Sourcing Manager

MillerKnoll • Stamford, CT

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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.
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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager