Job Details

We are seeking a strategic and entrepreneurial Sourcing Analyst to support sourcing strategy and cost planning activities within specialty sport categories. This role collaborates closely with cross-functional partners including Product Creation, Finance, Supply Planning, Materials, and Manufacturing teams to drive sourcing excellence and achieve profitability targets.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. This role is well suited for someone with product creation and manufacturing knowledge, strong communication skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders across functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sport-focused sourcing strategies
• Manage cost planning processes to ensure margin and profitability targets are achieved
• Partner with Finance to establish style-level cost targets
• Support factory allocation decisions and sourcing analysis
• Conduct costing analysis and provide data-driven recommendations
• Support the global sourcing process from strategic planning to seasonal execution
• Collaborate cross-functionally to balance cost, margin, and product requirements
• Support specialty categories such as Cricket, Basketball special projects, and Olympic sideline products

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Textiles, Supply Chain, or related field
• (or 2 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree)
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in sourcing, supply chain, product creation, or manufacturing
• Knowledge of apparel and/or footwear manufacturing and textiles
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail with ability to manage ambiguity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and influence across multiple stakeholder groups

Top Must-Have Skills

• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, formulas, calculations)
• Strong retail math knowledge
• Data-driven analytical thinking and problem-solving ability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau or Power BI)
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation/deck-building skills
• Experience in apparel/footwear supply chain
• Experience working in cross-functional matrix organizations

Soft Skills

• Collaborative and influential mindset
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to build consensus across teams
• Comfortable working independently and in team settings

Additional Role Information

• On-site role with standard business hours (WFH Fridays)
• Direct team size: Approximately 10–15 members
• 1–2 interview rounds
• Two contract openings:
• One approximately 10 months
• One approximately 12 months
• (Potential extension possible; final contract duration determined at offer stage)

About BrickRed Systems:

BrickRed Systems is a global leader in next-generation technology, consulting, and business process service companies. We enable clients to navigate their digital transformation. BrickRed Systems delivers a range of consulting services to our clients across multiple industries around the world. Our practices employ highly skilled and experienced individuals with a client-centric passion for innovation and delivery excellence.

With ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification and over a decade of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we harness the power of cognitive computing hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics, and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.