Head of Sourcing & Production
Axel Arigato AB / Politikjobb / Göteborg
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hela Sverige Born in 2014 by Creative Director, Max Svärdh and CEO, Albin Johansson, Axel Arigato is a Sweden based contemporary brand that started from an Instagram page and an idea to break into the footwear market.
With deep roots in music, art, architecture and what is contemporary, Axel Arigato has defined itself by offering more than a product. It has been created to leave an experience at the front of mind, whether it's via stores, online or through events.
Axel Arigato currently has 8 stores, including London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Munich & Paris with more pending. Expanding from 2 people to now hiring over 100 members of staff in 7 years, Axel Arigato also operates a subsidiary office in London.
MORE ABOUT THE ROLE
Our Head of Sourcing & Production (HSP) leads a current team of 13, spread across the UK, Sweden & Portugal. This critical role is responsible for all of Axel Arigato's sourcing and production activities. This includes, but is not limited to, footwear production and office in Portugal and production spread across the globe.
Additionally, being able to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve and establish processes, ways of working etc. is key, as the Sourcing & Production department is a key function within our company with numerous touchpoints and collaborators.
WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO
• Strategic Capacity Planning: Create and implement a plan to increase global value chain capacity, partnering with vendors that share our values and are sufficiently innovative, agile, flexible and committed to enable significant growth
• Sourcing: Develop the global strategic sourcing strategy that balances capacity, cost, target margins, quality, sustainability, lead time delivery and service whilst adhering to our values
• * Select long term suppliers (Tier 1) that cover our product types and constructions
• * Develop long-term relationships with a strong network of localized material and component suppliers (Tier 2). Ensure transparent costings and robust negotiations to deliver targeted margins
• Negotiate contracts, capacity, exchange rates and payment terms
• Understand category sourcing needs and allocate products to best matched suppliers
• Assess supplier's performance each season against set K.P.I's
• Ensure team is providing technical support and expertise to suppliers
• Sustainable Materials:
• * Create a Toolbox of sustainable materials for the categories to use
• * Drive numerous aspects of sustainable material development, purchasing and usage including the location of sources, specification, price, quality and delivery requirements for each material.
• Logistics:
• * Work with the Head of Logistics to manage inbound stock movements, and optimising stock availability at all times by anticipating business demands
• * Monitor on-time deliveries from suppliers and improve performance where required
• Leadership: Lead, coach and recruit the sourcing and production team to deliver agreed goals
• Responsibility: Operate with a large degree of ownership and a self-reliant mindset but also decide how and when to involve other stakeholders
• Collaboration: Work with internal departments such as product development and merchandisers and with external suppliers and vendors to build a well-integrated and sustainable value chain aligned with our business goals and values
ARE YOU THE ONE?
We are seeking an experienced, decisive leader with excellent people skills, guided by the brand values to lead multiple teams & deliver agreed results. You should have an established career within the Footwear World-where you can use your extensive years and broad knowledge points to help us in our scale-up phase. We also see you as being strong in the following areas:
• Negotiator and networker: Confident to maintain and cultivate sustainable working relationships across all levels and cultures
• Critical Path & Calendar management: on time and in full deliveries by anticipating and managing business demands and coordinating timeframes.
• Sustainability 'best practice': Takes sustainability best practice seriously within product and throughout the supply chain and in particular around the trade-offs associated with commercial choice v's sustainable choice
• Scalability and growth experience: A proven track record in scaling another footwear business previously
• Corruption: a fine-tuned awareness of the irregularities and ambiguities in global sourcing which is open to exploitation and misrepresentation, put in place policies and procedures to combat corruption
READY TO JOIN THE A-TEAM?
Thanks for reading this far-we appreciate it. If this ad sounds like you and you want to learn more and apply, please submit your CV in English + your updated cover letter before May 15, 2023.
Contract type: Full time
Travel Required: Approximately 20% to start with aim to reduce as processes become more established
Start Date: ASAP
Base Location: Gothenburg Sweden OR London UK (non-negotiable)
OUR VALUES : DROP
Diversity, Respect, Openness and Passion are our values that we live and breathe. They are the foundation for our current state and what we will always bring with us to the future.
Axel Arigato is an equal opportunity employer and we value a diverse workforce and diverse perspectives. We believe that our differences are a strength and that different life experiences and backgrounds are what makes magic happen. We aim for building a platform through the power of community, inclusivity and memorable experiences externally and internally.
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Arbetsgivare Axel Arigato AB (org.nr 556953-0438)
Arbetsplats Axel Arigato
Jobbnummer 7706563
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