Associate Sourcing Specialist - Sourcing, Merchandising
Job Description
Associate Sourcing Specialist
Position Overview
Our Furniture Retail client is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Sourcing Coordinator to support seasonal sourcing activities and vendor performance management for our home lifestyle product categories, including holiday and outdoor furniture. This role is ideal for someone with a strong analytical mindset, excellent communication skills, and a passion for collaborative work across diverse teams and cultures.
This will be a 40hr/week freelance role that is expected to be a 6 month role with opportunity to extend. They would prefer someone who can be Hybrid in West Chester, OH but may be open to someone who is fully-remote.
Remote candidates must be located in: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina or Texas.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Sourcing Specialist in achieving key costing objectives and meeting calendar milestones
- Manage sample tracking, costing, and production status reports
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Design, Quality & Compliance, Merchandising, and Inventory teams
- Ensure brand standards are upheld in product quality, branding, and packaging
- Obtain expedited shipping quotes and maintain vendor training documentation
- Analyze sourcing, sales, and costing data to identify patterns and inform decisions
- Maintain accurate product development records and prepare daily PD folders
- Communicate key reports and updates with overseas agents and vendor partners
- Prepare pricing charts and assist in negotiations
- Facilitate SKU setup and coordinate with Import Compliance Teams
- Take accurate meeting notes and communicate action items to relevant teams
Qualifications
- 1+ years Sourcing experience preferred within applicable home lifestyle categories if possible.
- General understanding of basic manufacturing processes for assigned categories preferred (Holiday and outdoor furniture)
- Extremely organized, experience with large volume of projects and project management preferred.
- Strong attention to detail and communication skills. Quick learner.
- Strong financial reporting and quantitative analysis skills; retail math skills.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work within all levels of the organization.
- High sense of urgency with ability to on-the-spot problem solve.
- Ability to function independently or in a team and show sound judgment in a fast-paced environment. Self -motivator.
- Enjoy working collaboratively and across many cultures.
- Diversity, inclusion and multi-cultural awareness and respect.
- Outlook, Excel and Office Suite proficiency required
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:
Email your resume in Word to:
tara.freihofer@jobalert.creativecircle.com
**Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: : TF5-1983886 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.***
Tara Freihofer - Recruiter
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 04/16/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.
Copyright 1999 - 2026. CreativeCircle, Inc. All rights reserved.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
We request Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the state.
Associate Sourcing Specialist
Position Overview
Our Furniture Retail client is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Sourcing Coordinator to support seasonal sourcing activities and vendor performance management for our home lifestyle product categories, including holiday and outdoor furniture. This role is ideal for someone with a strong analytical mindset, excellent communication skills, and a passion for collaborative work across diverse teams and cultures.
This will be a 40hr/week freelance role that is expected to be a 6 month role with opportunity to extend. They would prefer someone who can be Hybrid in West Chester, OH but may be open to someone who is fully-remote.
Remote candidates must be located in: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina or Texas.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Sourcing Specialist in achieving key costing objectives and meeting calendar milestones
- Manage sample tracking, costing, and production status reports
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Design, Quality & Compliance, Merchandising, and Inventory teams
- Ensure brand standards are upheld in product quality, branding, and packaging
- Obtain expedited shipping quotes and maintain vendor training documentation
- Analyze sourcing, sales, and costing data to identify patterns and inform decisions
- Maintain accurate product development records and prepare daily PD folders
- Communicate key reports and updates with overseas agents and vendor partners
- Prepare pricing charts and assist in negotiations
- Facilitate SKU setup and coordinate with Import Compliance Teams
- Take accurate meeting notes and communicate action items to relevant teams
Qualifications
- 1+ years Sourcing experience preferred within applicable home lifestyle categories if possible.
- General understanding of basic manufacturing processes for assigned categories preferred (Holiday and outdoor furniture)
- Extremely organized, experience with large volume of projects and project management preferred.
- Strong attention to detail and communication skills. Quick learner.
- Strong financial reporting and quantitative analysis skills; retail math skills.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work within all levels of the organization.
- High sense of urgency with ability to on-the-spot problem solve.
- Ability to function independently or in a team and show sound judgment in a fast-paced environment. Self -motivator.
- Enjoy working collaboratively and across many cultures.
- Diversity, inclusion and multi-cultural awareness and respect.
- Outlook, Excel and Office Suite proficiency required
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:
Email your resume in Word to:
tara.freihofer@jobalert.creativecircle.com
**Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: : TF5-1983886 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.***
Tara Freihofer - Recruiter
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 04/16/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.
Copyright 1999 - 2026. CreativeCircle, Inc. All rights reserved.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
We request Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the state.
