Sourcing Specialist

Company Overview

For over a century, The Neiman Marcus Group has stayed focused on serving the unique needs of the luxury market. Today, that commitment is stronger than ever. We have stayed true to the principles of our founders, to be recognized as the premier omni-channel luxury retailer dedicated to providing our customers with distinctive merchandise and superior service. The Neiman Marcus Group is comprised of the Specialty Retail Stores division which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman and the eCommerce Division.   These renowned retailers offer upscale assortments of apparel, accessories, jewelry, beauty and decorative home products to the affluent consumer. The Company operates 41 Neiman Marcus full-line stores in marquee retail locations in major U.S. markets, including U.S. gateway cities that draw customers from all over the world. In addition, we operate 2 Bergdorf Goodman stores in landmark locations on Fifth Avenue in New York City. We also operate, 36 off-price smaller format stores under the brand Last Call catering to an aspirational, price sensitive yet fashion-minded customer and 6 smaller format stores under the brand CUSP catering to a younger customer focused on contemporary fashion. These store operations total more than 6.5 million gross square feet. Our upscale eCommerce retailing operation conducts both print catalog and online operations under the Neiman Marcus, Horchow, Bergdorf Goodman, CUSP and Last Call brand names.

 Through our stores and eCommerce business, our goal is to provide our customer with the ability to shop any of our brands "anytime, anywhere, any device."  Whether an emphasis on customer service or investing in technology, everything we do is to enhance the customer experience across channels and brands.

Job Summary

Work with Spend Management Category Managers and Business Partners to drive value through sourcing, supplier management, and profit improvement initiatives.  This position reports to the Director, Category Management and Spend Analytics.

Job Duties

• Conduct spend analysis, opportunity assessment, and sourcing activity prioritization to support category managers and business partners
• Perform data mining
• Execute trend analysis
• Develop management reporting / ad hoc reporting
• Track SLA / KPI results for reporting purposes
• Analyze and document cost savings
• Conduct TCO modeling and budgeting
• Identify and carry out commodity-specific analysis and strategic sourcing activities
• Develop and maintain commodity-specific marketplace knowledge; identify and monitor trends
• Lead end-to-end sourcing events as needed