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MFD · 5 months ago

Sourcing & Production Lead

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$75K/yr - $145K/yr

5+ years exp

Manufactured is a fast-growing inventory and PO-financing platform that connects innovative brands with best-in-class factories. They are seeking a Sourcing & Production Lead who will be responsible for managing the sourcing process from request to delivery, expanding their vendor network, and leading a global operations team.

Consumer GoodsInternetManufacturingSupply Chain Management

Responsibilities

Success will be based on your ability to get from Request → Quote → Delivery in as little time as possible - Track every step in the process and work with the team to automate bottlenecks

Create as many sourcing category capabilities as possible expanding our existing network

Find primary and secondary partners across white label, wholesale, and private label providers

You’re very comfortable with customer interactions as you’ll spend quite a bit of time helping navigate private label discussions

Lead & recruit a global operations team of in-country operators - Provide leadership, goals, and direction

Lead by example and are able to drive vendor partnerships effectively

Negotiate price, time and quality - You never settle and insist on 3 of 3

You are relentless with calendars - Enforce timelines, quality and commercials with precision

Qualification

Sourcing experienceVendor managementNegotiation skillsAnalytical skillsStakeholder managementIncoterms knowledgeUS import regulationsStart-up experienceFluent EnglishMandarinVietnameseHindiSpanish

Required

5 + years progressive sourcing and vendor management experience

2 years of start up experience preferred

Proven record cutting landed cost and lead-time across multi-country networks

Command of Incoterms, HTS classification, and US import regulations (Section 301/232, USMCA)

Strong negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills

Fluent English; Mandarin, Vietnamese, Hindi, or Spanish are highly valued

Able to travel internationally up to 20%

Benefits

Startup Equity

World Class Benefits

Company

MFD

Manufactured (MFD) is a venture-backed company that specializes in manufacturing and financing inventory for B2B and DTC customers in 20 industries across 25 countries.

Founded in 2017

Culver City, California, USA

11-50 employees