Home- Sourcing Manager, Soft Home (NE + EUR)
Core
Building and leading the soft home sourcing function in the EU to identify, vet, and onboard vendor partners for home textiles.
Role type
Strategic Sourcing Manager (Greenfield)
Builds
New supply chains for cotton bedding, kids bedding, and window coverings
Domain
Retail / Home Textiles / Supply Chain
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Home textile manufacturing knowledge, vendor relationship management, cost negotiation, capacity planning, supply chain scaling
Preferred skills
Network of EU-based soft home vendors, product development timeline ownership
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