Strategic Sourcing Manager

About the Role

We invite applications for the position of Global Sourcing Manager based in the United Arab Emirates, offering a fully remote full-time opportunity. This role targets mid-level to senior professionals eager to lead global sourcing operations for diverse product lines. Our organization thrives on creating robust, competitive, responsible, and cost-conscious sourcing networks around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement comprehensive sourcing strategies that align with growth objectives, product categories, cost efficiency, quality standards, lead times, capacity targets, risk management, and sustainability goals.
• Design and apply sourcing plans across categories, product groups, materials, suppliers, countries, regions, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Introduce sourcing approaches encompassing multiple countries to maximize cost-effectiveness, quality, capacity, agility, and resilience while managing risk.
• Identify opportunities for geographical diversification of sourcing activities.
• Assess optimal sourcing locations tailored to specific products and materials.
• Continuously monitor global supply-market trends to refine strategies.
• Develop sourcing roadmaps articulating short, medium, and long-term supplier and manufacturing needs.
• Translate commercial, product, demand, and supply chain inputs into actionable sourcing plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Buying, Merchandising, Product Development, Planning, Procurement, and Supply Chain to anticipate and meet sourcing needs.
• Establish and sustain a global network of suppliers and factories, conducting supplier identification, evaluation, qualification, onboarding, and development.
• Map supplier markets and carefully assess supplier capabilities.

Candidate Profile

• Experience in global and strategic sourcing, procurement, purchasing, supplier management, and supply chain sourcing across diverse industries such as fashion, consumer goods, electronics, packaging, and industrial products is highly beneficial.
• Deep knowledge of global sourcing strategies and international supplier markets.
• Proven track record managing multiple suppliers, factories, and sourcing projects across countries and regions.
• Familiarity with international manufacturing ecosystems and supplier capabilities.
• Skill in developing multi-country sourcing tactics and geographic diversification.
• Expertise in supplier identification, qualification, onboarding, and development is essential.
• Comprehensive experience managing RFQ, RFP, tender, quotation, and competitive sourcing processes.
• Strong negotiating skills covering pricing, minimum order quantities, payment terms, capacity, lead time, tooling, development costs, quality, delivery, rebates, and other commercial terms.
• Understanding of cost models including should-cost analysis, cost breakdowns, target costing, benchmarking, and total cost analysis.
• Track record of delivering significant sourcing savings and cost reduction initiatives.
• Ability to differentiate purchase price savings from total landed cost improvements.
• Use of volume leverage, supplier competition, specification optimization, supplier consolidation, and process enhancements to improve results.
• Experience in supplier capacity planning and managing production lead times.
• Expertise in securing supplier capacity for seasonal, promotional, launch, and peak demand periods.
• Proficiency in supplier performance management including scorecards, business reviews, corrective actions, and development programs.
• Knowledge of supplier and country risk, supply continuity, and diversification strategies including dual sourcing and contingency planning.
• Understanding of international trade regulations, country-of-origin rules, tariffs, customs, logistics, and import requirements.
• Capability to analyze and evaluate country and regional sourcing prospects.
• Familiarity with product development and manufacturing processes.