Senior Sourcing Manager, Soft Home – Europe

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November 24

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Retail • eCommerce • Wellness

Que is a company that designs innovative and sustainable products aimed at enhancing everyday experiences. Notable products include insulated bottles that maintain drink temperatures and collapsible bottles that offer convenience without compromising hydration needs. Que emphasizes environmental responsibility and aims to provide useful solutions for consumers while contributing positively to the planet.

1 - 10 employees

Founded 2016

🛒 Retail

🛍️ eCommerce

🧘 Wellness

📋 Description

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard high-quality, high-compliance vendor partners across Europe for HOME TEXTILES with fast production lead times. • Drive excellence in partner operations for existing supplier relationships within current and new Quince categories, while expanding the supply base and improving Quince’s product costs, quality, and commercial terms. • Act as an ambassador to our partners in all interactions, building and deepening our relationships. • Pitch and onboard vendor partners quickly, with clear onboarding criteria and scalability targets. • Drive continuous improvement by increasing hit-rate launches (reviews, returns, sales) through product excellence and faster development times. • Negotiate commercial terms including MOQs, pricing, capacity planning, and compliance. • Evaluate mill capabilities and work closely with internal product and quality teams to nominate optimal partners. • Manage mill relationships and ensure smooth handoff of greige fabric to finished goods partners. • Serve as the sourcing lead for all home textiles from Europe, ensuring quality, margin, and lead time KPIs are met. • Build scalable and diversified supply chains for each relevant product category (bedding, window, table linens). • Partner with factories to drive product innovation and reduce development lead times. • Optimize raw material and finished goods development calendars to enable rapid testing and scaling. • Collaborate with merchandising, planning, and tech design teams to ensure aligned goals and seamless execution. • Drive continuous improvement in supplier performance and cost efficiency.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in sourcing, production, or supply chain roles, ideally within bedding, linens, or similar home categories. • Deep understanding of fabric development, materials (e.g., cotton, linen, bamboo), filling materials, and workmanship. • Strong network of European textile manufacturers and nominated mills preferred. • Demonstrated success in identifying and managing both mill and factory partners. • Ability to set and execute a strategy for scaling a high-volume product line. • Fluent in English; additional European languages a plus. • Strong analytical skills, including comfort with margin modeling, lead time analysis, and vendor scorecards. • Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills. • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Textiles, or related field. • Ability to travel around Europe and Middle East, especially to vendors/factories in Turkey and Portugal.

🏖️ Benefits

• All posted ranges are reflective of base salary and may vary depending upon experience level and location. • Bonus and equity may also be provided for eligible roles.