Sourcing Manager, Retail

MillerKnoll•New York City, NY

About The Position

MillerKnoll is seeking a Manager of Sourcing to join our Global Retail Sourcing organizations. As a Sourcing Manager, you will cultivate and manage partnerships with best-in-class suppliers to support our product growth strategies with a focus on operational excellence and quality. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with experience in global sourcing and experience within the home furnishings and furniture industry. This role will be supporting all brands which include, Design Within Reach, Herman Miller, Knoll. As a Manager in the Sourcing team, you will support our “Lifestyle” furniture category that is focused on the residential customer. You will utilize your knowledge of global sourcing to ensure a healthy, resilient, and reliable supply chain that can deliver our product strategies and achieve our margin goals.

Requirements

5+ years proven sourcing experience with previous experience in the home furnishings industry.
Knowledge of wood, metal, stone and general furniture manufacturing and familiarity with global supplier landscape.
Experience in new product commercialization including full development and launch cycle.
Experience in retail operations and metrics; understanding key customer metrics and end-to-end. supply chain to enable proper supplier vetting, selection, and management.
Experience with supplier negotiations.
Strength in quantitative and qualitative analysis skills.
Demonstrated success in cross-functional collaboration within matrixed organizations.
Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Product Development, or similar.
High level of personal integrity, ownership and business ethics.
Passion for design, sustainability, and innovation in sourcing.

Nice To Haves

Luxury brand experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Execute sourcing strategies that support the retail growth strategy, deliver assortment expansion, and strengthen the financial performance of the business. An understanding of supplier capabilities, country-specific advantages, risk exposure, and long-term capacity requirements will guide strategies.
Align supplier allocation and sourcing decisions with country core competencies, margin targets, product requirements, and capacity to support successful new product development.
Support strategies to expand and diversify the supplier base in alignment with retail growth strategies, prioritizing quality, scalability, lead times, and product capability.
Support vendor rationalization and re-sourcing efforts to optimize cost structure, improve product quality, and delivery performance.
Continuously evaluate and optimize the supplier matrix, providing recommendations for development, growth, or exit plans based on strategic alignment and performance.
Advance responsible sourcing practices and strengthen supplier performance in quality, sustainability, and risk management.
Analyze supplier performance, reliability, and compliance to inform sourcing decisions and execute strategies to drive continuous improvement and accountability across the supply base.
Lead strategic oversight of supplier-owned inventory performance, analyzing monthly variances against order forecasts to inform procurement decisions, mitigate supply risks, and drive continuous improvement in inventory planning.
Support cost negotiations and identify cost-saving opportunities across strategic suppliers and key collections.
Collaborate with Innovation and Product Development teams to integrate sustainable materials and minimize environmental impact in both production and logistics.
Travel domestically and internationally (~20%) to maintain strong relationships with suppliers and regional teams.