Jennifer Chafe
Halifax,MA
Summary
Strategic Sourcing Manager with solid 12-year background in driving and coordinating sourcing efforts for material and service procurement. Focuses on cost savings and supplier development to support pre-procurement strategy and supply agreement negotiation. Collaborates with internal business units and supply chain stakeholders to achieve business goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Sourcing Manager
Talbots
07.2016 - Current
- Manage vendor allocation, cost negotiation, & delivery timing
- Create & issue purchase orders for merchant buys
- Communicate effectively with overseas partners/vendors
- Responsible for achieving area IMU goals, on-time delivery and quality goals set for my department.
- Identify suppliers’ capabilities to support and react to quick response programs that supports ongoing market needs.
- Quarterly analyze capacity and utilization of suppliers (textile mills and garment vendors)
- Work with suppliers and merchandising to maintain adherence to orders while remaining flexible to changing business needs.
- Conduct pre/post seasonal analysis and present to the merchandising team, including key performance metrics; IMU improvement, on-time delivery and quality analysis.
- Work collaboratively with merchandising, design, product development, tech design, fabric, print & pattern teams both in Hingham and New York locations.
- Current manager of pants department, previous manager of T By Talbots (July 2016 - June 2023)
Sourcing Associate
Talbots
06.2013 - 07.2016
- Assist in cost negotiation & delivery
- Maintain detailed product cost sheets
- Understand fit and design modifications that affect price
- Assist in identifying suppliers capabilities to support and react to quick response programs to that supports ongoing market needs
- Assist with quarterly, analyze capacity and utilization of suppliers (textile mills and garment vendors)
- Associate manager to Jackets and Outerwear (June 2013 – April 2014), pants (April 2014 – June 2015), & knit tops/knit dressing (June 2015- July 2016)
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA05.2008
Skills
- Communication skills
- Proven ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced work environment
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Purchase order management
- Cost analysis
- Strategic sourcing
- Category management
- Negotiation expertise
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Organizational skills
- Price negotiations
- Task prioritization
- Logistics management
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, e-mail applications, Bamboo Rose PLM, the internet, and social media networks
Timeline
Sourcing Manager
Talbots
07.2016 - Current
Sourcing Associate
Talbots
06.2013 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies
Bridgewater State College