Sourcing u0026 Quality Specialist (Maternity Cover)

ACE & TATE; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Company pension plan

Travel support reimbursement

Wellbeing support with ClassPass

OpenUp mental health support

Eyewear discounts

Healthy lunches

CultureClub events

Job summary

Ace & Tate in Amsterdam is seeking a Sourcing & Quality Specialist for maternity cover from December 2026 to June 2027. We welcome both temporary employees and experienced freelancers to support us during this period.

Responsibilities include managing supplier performance, strengthening sourcing resilience, negotiating contracts, developing a quality framework, driving root-cause analysis, and ensuring MDR compliance across eyewear products.

Qualifications

• Experience in sourcing, procurement, quality assurance or supply chain management.
• Proven ability to independently manage supplier performance and quality programmes end to end.
• Hands-on regulatory knowledge (MDR, CE marking, ISO) in eyewear or regulated products.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers on commercial terms.
• Ability to develop supplier scorecards, risk dashboards and translate data into decisions.
• Strategic thinking with stakeholder influence across levels.
• Proactive, independent work style with ownership of initiatives.
• Fluent in English; other languages are a plus.
• Willingness to work from or commute to Amsterdam HQ.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing resilience: deepen supplier performance tracking and risk assessments with concrete mitigation plans.
• Strengthen sourcing resilience by identifying new suppliers, regions and nearshoring options for frames and materials.
• Review and strengthen supplier contracts, including commercial negotiations with Legal.

Skills

Supplier management

Quality assurance

Regulatory knowledge

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Ownership & initiative

Fluent English

Job description

We're Ace & Tate - and yes, we make glasses. But more than that, we make working here worth your while.

We are looking for a Sourcing & Quality Specialist to join us on a Maternity Cover from December 2026 until June 2027. We are open to both candidates looking for a temporary employment contract and experienced freelancers interested in supporting us during this period.

Key Responsibilities:

Sourcing Resilience

• Supplier Performance & Risk Management: Deepen and mature supplier performance tracking and risk assessments, translating findings into concrete mitigation plans.
• Sourcing Strategy: Explore opportunities to strengthen sourcing resilience, including identifying new suppliers, sourcing regions and nearshoring options across frames and materials.
• Contract Management & Negotiations: Review and strengthen existing supplier contracts, including commercial negotiations in collaboration with the Legal team.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Quality Framework: Further develop the existing quality framework, including inspection standards, supplier quality control processes and the quality study group, incorporating industry best practices to continuously improve quality standards.
• Root-Cause Analysis: Drive root-cause analysis and implement structural improvements to address recurring quality issues in collaboration with suppliers and internal teams.
• Regulatory Compliance: Maintain and further embed MDR compliance, ensuring regulatory requirements and processes are consistently followed across relevant departments.

You have

• Relevant Experience: Experience in sourcing, procurement, quality assurance or supply chain management, ideally within fashion, eyewear or another consumer product category.
• Supplier & Quality Management: Proven track record of independently managing supplier performance and quality programmes end to end.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Hands-on experience with regulatory and compliance frameworks such as MDR, CE marking and ISO standards, ideally within eyewear, medical devices or similar regulated products.
• Negotiation Skills: Experience negotiating with suppliers, including commercial agreements and payment terms.
• Analytical Skills: Comfortable developing supplier scorecards, conducting risk assessments and building dashboards, with the ability to translate data into actionable decisions.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to identify opportunities, develop new ideas, build a business case and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ownership & Initiative: Proactive self-starter who works independently, takes ownership and drives initiatives forward without waiting for direction.
• Language Skills: Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
• The ability to work from or commute to our Amsterdam HQ

What we offer

• A dynamic and high-impact role in a fast-growing, international retail brand
• A high level of ownership and autonomy, with the opportunity to take responsibility for your markets and make a real impact
• Flexible hybrid work environment
• Time off that counts 25 holidays per year (fulltime) plus tenure-based extra days (2 after 1 year, 3 after 2 years)
• Company pension plan
• Travel support reimbursement if living more than 10 km from HQ
• Wellbeing support collaboration with ClassPass and unlimited mental health support via OpenUp
• Optical perks continuous free updates of your eyewear collection plus great discounts
• Healthy lunches & snacks daily nutritious lunch and healthy snacks
• A culture to love participation in events planned by our CultureClub