Senior Global Sourcing Specialist (hardgoods & softgoods)
About The Position
The Senior Global Sourcing Specialist is responsible for leading sourcing strategy, supplier management, and end-to-end execution of product orders across custom hardgoods and softgoods (e.g., vinyl figures, plush, drinkware, totes). This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and is expected to manage complex and high-impact projects while proactively identifying risks, influencing cross-functional decisions, and driving on-time delivery. In addition to execution excellence, this role plays a key leadership function—anticipating business needs, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and holding both internal and external partners accountable to key milestones. This position has the potential to evolve into a people management role, with opportunities to mentor team members and lead direct reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or related field
- 5–8+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, production, or supply chain
- Demonstrated experience managing complex or high-volume programs independently
- Experience working with overseas manufacturers (China preferred)
- Experience in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
- Advanced supplier sourcing, evaluation, and negotiation
- Strong costing and landed cost analysis expertise
- Ability to anticipate risks, questions, and downstream impacts
- Proactive, clear, and timely communication across all levels
- Proven ability to influence stakeholder decisions using data and business insight
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive accountability across cross-functional teams
- Excellent project management and prioritization skills
- Ability to manage ambiguity and lead through change
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Customer-focused mindset with high attention to detail
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience mentoring others or leading projects preferred
- Experience with custom products (hardgoods, plush, or similar) strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead sourcing strategy and execution for assigned categories or key programs
- Manage multiple and complex projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment to cost, quality, and timeline expectations
- Proactively identify risks, escalate issues early, and drive resolution to protect production timelines and on-time delivery
- Partner cross-functionally (PD, Sales, Logistics, Finance) to ensure alignment on timelines, specs, and deliverables
- Influence decision-making by providing clear recommendations grounded in data and sourcing expertise
- Hold internal stakeholders and suppliers accountable to key milestones, deliverables, and SLA expectations
- Drive supplier selection, onboarding, and performance management with a strategic lens
- Negotiate pricing, MOQs, and production terms to meet business and margin targets
- Oversee production timelines end-to-end; ensure issues are addressed before impacting delivery
- Validate and manage landed cost (ELC), proactively identifying variances and improvement opportunities
- Support development and implementation of sourcing SOPs and best practices
- Mentor junior team members and provide guidance on sourcing processes and execution
- Potentially manage direct reports as the role evolves
- Maintain accurate records of sourcing activities, supplier data, and project tracking
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across sourcing and cross-functional workflows
Benefits
- robust PTO
- vacation
- a paid volunteer day
- holidays
- summer Fridays
- medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance
- 401k
- tuition reimbursement
- mental health and financial wellness programs
- professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
