Sourcing Manager- Furniture

At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You'll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you're working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you'll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family—a Fortune 100 company and the world's leading off-price retailer.

Job Description
Position
: Sourcing Manager- Furniture

Job Responsibilities

• Demonstrates unwavering commitment and drive to achieve results. Effectively aligns sourcing strategies with the buying vision and strategy, adapting to evolving market conditions.
• Ensures sourcing activities of their team(s) are aligned with the buying vision and concentrates on priorities that will have the greatest impact on the business.
• Develops and drives vendor capacity plans and requirements to ensure timely deliveries and adherence to the TNA calendar
• Fairly and objectively assesses each supplier's strengths and weaknesses to make well-informed business decisions.
• Fosters strong Internal & External relationships. Develops relationships with vendors at key decision maker/owner level to influence deals favouring TJX.
• Identify and drive implementation of continuous improvement initiatives with key suppliers in support of business goals- lead-time reduction, quality & packaging improvements.
• Effectively collaborates with different functions like Quality, Logistics and Compliances.
• Exhibits entrepreneurial thinking by continuously seeking out new business opportunities based on market trends.
• Ensures timely and efficient communication with all relevant stakeholders, escalating issues when necessary.
• Keeping abreast of comp activity in the market. Coordinates with Management with category specific market intel and identifies potential opportunities threats within market
• Builds effective and high functioning teams by assessing strengths and development. Continuously coaches and mentors' team through sharing knowledge, leveraging resources, and providing specific and timely feedback.

Job Requirements

• Minimum formal education: Graduate degree
• Strong product and Vendor base knowledge
• 15 to 18 years' solid experience in Furniture/Lighting industry of which at least 10-12 years' experience working with a Liaison office and/or Buying agent of a well-known retailer catering to US/ CDA/ UK Market.
• Excellent interpersonal, team management, problem solving, negotiation and time management skills.
• Proficient in MS Office
• Willing and able to frequently travel to explore new opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer. Personal data collected will be treated with strict confidence and be used exclusively for recruitment purpose. Applicants who are not contacted for an interview within 8 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful.

In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

Address
Jasola

Location:
APAC India Buying Office