Director of Global Sourcing & Product Operations
Position Overview
TrueTimber Outdoors and Lakota Products are seeking an experienced sourcing and supply chain leader to oversee the global sourcing, development, quality, and production of apparel products across multiple international manufacturing partners.
This individual will be responsible for identifying and managing factory relationships, negotiating costs, ensuring product quality, improving margins, monitoring on-time delivery performance, and overseeing third-party quality control personnel located within factory partners around the world.
The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience sourcing apparel and sewn products from Asia and other global manufacturing regions and understands how to balance cost, quality, compliance, and speed to market.
Key Responsibilities
Global Factory Management
- Develop and manage relationships with apparel manufacturers worldwide
- Identify and qualify new factory partners
- Maintain factory scorecards measuring:
- Cost competitiveness
- Quality performance
- On-time delivery
- Capacity
- Compliance
- Lead annual factory reviews
Cost Negotiation & Margin Improvement
- Negotiate product costs with factory partners
- Continuously identify cost savings opportunities
- Analyze material, labor, freight, duty, and tariff impacts
- Develop sourcing strategies that improve gross margin while maintaining quality standards
- Support annual costing initiatives with major retailers
Product Development Support
- Partner with merchandising and product development teams
- Support vendor selection and manufacturing strategy
- Ensure product specifications are understood and executed by factories
- Participate in product reviews and factory evaluations
Quality Assurance & Compliance
- Manage internal and third-party quality control personnel
- Establish factory quality standards and inspection procedures
- Monitor product testing and compliance requirements
- Resolve quality concerns and corrective action plans
- Ensure consistency across all manufacturing partners
Production & Delivery Management
- Monitor production schedules
- Track on-time delivery performance
- Resolve production bottlenecks and shipment delays
- Work closely with logistics and customer service teams
- Maintain visibility into factory capacity and production planning
Team Leadership
- Manage factory-based quality personnel
- Lead sourcing and production teams as the organization grows
- Develop sourcing processes and performance metrics
- Create accountability throughout the supply chain
Qualifications
Required
- 10+ years of apparel sourcing experience
- Extensive experience sourcing from:
- Vietnam
- China
- Bangladesh
- India
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Central America
- Strong apparel manufacturing knowledge
- Proven cost negotiation experience
- Experience managing factory relationships
- Experience with quality assurance programs
- Strong understanding of global supply chains
Preferred
- Outdoor industry experience
- Retail experience supporting:
- Walmart
- Bass Pro Shops
- Academy Sports
- Major national retailers
- Experience with factory-direct sourcing models
- Experience leading overseas QC personnel
- NetSuite or ERP experience
Key Performance Metrics
Success in this role will be measured by:
Cost Savings
- Annual cost reduction targets
- Gross margin improvement
Quality
- First-pass quality rates
- Return and claim reduction
Delivery
- On-time shipment performance
- Retail compliance performance
Factory Performance
- Factory scorecard improvements
- New factory development
Inventory & Planning
- Improved forecasting support
- Reduced production disruptions
Full Time Benefits Summary:
Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise, our restaurants, world-class resorts and conservation attractions!
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Voluntary benefits
- 401k Retirement Savings
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- Bass Pro Cares Fund
- And more!
Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit your nearest location or contact us at [email protected].
Skills Required
- 10+ years of apparel sourcing experience
- Extensive experience sourcing from Vietnam, China, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Indonesia, Central America
- Strong apparel manufacturing knowledge
- Proven cost negotiation experience
- Experience managing factory relationships
- Experience with quality assurance programs
- Strong understanding of global supply chains
- Outdoor industry experience
- Retail experience supporting Walmart, Bass Pro Shops, Academy Sports, major national retailers
- Experience with factory-direct sourcing models
- Experience leading overseas QC personnel
- NetSuite or ERP experience
Bass Pro Shops Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bass Pro Shops and has not been reviewed or approved by Bass Pro Shops.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision with HSA/FSA options and an advertised employer HSA credit for eligible plans. Wellness programs plus life and disability insurance provide additional coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, sick time, and holiday pay are available for eligible team members. Hourly employees have seen enhancements to early‑tenure paid time off in recent updates.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Substantial merchandise discounts and savings at company restaurants, resorts, and attractions are a standout perk. A hardship fund offers one‑time grants for qualified needs.
Bass Pro Shops Insights
What We Do
Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company. Founded in 1972 when Johnny Morris began selling tackle out of his father’s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri, today we provide customers with premier destination retail in more than 150 locations across North America. In 2017 Bass Pro Shops acquired Cabela’s to create a “best-of-the-best” experience with superior products, dynamic locations and outstanding customer service. Guided by the visionary leadership of our founder and CEO Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops is making a significant impact in on the future of conservation and the communities we serve. More than 40 years after Johnny began helping people connect with nature through a tiny bait shop, our conservation mission is to inspire people to enjoy, love and conserve the great outdoors. Beyond retail, Bass Pro Shops also operates White River Marine Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of boats, plus award-winning resorts and nature destinations including Big Cedar Lodge, America’s Premier Wilderness Resort. Our passion for connecting people to nature extends to our CLUB program where customers earn points toward free gear and experiences, and a series of not-for-profit conservation attractions.
