Assistant Sourcing Manager

Job ID 10141386 Location Shanghai, Mainland China Business Disney Experiences Date posted Feb. 09, 2026

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Job Summary:

DESCRIPTION:
The Assistant Sourcing Manager is responsible for managing a merchandise category and supporting the Manager,
Global Merchandise Sourcing across multiple Apparel categories for Shanghai Disney Resort. The Assistant
Sourcing Manager has responsibility for anticipating potential production issues and developing breakthrough ideas
and processes to continually mitigate risk. The Assistant Sourcing Manager will be responsible for supporting short
and long-term sourcing strategies, driving factory relationships, initial cost negotiations, production follow up, and is
accountable for all strategic details and decisions of all categories that are managed by their teams.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
 Proactively drives measurable efficiencies of team communications, tasks, and overall workflow to support
continuous improvement.
 Assists management on the growth of global and segment-wide relationships.
 Supports manager to execute short and long-term sourcing strategies for managed categories, proactively
drive the set priorities, objectives, and action plans to improve supply base and mitigate risk with
measurable accountability.
 Assists manager in the leveraging opportunities and executes sourcing strategies for global site-specific
items.
 Collaborates with Quality Assurance team to ensure products placed with managed suppliers are meeting
Disney quality standards.
 Drives product development management, communicating key milestones and deadlines within the sample
approval process.
 Drives proactive production tracking, communicating and troubleshooting exceptions and delays.
 Negotiates costing and proposes value engineering options to achieve profitability goals while ensuring
product vision is achieved.
 Collaborates with factory and Product Design to bring new art techniques and applications and researching
trends.
 Support managers to monitor the managed suppliers continues to meet ILS MCS, regulatory standards, and
other established supplier performance requirements.
CORE SKILLS:
 Strong knowledge of product-specific construction standards, materials, and manufacturing
processes/techniques.
 Outstanding negotiation skills.
 Demonstrated ability to balance conflicting priorities between creative design and cost of goods objectives.
 Proficient in English and Mandarin or Cantonese.
 Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
 Strong analytical and strategy-formulation skills.
 Ability to influence internal stake holders and drive efficient decision-making.
 Experience in merchandise sourcing and production management.
 Strong computer skills. (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, MicroCharts, etc.), PLM experience is perferred.
 Ability to work on multiple projects within specified time frames.
 Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
 Understanding of US and Global testing, safety, and labeling requirements and impact to product design and
manufacturing processes.
 Understanding of free-trade agreements, duties and resulting impact of sourcing strategies.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
 5 – 8 years’ experience in Global Sourcing and/or Merchandising
 Bachelor’s Degree
 Product-specific technical degree and/or manufacturing experience a plus
 Proficiency in English (spoken and written)
 Ability to communicate in other languages would be a plus

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About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with TWDC (China) Ltd., which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, family status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, nationality/ethnicity, migrant worker status, carrier of infectious diseases status, or any other category of persons to the extent provided by law. This policy extends, but is not limited, to recruitment and employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, rate of pay, and other forms of compensation, education, and training.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

Because our employees are at the heart of everything we do, Disney offers a competitive total rewards package that includes pay, flexible work arrangements, time-off programs, medical benefits plan, theme park admission and more.

Benefits and eligibility may vary by business and location.

WELLNESS SPENDING ACCOUNT
We offer on-site fitness classes in addition to a variety of health and wellness programs and seminars.
PAID TIME OFF AND LEAVES
Vacation and sick leave are available for full time positions. Vacation and personal holidays are accrued based on length of service, position, and hours worked.
DISNEY PARK ADMISSIONS
Complimentary theme park admission for full-time and part-time positions after two weeks of employment
DISNEY CHINA-PROVIDED MEDICAL & RISK INSURED BENEFIT PLAN
Affordable Health Insurance options, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, may be available for full time employees.
DISNEY EXPERIENCES & DISCOUNTS
Discounts are available at select hotels, dining, merchandise and recreation locations.

"The era we are living in today is a dream coming true."

Walt Disney

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