Sourcing & Merchandising Manager - Furniture

ConnectedGroup Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ConnectedGroup Limited seeks a senior Sourcing Director to shape and execute furniture sourcing strategies, ensuring quality and supply continuity. You will lead an international team across Asia and Europe and build strategic supplier partnerships to deliver long-term value.

The role emphasizes cost optimization, risk management, and alignment with commercial growth. Strong negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision making are essential in a dynamic, global business.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain leadership in furniture.
• Experience leading teams across multiple regions (Asia and Europe).
• Proven track record delivering measurable cost savings.
• Strong understanding of furniture manufacturing processes and materials.
• Experience in retail/brand-led sourcing environments.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence senior leaders across regions/cultures.
• Strategic, commercially minded with strong analytical capabilities.
• Comfortable in dynamic, evolving business environments.
• Coaching and developing teams across locations.
• Balanced focus on short-term results and long-term partnerships.
• Able to align sourcing with commercial objectives.
• Experience managing supplier portfolios internationally.
• Proven ability to drive supplier transformations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for indoor furniture to ensure quality, innovation, and supply continuity.
• Lead and grow an international sourcing team across Asia and Europe.
• Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships for long-term value creation.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and supplier transformation.
• Assess market trends and regulatory changes to inform sourcing decisions.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies for geopolitical, trade, and supply chain challenges.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align sourcing with commercial objectives.
• Use data and market intelligence to optimize supplier portfolios.

Skills

Sourcing leadership

Furniture industry

Cost optimization

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

International teams

Risk management

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

Cross-cultural communication

Change management

Job description

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for indoor furniture categories, ensuring competitiveness, quality, innovation, and supply continuity.
• Lead and develop an international sourcing team across Asia and Europe, fostering high performance, engagement, and talent growth.
• Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships across multiple sourcing markets, focusing on long-term value creation rather than transactional procurement.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, supplier transformation, and operational improvement while maintaining product quality and service standards.
• Assess market trends, raw material developments, manufacturing innovations, and regulatory changes to support informed sourcing decisions.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies related to geopolitical, trade, commodity, and supply chain challenges.
• Collaborate closely with senior business stakeholders to align sourcing initiatives with commercial objectives and future growth plans.
• Utilize data and market intelligence to support strategic decision-making and supplier portfolio optimization.

Requirements

• 10+ years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain leadership experience within the furniture industry.
• Strong understanding of furniture manufacturing processes, materials, product construction, and sourcing best practices.
• Experience working within a retail, consumer goods, or brand-led sourcing environment.
• Demonstrated success in delivering measurable cost savings and commercial results.
• Experience managing suppliers across multiple sourcing regions, including Asia and other international markets.
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Proven track record of leading and developing cross-functional or regional teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders across different regions and cultures.
• Strategic and commercially minded with strong analytical capabilities.
• Comfortable operating in dynamic and evolving business environments.
• Positive, resilient, and collaborative leadership style.
• Able to balance short-term commercial objectives with long-term supplier partnerships and business sustainability.
• Passionate about coaching and developing teams across multiple locations.