Sourcing Manager, Soft Home (Flooring)

The role

The Sourcing Manager will identify and onboard new vendor partners from scratch. The role focuses on the flooring category including rugs, carpets, bath mats, and doormats.

What you will do

• Scout for vendor partners in India for high quality products with fast production lead time.
• Pitch and onboard vendor partners quickly.
• Ensure vendor ability to scale after successful test periods.
• Drive excellence in partner operations for existing supplier relationships.
• Expand the supply base and improve product costs, quality, and commercial terms.
• Act as an Ambassador to partners to build and deepen relationships.
• Drive higher hit-rate launches through product excellence.
• Drive faster development times by identifying bottlenecks and proposing solutions.

Required qualifications

• 10 year + sourcing and merchandising experience in soft home (rugs, carpets, mats) categories with high-end national brands in United States
• Proven ability as a self starter and quick independent learner
• Exceptional attention to details with a data driven approach to decision making and problem-solving
• Strong analytical mindset with a focus on execution, process improvement, and brand enhancement
• Deep understanding of the product development process
• Continuous learner with a proactive attitude
• Good track record in supply chain management or operations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Skilled in written and verbal communication and presentation

About the company

Quince is a destination for builders, creators, innovators, and operators that uses a manufacturer-to-consumer model to deliver high quality essentials for low prices. The company works directly with manufacturing partners to eliminate traditional retail layers.