Senior Developer, Sourcing Development, Apparel

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

The Senior Sourcing Developer is responsible for managing day-to-day sourcing development and supplier execution activities for Altra Apparel.

Working closely with Product Creation teams, Product Supply partners and manufacturing suppliers, the role ensures products are developed and commercialized in alignment with brand expectations, seasonal priorities and sourcing strategies.

The role serves as the primary operational connection between Altra Apparel and the manufacturing supply base, helping drive execution excellence across product development, supplier management and commercialization activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Development Execution

• Manage sourcing development activities across assigned products and suppliers.
• Support successful execution of seasonal development and commercialization milestones.
• Partner with Product Creation teams to ensure products are developed in alignment with brand objectives.
• Drive timely communication, issue resolution and execution throughout the development process.

Supplier Management

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers.
• Support supplier performance, responsiveness and execution excellence.
• Drive alignment between supplier capabilities and product requirements.
• Contribute to supplier capability development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Commercialization Support

• Help ensure products are commercially viable, manufacturable and production ready.
• Support cross-functional teams throughout the commercialization process.
• Identify risks and opportunities that impact delivery, quality and execution.
• Contribute to successful production readiness and launch execution.

Continuous Improvement

• Monitor development performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Leverage data, systems and tools to improve visibility and execution effectiveness.
• Support enhancements to sourcing-development processes and ways of working.
• Contribute to best-practice sharing across Product Supply and supplier partners.

WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU

• Strong knowledge of apparel sourcing, product development and commercialization.
• Experience managing product development directly with apparel suppliers.
• Strong understanding of apparel construction, materials and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive execution independently.
• Strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build productive partnerships with internal teams and suppliers.
• Digital mindset with interest in improving product creation processes through technology.
• Experience supporting sportswear, performance, outdoor or technical apparel product categories is preferred.
• Knowledge of performance fabrics, functional constructions and sportswear product development is considered a strong advantage.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Textiles, Apparel, Engineering, Product Development, Supply Chain or related field preferred.
• 5-8 years of experience in apparel sourcing, product development, technical development or manufacturing.
• Experience working directly with apparel suppliers and managing development execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.