotiating with suppliers throughout the supply chain
• Analytical skills
• Process improvement
• Written and verbal communication
• Presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Scout vendor partners in Northeast and Europe that can manufacture high-quality men's sweaters with fast production lead times
• Pitch and onboard vendor partners using clear test-period and scalability criteria
• Improve supplier operations, costs, quality, commercial terms, and supplier redundancy
• Manage supplier and style-level capacity to support company growth
• Source materials that improve product cost, quality, and speed
• Negotiate with suppliers across T1, T2, and T3 levels, including mills and vendor partners
• Develop validated open-costing structures and negotiate costs with vendor partners
• Build and deepen partner relationships
• Improve product launches, development times, and operational processes
• Identify bottlenecks and propose solutions
• Assess sourcing landscapes and trade benefits for products destined for the United States, Canada, and Europe
• Lead cross-functional stakeholders and define new processes and SOPs

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