{"id":1932736,"url":"https://alion.io/job/carhartt-technical-raw-material-sourcing-manager","title":"Technical Raw Material Sourcing Manager","company":{"id":1758705,"name":"Carhartt","domain":"carhartt.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/carhartt-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Dayforce","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":83,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.5,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":60,"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Seoul, South Korea"],"countries":["KR"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":58000,"max_usd":129000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":6387},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Outlook","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-05T04:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-05","last_verified_at":"2026-10-25T13:01:26Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":20,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":20},"description":"Position Details\nTitle: Technical Raw Material Sourcing Manager\nDepartment: Sourcing, South Korea\nReports to: Sr. Manager, Raw Material Sourcing \nLocation: Seoul, South Korea\nJob Classification: Onsite\nFLSA Status: Exempt\nJob Band: Professional\n\nJob Summary \nThe Technical Raw Material Sourcing Manger role will have primary responsibilities to identify and manage the technical raw material sourcing network for the assigned business category(ies); owning the business relationship with representative mills. This includes coordinating the development, manufacture and delivery of technical raw materials to be consistent with the business units needs and in-line with the corporate sourcing strategy as set by the VP of Sourcing, Asia and Director of Sourcing, Asia. This function will lead the strategic alignment of a global sourcing network, for both the immediate season’s needs and the long-term strategy of the business unit. Build trust with product development, design, fabric development, quality, planning, and other Carhartt departments.\nAssociate Responsibilities\nIdentify gaps, research options and make recommendations for new suppliers, working with the Sr Manager Raw Materials Sourcing for implementation of regional sourcing solutions. \nDevelop a toolbox of suppliers’ capabilities, capacities and innovations that are aligned with the EH Sourcing strategy.\nNegotiate costs with raw material suppliers on behalf of the assigned business unit per Carhartt’s requirements of target costs and margins. Advise business on cost savings by being involved in the development process and working with cross-functional departments on savings opportunities.\nPartner with Sr Manager Raw Materials Sourcing, Director Sourcing Asia and Field Sourcing Managers to implement and manage shortened lead times for raw materials to meet inventory turn targets.\nCollaborate with sourcing and planning teams to forecast raw material greige commitments and track raw material usage against PO’s. \nMonitor and track fabric development in partnership with the Raw Material Development team to ensure timelines are met.\nDevelop and maintain a thorough understanding of textiles and apparel manufacturing as it relates to the assigned area of responsibility including researching and traveling to vendors as needed and evaluating these opportunities.\nMaintain awareness of the key performance of all assigned suppliers ensuring they meet Carhartt’s strategy of “best in class” and can satisfy the requirements of the product category regarding quality, price, delivery and Social Compliance; troubleshoot and implement corrective actions as needed.\nWork with assigned Business Unit and/or Merchandising staff to understand their development needs and align a sourcing network to fulfill these requirements. Attend Development meetings on a regular basis to integrate Sourcing into the product development process and provide insight regarding manufacturing options.\nServe as the liaison between the Carhartt development departments and manufacturing base to communicate and demonstrate our corporate culture and core values and business requirements. Own onboarding of new suppliers as necessary and trouble shoot problems with the supplier chain.\nDemonstrate ownership with product being developed and produced. Make and own decisions when appropriate to the job level, recognizing which issues to elevate and communicate at higher levels.\nBuild technical expertise and industry trends related to the textile and apparel industry including new technologies and with a focus on how these changes and/or trends can influence and support divisional and company strategies.\n\nRequired Education\nBachelor's degree in textiles, apparel, operations, supply chain, or related field; or equivalent years of related experience in lieu of degree.\nRequired Skills & Experience\nMinimum of 7 years of direct experience in raw material development or sourcing within the Apparel or Textile industry. \nFluent in both writing and speaking English, and Korean.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.\nTime Management and proven track record of problem solving and strong analytical expertise, including data mining, reporting and ability to monitor key performance metrics.\nMust be able to work independently\nKnowledge of Carhartt product and strategic direction of the business and how to support with a sourcing supply chain\nClear understanding of supplier mill network for assigned area\n\nPhysical Requirements and Working Conditions\nTypical office environment; cubicle/office setting. Extended periods of time sitting, standing, typing on a computer.\nLight lifting may be required. 10 LBS.\nWilling to work some weekends as necessary.\nInternational travel required (up to 30%). Must have or be eligible to obtain a passport.\nThis position has an On-Site location: Associate will work on-site for all work-related activities.\nCarhartt is a tobacco free workplace.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4999,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"South Korea","iso":"KR","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Natural Resources"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-05T22:26:58Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":89,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.888,"p_room":1,"age_days":20,"expected_fill_days":60,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/carhartt-technical-raw-material-sourcing-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/carhartt-technical-raw-material-sourcing-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-25T16:26:24Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":23627,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1758705},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1758705"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcarhartt-technical-raw-material-sourcing-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcarhartt-technical-raw-material-sourcing-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcarhartt-technical-raw-material-sourcing-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/carhartt-technical-raw-material-sourcing-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcarhartt-technical-raw-material-sourcing-manager"}]}