Senior Director of Sourcing - Asia

Hey, we're Article. We're a digital-first furniture brand that's working to make everyday living better by providing an easy way for people to furnish their space, with beautiful, modern furniture. We are a direct to consumer brand, with a head office in Canada and warehouse locations across the Americas. We also have an office in Ho Chi Minh city that works closely with our vendors and has teams that are focused on Product, Sourcing and Quality. As we continue rapidly growing we're now on the hunt for talented, enthusiastic team members to join us.



We're looking for a Sr Director of Sourcing for the Asia region to lead our amazing sourcing team. You will be defining and executing the sourcing strategy, and develop and manage vendors to achieve sourcing goals.



We are currently disrupting the status quo with a deep use of data to truly understand pricing with our partners. In addition, we've doubled our manufacturer vendor capacity last year and are about to double again. Where our manufacturing started in Vietnam, and we're expanding throughout Asia, and adding additional capacity in Mexico with our growth and product line expansion.



What You'll Do

- Develop and mentor a fast-growing team that support Sourcing Operations, Quality Assurance, Global Sourcing Offices, Packaging, Costing and Product Engineering.

- Ensure Article's growth plans are supported and capacity is secured.

- Relentlessly strive for fair and competitive prices with vendors that support Article's long term business strategy.

- Pursue a strategy that diversifies global risks that accounts for geopolitical, vendor performance, international supply chain, and ocean transportation risks.

- Develop new markets for furniture sourcing that pave the way for the next phase of vendor and country diversification.

- Drive continuous improvements initiatives to improve vendor performance.

- Support our model to capture product costs, data, and drawings to support product engineering.

- Work collaboratively with vendors, planning team, and design and product teams to ensure future material and product needs are met.