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With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world's most iconic sports properties.\nAt Fanatics, we bring our BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day - building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with entrepreneurial speed, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset.\nFanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide. With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world's most iconic sports properties.\nAt Fanatics, we bring our BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day-building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with limitless entrepreneurial spirit, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset.\nAs we continue to scale our global platform, the Sr. Sourcing Manager will play a critical role in building and optimizing the Fanatics Brands global source base to deliver quality licensed product at competitive cost.\nROLE OVERVIEW\nThe Sr. Sourcing Manager is responsible for building, optimizing, and managing the Fanatics Brands global source base to achieve industry-leading quality, on-time delivery, and competitive costs while developing partnerships in a sustainable and compliant business environment. This role provides strategic leadership across all sourcing functions - from annual allocation strategy and cost negotiations to cross-functional collaboration with Merchandising, Design, and Product Development - operating effectively at both the macro/strategic and tactical execution levels. The Sr. Sourcing Manager delivers business and fan impact through BOLD leadership and execution excellence, leveraging data, automation, and AI-enabled insights.\nHOW WILL YOU DRIVE IMPACT\nSuccess is measured by the ability to deliver results through BOLD capabilities and measurable outcomes.\nTeam & Leadership Impact (Build Championship Teams)\nCross-Functional Leadership:\nPartner closely with Merchandising, Design, and Product Development on seasonal assortments, special programs, and events, integrating sourcing into the product creation process from the earliest stages.\nCollaborate with the Fanatics Brands planning team on seasonal forecasts and long-term capacity planning, and work with the Sourcing Operations Team on Incoterms, payment terms, shipping requirements, and customer compliance needs.\nCommunicate regularly with regional Product Creation Centers (PCCs) globally to align on source base strategy, seasonal allocation, cost negotiations, and capacity management.\nPeople Leadership:\nRecruit, coach, develop, and supervise an industry-best sourcing team, building the capabilities required to support Fanatics Brands' growth trajectory.\nProvide ongoing direction and performance management to ensure team members are meeting sourcing milestones, critical dates, and quality standards.\nFan & Customer Impact (Obsessed with Fans)\nEnsure on-time delivery of licensed sporting product by maintaining rigorous calendar adherence to sourcing milestones and actively managing capacity across the global source base.\nDrive vendor performance through scorecard reporting and continual review of quality, price, delivery, and compliance against Fanatics Brands requirements - so fans always receive the product they expect, when they expect it.\nParticipate in the vendor onboarding process to ensure new partners meet Fanatics Brands standards, protecting the integrity of the licensed product experience.\nCollaborate with Product Integrity and the Sourcing Operations Team on vendor manuals and manufacturing agreements to uphold quality and compliance standards across all supplier relationships.\nInnovation & Problem Solving (Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit)\nDevelop and continuously optimize the annual allocation strategy by supplier and hemisphere, ensuring a balanced global source base while driving margin enhancement.\nIntroduce and implement new sourcing processes and procedures that improve efficiency, reduce risk, and align with evolving business needs.\nIdentify opportunities to diversify and evolve strategic supplier partnerships in response to changes in trade, logistics, and business strategy - including vendors in Asia and South/Central America.\nLeverage data and technology tools to maintain an accurate source matrix document and costing tracker, enabling informed margin and financial reporting.\nOwnership & Execution (Determined & Relentless Mindset)\nOwn the full sourcing lifecycle - from strategic vendor partnerships and seasonal allocation to cost negotiations, compliance, and delivery execution - ensuring margin goals and quality standards are consistently achieved.\nMaintain rigorous vendor scorecard reporting for all sourcing functions, working cross-functionally with Product Development and Product Integrity on related reporting and accountability.\nManage all aspects of sourcing in sustainable and compliant facilities, ensuring adherence to industry-standard quality processes, compliance regulations, and customs/logistics requirements.\nExecute special projects as assigned, bringing the same level of ownership and rigor to ad hoc priorities as to core sourcing responsibilities.\nAI & DIGITAL CAPABILITY\nWe are building a future-ready organization. This role is expected to:\nApply AI and technology to improve efficiency, quality, and outcomes\nUse data and digital tools to inform decisions and enhance performance\nDemonstrate curiosity and adaptability in adopting new technologies and ways of working\nContribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement\nCAPABILITIES & EXPERIENCE YOU BRING\nRequired Qualifications:\n8+ years of relevant experience in sourcing, development, quality, and production within the apparel or licensed merchandise industry.\nStrong working experience with global trade in textiles and apparel sourcing processes, including deep familiarity with vendor management in Asia and South/Central America.\nTechnical background with knowledge in material and garment construction, including industry-standard quality processes, procedures, and compliance regulations.\nStrong working knowledge of customs compliance and logistics, including Incoterms and international shipping requirements.\nProven leadership and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and manage high-performing sourcing teams.\nAbility to introduce and implement new processes, communicate effectively across multiple cultural and experience levels (internal and external), and operate efficiently in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.\nStrong computer skills including Excel, Word, and relevant sourcing/production systems; travel required.\nEducation:\nBachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.\nWORK LOCATION\nSelect the option below that matches this role, delete the other two, and fill in every highlighted field before posting.\nHybrid: The primary place of performance of this role is the Company's office located in Tampa, FL , subject to the Company's current hybrid work policy. This role currently requires in-office presence 3 days per week. \nAt Fanatics, we operate with a BOLD mindset-We Build Championship Teams, we're Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we approach every challenge with a Determined & Relentless Mindset. If you're ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.\nAt Fanatics, we operate with a BOLD mindset - We Build Championship Teams, we’re Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we approach every challenge with a Determined and Relentless Mindset. If you’re ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.\nABOUT US\nFanatics 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.\nABOUT THE TEAM\nFanatics 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.\nFanatics 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, 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).\nAt Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:\n· Build Championship Teams\n· Obsessed with Fans\n· Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit\n· Determined and Relentless Mindset\nBy submitting your application, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our Candidate Privacy Policy.\nFanatics will never ask candidates for money, banking information, or other sensitive personal information as part of the interview process. 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