Home- Soft Sourcing Managers, Soft Home (EUR)
Core
Building and leading a greenfield soft home sourcing operation in the EU to identify, vet, and onboard vendor partners for cotton bedding, kids bedding, and window coverings.
Role type
Strategic Sourcing Manager (Home Textiles)
Builds
New supply chains for home textile products (bedding, drapery, towels, table linens, kitchen textiles) in the EU market.
Domain
Retail / Home Goods / Textile Manufacturing
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Sourcing strategy, vendor development and management, cost negotiation, supply chain operations, textile manufacturing knowledge, factory onboarding, KPI establishment, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Network of EU-based soft home vendors, experience in white space identification, ability to scale new supply chains
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Identify, vet, and onboard high-quality, compliant vendor partners across EU; Establish supplier scorecards and KPIs to drive partner performance; Negotiate commercial terms including MOQs, pricing, capacity planning, and lead times; Develop and execute a long-term vendor and material sourcing roadmap for the EU region; Partner with HQ teams in planning, design, production, QA, and merchandising
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC