Associate Managing Dir PCC Operations

The Associate Director of Global Sourcing will lead and inspire our LATAM-based sourcing team, overseeing the identification, development, and management of strategic sourcing initiatives. This role is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the right products at the right time—meeting quality, sustainability, and profitability standard, while consistently creating a delightful experience for our customers.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Sourcing Office Leadership:
  Oversee the daily operations of the LATAM team, ensuring efficient execution of key sourcing, product development, and vendor management goals, while hiring, inspiring, and developing our team. Responsible for the office budget and spend.

• Sourcing Oversight:
  Lead and manage sourcing resources and vendors. Define and develop regional/global manufacturing strategies, ensuring capabilities, capacities, processes and costs—including product development, color, fabric, sample management, costing—are in alignment with global strategies.  Through KPIs ensure fact-based vendor management and development to grow with the key performers.  Divest from low performers and right size the source base in accordance with business needs. 
• Vendor Management:
  Direct the execution and development of both direct and agent vendor relationships. Ensure vendor compliance with on-time in full delivery, quality, cost, sustainability, speed.  Serve as advocate and ambassador of the Fanatic brand in region, reinforcing Fanatic’s integrity, values and aesthetic to all vendors and potential partners.
• Strategic Alignment & Execution:
  Partner with global cross-functional teams to ensure sourcing execution is aligned with overall corporate strategy and global sourcing vision. Build relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external) to drive change and results
• Operational Excellence:
  Serve as the in-region liaison for high-priority problem-solving and business continuity, supporting global initiatives and local execution with agility and precision.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Textile or Process Engineering preferred.  Proven experience in apparel or textiles in Asia preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in global sourcing, preferably LATAM based, with strong vendor management skills. Brand experience is a plus.
• Proven experience leading large, multi-country teams, with a strong track record of inspiring, developing, and scaling talent.
• Proven experience leading sourcing operations across global regions, with a strong emphasis on Asia. 
• Strong background in apparel and accessories product development, production management, and planning, with deep knowledge of the interdependencies between delivery, quality, sustainability, and profitability; experienced in driving manufacturing excellence and applying Lean manufacturing principles.
• Demonstrated success in managing vendor partnerships and optimizing supply chain performance
• Strategic thinker with operational acumen and exceptional leadership capabilities
• Experience reviewing financials and providing direction based on financial decisions
• Advanced analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, with expertise in Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Word, and PLM systems to drive strategic sourcing and business outcomes.
• Ability to clearly communicate up and down to the different levels of the Fanatics organization
• Strong negotiation, organizational and facilitation skills
• Ability to operate with uncertainty and to adjust approach based on business needs
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure, work with a strong sense of urgency, meet deadlines and financial targets, and thrive in a multicultural work environment.

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. 

Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
· Build Championship Teams
· Obsessed with Fans
· Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
· Determined and Relentless Mindset