Global Sourcing Assistant at Lands End Inc in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Job Description:

As a Global Sourcing Assistant you will support the Sourcing Manager and/or Associate Sourcing Manager to execute the Lands’ End Global Sourcing strategy. You will communicate and follow up with vendors, mills and business partners on a daily basis. You will monitor and track Product to Market calendar milestones and all Sample, 3D, Color/Cad and Trim development. In addition, you will update product development and production data as required in IPLM and other systems as requested.

• Work closely with PD manager, design and mills to execute print and pattern development.


• Assist team to coordinate handoffs and make seasonal order placements for samples.


• Assist team to order and receive 3D images


• Assist team with internal product milestone management, including RMS purchase order maintenance.


• Maintain IPLM style maintenance and run audit on missing data


• Monitor and adhere to PTM deadline to keep development on calendar and call out risk


• Process and track all debit memo and custom order invoicing.


• Primary custom order workflow management for sourcing task.

Essential Skills

• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.


• Outstanding prioritization and organizational skills.


• Excellent problem-solving skills. Results and goal oriented


• Flexible and responsive to changing demands


• Proficiency in using mainframe, Excel, Word, Business Objects, PC based packages, and PLM


• Excellent follow through