Senior Costume Buyer - Internal Assignment / Project Hire

工作 ID 10127871 地點奧蘭多, 佛罗里达州, 美國 有意工作的公司 Walt Disney Imagineering 日期已公佈 Aug. 18, 2025

申請

工作概要:

About the Role & Team:

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over. This diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust.

Senior Costume Buyers facilitate resourcing and the purchase of various raw, soft/hard, and finished goods that support entertainment offerings around the globe. This individual would continually stay on top of apparel industry trends and is instrumental to the costume supply chain. The Senior Costume Buyer will replenish existing products as well as assist with new development as needed. They facilitate conversations with vendors all over the world to get high-quality products on time and on budget.

This position reports to the Area Manager - Costume Buying.

This is a full-time role.

This role is an Internal Assignment/Project Hire with no guarantee of permanent placement.

What You Will Do:

Work closely with vendors to source, develop, and procure product that meets all organization requirements, and initiatives
Monitor warehouse inventory and complete withdrawal transactions as needed
Place orders for garments and accessories in SAP, and monitor delivery dates for commodities/components being ordered
Develop and maintain relationships with vendors
Seek and onboard new vendors
Partner with Costuming Operations to maintain costume quality and design
Implement The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) procurement policies and guidelines
Meets customer service requirements for service, quality, and value at the lowest total cost
Develop new vendor contracts to sustain inventory levels
Maintain files of signed vendor contracts, proposal requests, and bid exception forms
Communicate all production status as well as product updates to Team, Issue, and Line of Business
Mentor and provide feedback to others to further develop the team
Provide feedback, mentor, and discipline hourly union/nonunion employees
Research, analyze, and onboard international and domestic sources of supply
Lead projects with multiple styles and vendors with a highly complex sourcing strategy
Develop and lead sourcing initiatives
Develop bid strategies for large packages of products

Required Qualifications & Skills:

5+ years of experience in apparel or hardline purchasing and/or sourcing
Previous experience with garment construction and terminology
Skilled in international shipping processes, global sourcing, and compliance
Prior experience in planning, problem-solving, conflict resolution, influencing, and negotiating
Strong communication skills and ease in collaborating both in-person and virtually with all levels of leadership, including Executives
Proven experience in managing a portfolio of orders
Experience vetting, onboarding, and leading international sources of supply
Skilled in performing complex cost analysis and comparisons on a range of commodities
Experience leading workflow, project budgets, and continuous improvement processes
Previous experience evaluating vendors to ensure compliance
Experience gaining consensus from various levels of collaborators up to and including Executives
Ability to work around all types of fabrics, fibers, and synthetic furs
Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time
Ability to travel between work locations in each day
Schedule availability to work flexible hours including weekends, nights, and holidays

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with International vendors
Skilled in fabric procurement
Experience with SAP purchasing module, Yunique PLM, and/or Access
Knowledge using SharePoint and/or Smartsheet
Experience with garment specification or technical specification writing
Multilingual

Required Education:

High School diploma or equivalent

Preferred Education:

Advanced degree in Merchandising, Costuming, Apparel, or related field

Additional Information:

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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關於Walt Disney Imagineering:

華特迪士尼幻想工程 (WDI) 於 1952 年成立，最初以「WED 企業」之名設計並興建了全球首個主題樂園——迪士尼樂園，將想像及創意與尖端科技結合，締造令人畢生難忘的體驗。WDI 是想像、設計和建造全球所有迪士尼主題樂園、度假區、景點和郵輪的一股創意力量。幻想工程獨有的力量來自多元化的全球創意團隊及專業技術人員，在迪士尼故事敍述的偉大傳承上推而廣之，開拓出嶄新形式的娛樂。將這種揉合了藝術與科學的獨特作品付諸實踐的幻想工程師來自超過 100 個不同專業範疇，將意念由天馬行空的階段一路帶領到開幕日為止。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 Disney Imagineering Live, LLC，其所屬的業務部門是 Walt Disney Imagineering。

Disney Imagineering Live, LLC 是提供平等就業機會的僱主。求職者都會獲得聘僱考量的機會，不分種族、宗教、膚色、生理性別、性傾向、社會性別、性別認同、性別表達、原國籍、血統、年齡、婚姻狀態、軍人或退伍軍人身份、醫療狀況、遺傳資訊或殘疾狀況、或者聯邦、州級或地方法律所禁止的其他任何基本特徵。Disney 提倡讓所有人的想法和決策都有助我們發展、創新、創造最好故事的商業環境，並與瞬息萬變的世界息息相關。

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