Vice President, Sourcing and Production

**ROLE OVERVIEW** Fanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide. With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world’s most iconic sports properties. At Fanatics, we bring our **BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day**—building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with limitless entrepreneurial spirit, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset. As we continue to scale our global platform, the **Vice President, Sourcing and Production** will play a critical role in **contributing to business growth, elevating fan experiences, and delivering measurable impact**. This role will help strengthen the fan connection, support business performance, and contribute to how we serve hundreds of millions of fans worldwide. **HOW WILL YOU DRIVE IMPACT** **Team & Leadership Impact (Build Championship Teams)** - Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team of sourcing, production, and compliance professionals across multiple locations, driving accountability through clear goals and consistent coaching. - Build organizational capability through strategic hiring, succession planning, and embedding BOLD culture principles across the function. - Foster a collaborative, cross-functional environment that aligns Production & Sourcing with broader Apparel business objectives, breaking down silos to accelerate decision-making. - Champion a culture of continuous improvement by implementing vendor scorecards, performance review cadences, and internal development frameworks that elevate team and partner performance. **Fan & Customer Impact (Obsessed with Fans)** - Partner with Design and Merchandising to build seasonal production calendars that support go-to-market timelines, ensuring fans receive product on time and at the quality they expect. - Drive Technical Design fit, construction, and quality consistency across the portfolio so every product delivered to fans meets Fanatics' standards. - Ensure all vendor facilities meet social compliance standards and advance responsible sourcing practices, reinforcing the brand integrity fans trust. - Partner with the Sustainability team to make measurable progress on responsible sourcing targets in materials, production, and factory energy use, delivering on the values that matter to today's fan. **Innovation & Problem Solving (Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit)** - Define and execute a multi-year global sourcing strategy across all Apparel categories, identifying emerging manufacturing regions and partnership models that create competitive advantage. - Stay ahead of geopolitical, trade, and market trends to proactively mitigate supply chain risk and capitalize on new sourcing opportunities before they become table stakes. - Lead vendor segmentation and rationalization efforts to build a nimble, high-performing supply base that flexes with product complexity and shifting commercial priorities. - Champion lead time reduction initiatives through process streamlining, material pre-positioning, and improved vendor readiness, compressing speed-to-market without sacrificing quality. **Ownership & Execution (Determined & Relentless Mindset)** - Own the departmental P&L and budget for sourcing and production, delivering against annual cost savings targets and driving margin improvement through disciplined FOB/LDP cost negotiations. - Oversee the full production lifecycle from raw material procurement through finished goods delivery, holding the organization and vendor base accountable to on-time, in-full performance. - Provide executive-level reporting on supply chain KPIs, risk exposure, cost performanc…