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Senior Costume Fabric Buyer

7 hours ago

Orlando, Florida, United States The Walt Disney Company Full time

Job ID Location Orlando, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney Imagineering Date posted Jan. 30, 2026

Job Summary:

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 source and procure raw materials, supplies, and finished goods that support the Cast in the Disney theme parks, resorts, and beyond. This individual would continually stay on top of apparel industry trends and is instrumental to the costume supply chain.

This position reports to the Area Manager - Costume Buying.

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 fabrics, trims, notions, and garments in SAP and Coupa, and monitor delivery dates for commodities/components being ordered
  • Develop and maintain relationships with vendors
  • Seek and onboard new vendors
  • Partner with Entertainment and 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 raw materials, apparel purchasing, and/or sourcing
  • Previous experience in Textiles or the Apparel industry
  • Ability to work around all types of fabrics, fibers, and synthetic furs
  • Knowledgeable in 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
  • 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:

  • Colorist experience
  • Experience with SAP/Coupa purchasing module, Yunique PLM, and/or Access
  • Knowledge using SharePoint and/or Smartsheet
  • Experience with garment specification or technical specification writing

Education:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Advanced Degree in Merchandising, Textiles, Costuming, Apparel, or related field preferred

Additional Information:

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