Senior Director, Sourcing - Hong Kong Sourcing Office

Arcteryx.Com; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcteryx.Com is looking for a Senior Director of Sourcing based in Hong Kong. This pivotal role involves leading sourcing operations and optimizing supplier performance to align with global strategies.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and over 15 years of experience in global sourcing, particularly in Asia-based environments. You will mentor a high-performing team while ensuring operational excellence and compliance within a sustainable supply chain.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of leadership experience in global sourcing and supply chain.
• Deep experience in Asia-based manufacturing and vendor management.
• Proven performance history with domestic and offshore vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high performing Sourcing team.
• Align regional strategy with global sourcing goals.
• Oversee supplier relationship and performance.

Skills

Leadership experience

Vendor management

Problem solving

Digital dexterity

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field

Job description

Your opportunity at ARC’TERYX

As the Senior Director, Sourcing in Hong Kong Sourcing Office, you will lead and elevate our Asia-based sourcing operations, serving as the regional anchor for supplier engagement and execution of global sourcing objectives. You will be responsible for translating corporate sourcing objectives into actionable sourcing plans, delivering supplier performance, buy‑readiness, and operational excellence. Your leadership will be instrumental in driving agility, innovation, and cost efficiency across our vendor network, while upholding sustainability and compliance standards. This role is pivotal in bridging global strategy with in‑region execution, enabling a resilient and responsive supply chain that supports our growth and brand integrity.

Meet Your Future Team

We are a high-performing and versatile team of problem solvers and process innovators dedicated to bringing design to life and maintaining our brand integrity. We embrace and live our brand values and are passionate about innovation.

Responsibilities

• Building, leading, and mentoring a high performing Sourcing team, fostering core competencies and capabilities in delivering a world class supply chain
• Representing the region in executive-level planning and decision making
• Aligning regional strategy with business, global sourcing and supply chain goals
• Overseeing and optimizing supplier relationship and performance through direct engagement, collaboration and partnership
• Contributing to and implementing our global sourcing strategy with the right manufacturing capacity and capability to drive our business growth and delivers on cost, quality, and speed to market needs
• Playing a key role in shaping strategic direction by providing market intelligence, regional insights and operational feedback
• Supporting business initiatives by collaborating with global leadership and translating strategy into regional execution
• Leading the search strategy for new suppliers with robust sourcing criteria, evaluation and qualification framework
• Providing leadership and expert insight into seasonal planning discussions, offering recommendations and operational perspectives
• Leading the seasonal/monthly PO process and WIP management, delivering On-Time-In-Full to meet business requirements
• Fostering a culture of growth and development across the Sourcing org and regional teams
• Building a transparent costing methodology with strong standards to deliver the right product costs and meet margin targets
• Designing comprehensive onboarding and supplier development programs for all new and incumbent suppliers to drive successful execution
• Negotiating, managing and safeguarding the terms and conditions of our supplier agreement
• Upholding the Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing through the Arc’teryx supply chain
• Advancing responsible purchasing principles and practices through adherence negotiated lead time and balanced annual capacities as outlined in the Responsible Sourcing Policy
• Developing a robust and effective network assessment framework that assures the long-term availability of quality products
• Building best-in-class supply chain processes that enhance our Innovation-to-Consumer efficiency
• Fostering a continuous improvement mindset that optimizes our supply chain
• Building a talent pipeline and creating career development opportunities that inspire and challenge the teams

Qualifications

• You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Apparel or Textile Design, Merchandising, along with 15+ years of leadership experience in global sourcing and supply chain
• You have deep experience in Asia-based manufacturing and vendor management
• You have in-depth knowledge of the end-to-end apparel go-to-market process
• You have proven skills at problem solving and strategy execution
• You have proven performance history with domestic and offshore vendors and manufacturers
• You have strong communication and influencing skills
• You have proven business acumen and analytical skills
• You have strong digital dexterity, including the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and leverage data
• You have extreme attention to detail
• You have an extensive knowledge of raw materials, technical construction, and sourcing
• You have proven people management skills; you set a clear vision, align your team around common objectives, and foster commitment to these objectives
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• You seek the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance. Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate. All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.