Director of Product Sourcing and Strategy
Listed on 2026-06-19
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Business
Business Management, Business Analyst, Operations Manager -
Management
Business Management, Business Analyst, Operations Manager
We are seeking a strategic and entrepreneurial Director of Product Sourcing & Strategy to lead the development of our product vision, sourcing infrastructure, and commercial performance. This leader will own the intersection of product strategy, global sourcing, and commercial execution to build a scalable foundation for growth.
The ideal candidate combines product instincts with financial and operational rigor, bringing experience in product development, sourcing strategy, and commercialization. This individual will play a critical role in shaping product assortment, creating a differentiated brand identity, building supplier relationships, and driving long-term profitability.
This is a highly visible leadership role with significant ownership and a potential path toward broader executive leadership responsibility, including future Head of Product or Merchandising leadership opportunities.
Key Responsibilities Product Strategy & Merchandising- Define and execute overall assortment strategy across existing and emerging categories.
- Establish and evolve product and brand point of view.
- Identify opportunities for category expansion and product innovation.
- Translate customer insights and market trends into differentiated product opportunities.
- Lead product development from concept through launch.
- Build and manage a scalable domestic and global supplier network.
- Develop sourcing strategies including make-versus-buy analyses and vendor optimization initiatives.
- Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and ongoing relationship management.
- Establish partnerships that improve cost, quality, speed to market, and innovation.
- Ensure sourcing strategies support long-term business growth objectives.
- Own pricing architecture and gross margin strategy.
- Develop margin targets and ensure product decisions align with profitability objectives.
- Drive disciplined decision-making across pricing, cost, and inventory efficiency.
- Evaluate product and supplier performance to identify opportunities for optimization.
- Create repeatable product and sourcing processes that scale with company growth.
- Build systems and frameworks that improve execution and decision-making.
- Lead collaboration across product, sourcing, operations, finance, and executive leadership teams.
- Establish KPIs and performance metrics to measure success.
- Have operated across both product/merchandising and sourcing/vendor strategy functions.
- Bring experience within home furnishings, furniture, tabletop, consumer products, or adjacent categories.
- Combine strong aesthetic judgment and customer understanding with financial rigor and margin discipline.
- Are comfortable building systems, infrastructure, and processes within a high-growth or evolving environment.
- Have experience navigating ambiguity and making strategic decisions in fast-moving organizations.
- Demonstrate a high level of ownership with a builder mentality.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in product management, merchandising, sourcing, or related leadership roles.
- Experience owning both product and sourcing responsibilities.
- Strong global sourcing and vendor negotiation experience.
- Proven track record of balancing design, quality, pricing, and profitability objectives.
- Strong analytical and financial acumen.
- Emerging design-forward and growth-stage consumer brands
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