Sourcing & Costing Manager

Sourcing & Costing Manager

Employment Status: Full-Time, Benefits Eligible

Location: On-Site at NEW Gymreapers’ HQ in Nampa, ID (20 mins outside of Boise, ID)

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8AM - 5PM (flex according to business needs)

Reports To: Director of Product & Development

Position Overview:

Gymreapers is seeking a sourcing and costing manager to join the team and oversee everything related to the sourcing and cost negotiations around our existing manufacturers and product roadmap. You will work closely with the Director of product and development and the product team to establish clear guidelines, timelines, and costs to improve our product operations through improved sourcing and dialed in costing.

Your efforts will have a direct impact on the entirety of the business from a product level and cross functionally across all departments. Working closely with leadership you will guide a sourcing roadmap and work towards accomplishing high level initiatives that move the business forward while building in structure and stability. This role over time will have the ability to develop a team with resources allocated towards improving processes around this function within the business.

About Gymreapers:

At Gymreapers, we make gear with a purpose and focus on material integrity. You get high-quality lifting gear that’s made to outlast cheap look-a-likes. We’re reengineering people’s workouts and improving the support needed to lift better, longer, and stronger. Improve performance, relieve pain, and add stability to your workout program with premium lifting belts, knee sleeves, wrist wraps, and more. With our mantra, "NOTHING IS GIVEN," we embody a relentless pursuit of excellence, innovation, and community-building.

Our Core Values:

• Grow or Die
• Customer Obsession
• Extreme Ownership
• Nothing is Given // Everything is Earned
• Be Humble
• 1% Better Everyday
• Live with Integrity
• Sacrifice

Key Responsibilities:

Landed Cost Ownership (you are the final sign-off on every dollar of COGS)

• Set and beat target landed costs on 100% of SKUs (apparel + hard gear)
• Build and maintain full cost waterfalls for every style
• Lead value-analysis / cost-engineering meetings on every new and repeating product
• Deliver 8–12 gross margin point improvement in first 18 months

Vendor Matrix & Factory Relationships

• Own relationships with 20–30 factories (Pakistan, Vietnam, China, Colombia, Portugal)
• Maintain quarterly vendor scorecards (quality PPM, on-time %, flexibility, cost competitiveness)
• Onboard new factories and execute clean exits from underperformers
• Secure Tier-1 allocation and capacity priority at key factories

Raw Materials & Component Strategy

• Track, forecast, and hedge prices for leather, 1680D nylon, neoprene, YKK zippers, steel buckles, ratchet hardware, EVA foam, etc.
• Negotiate annual or semi-annual raw material contracts when advantageous
• Manage pre-buys or buffer stock of critical materials

MOQ, Payment Terms & Working Capital

• Negotiate MOQs, color minimums, and re-order minimums
• Push all factories toward 100% net-60/90/120 terms with minimal deposits
• Create $5M–$10M of additional free cash flow through term arbitrage

Production Capacity & Timeline Control

• Book factory capacity 12–18 months ahead for every hero and seasonal SKU
• Own the entire production calendar (not just the launch calendar)
• Execute mid-season chases and re-orders (10k–20k units in 30–45 days instead of 120)

Freight, Duty & Logistics Optimization

• Choose sea / air / rail-air on every PO and coordinate with operations
• Manage duty-mitigation strategies (Section 321, bonded warehouses, country moves)
• Recover air-freight credits and late-delivery penalties

Tooling, Molds & Capital Assets

• Own custody, storage, and cost amortization of every mold, die, buckle tooling, ratchet mold, embroidery frame, and cutting die
• Negotiate tooling ownership and buy-back terms

Samples & Pre-Production Governance

• Own full sample budget and calendar (proto, fit, SMS, size set, PP, TOP)
• Enforce sample lead-time SLAs with factories
• Communicate cross functionally sample/TOP across organization to meet timelines.

Quality Claims & Cost of Quality

• Lead all defect investigations and chargebacks
• Work with supply/demand to manage inventory levels through disturbances
• Recover $250k–$2M annually in quality claims and rework credits

Compliance & Risk Management

• Manage social compliance, chemical testing, C-TPAT, and future Sedex/SLCP
• Build dual-sourcing strategy for every hero SKU
• Maintain business continuity plans for key factories

Limited Drops, Collabs & Innovation Projects

• Source and cost all athlete collabs, event drops, premium materials, and one-off projects that normal factories refuse
• Increase and improve speed to market on quick turn drops.

Required Experience

• 6–12 years sourcing + costing experience in apparel and/or strength equipment
• You have personally beaten target cost on MM+ annual spend
• Ability to develop and maintain supplier relationships internationally and domestically
• Hard and soft goods experience is ideal
Proven wins: reduced landed cost 4 margin points or cut lead times
• 20%
• Bonus if you’ve sourced for similar brands in the space before

Benefits/Perks:

• Competitive Pay
• Company paid holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Gymreapers on-site gym!
• Newly renovated HQ!
• 401(k) with up to a 4% employer match
• Life Flight Program, Voluntary
• Employee Assistance Program
• 50% Employee Discount
• 100% Employer Paid: Medical, Dental and Vision
• 100% Employer Paid Short-term and Long-term disability - Life Insurance for both employee and spouse/dependents
• Health Savings Account (HSA) employee option

Gymreapers LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law.

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