Sourcing Manager, Kids & Baby, Sweater & Accessories

The role

The Sourcing Manager will identify, vet, and onboard vendors for Kids & Baby, Sweater, and Accessories categories. This role involves managing supplier relationships, optimizing pricing and costs, and ensuring compliance with legal and sustainability standards.

What you will do

• Find, vet, pitch, sign, and onboard vendors to secure quality, cost, speed, reliability, and scalability.
• Pitch and onboard vendor partners with clear criteria for test periods and scalability.
• Manage supplier relationships through onboarding trainings and performance management.
• Drive excellence in partner operations and expand the supply base.
• Collaborate with merchants, procurement, and vendors to achieve margin targets through pricing and cost optimization.
• Build speed and scalability through material staging, capacity management, and sales data analysis.
• Ensure factories meet legal, ethical, and sustainability standards.
• Manage risks and establish backup vendors or alternative sourcing strategies.
• Act as an ambassador to partners to deepen relationships for continuous improvement.

Required qualifications

• 10 year + sourcing and merchandising experience in K&B Sweater, Accessories categories
• Self-starter and quick independent learner
• Exceptional attention to details with a data driven approach
• Strong analytical mindset
• Continuous learner with a proactive attitude
• 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 design efficient operational processes and deploy proprietary technology.