Director Sourcing, Upholstery

Arhaus; Boston Heights (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arhaus seeks a Director of Sourcing, Upholstery to optimize global sourcing strategies, drive supplier collaboration, and deliver cost, quality, and sustainability goals. You will lead the Upholstery division, set vendor matrices, negotiate major procurements, and align with the Vice President of Sourcing to advance revenue and value.

You will build a world-class sourcing center of excellence, manage cross-functional relationships, and travel up to 35% to engage suppliers and stakeholders

Qualifications

• Sourcing expertise covering end-to-end processes, including product development and costing.
• Proven negotiation skills for complex contracts and supplier execution.
• Strong analytical and presentation abilities to drive strategy.
• Strategic mindset with ability to align senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead global upholstery sourcing operations and center of excellence.
• Develop and refine supplier matrix and partner relationships.
• Negotiate major procurements and align with business strategy.
• Manage cross-functional teams across sourcing, production, and logistics.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 35%.

Skills

Sourcing expert

Contract negotiation

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Leadership

Job description

Arhaus was founded in 1986 on a simple idea: Furniture and décor should be sustainably sourced, lovingly made, and built to last. Today, we partner with artisans around the world who share our vision, creating beautiful, heirloom-quality pieces that can be used—and loved—for generations.

The Director of Sourcing, Upholstery will optimize sourcing and company growth objectives by delivering global strategies that focus on strategic supplier collaboration, competitive advantage and customer satisfaction. They will drive strategies that ensure supplier accountability and support business objectives in terms of cost, service, quality and sustainability. This role will oversee the Upholstery division and report to our Vice President of Sourcing.

• Build, lead and develop (teaching) a global Sourcing center of excellence balancing cost, quality, and continuity of supply and service.
• Evaluate the current sourcing operation and drive change by building alignment and developing strong relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Build and refine the vendor matrix including evaluating current and potential sourcing partners.
• Develop and execute the Annual Sourcing Effectiveness Plan. Direct negotiations of major procurements, with suppliers.
• Participate in setting strategy and conducting negotiations for the larger and more critical projects, as needed.
• Set goals and objectives that lead to increasing levels of value delivery for the team and overall Global Sourcing.
• Create global sourcing strategy to enhance cross functional results internally and externally.
• Manage liaisons with vendors and maintain quality relationships.
• Streamline integration from sourcing, vendor management, cost negotiation, product development, testing, production, logistics and distribution.
• Generate vendor evaluation matrix including measures of design, cost, delivery, quality, compliance and customer service to reinforce vendor management and development.
• Make quarterly and annual forecast to improve revenue by customer demands.
• Develop and supervise sourcing, production and quality assurance personnel.
• Learn, understand and support the processes associated with supporting our internal/external customers.

Requirements:

• Sourcing expert that understands the end-to-end sourcing system, including technical and costing details, product development, vendor matrix management, quality control.
• Demonstrated record of accomplishment in negotiating complex contracts and supplier execution.
• Advanced analytical and presentation skills to drive strategy development and execution.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to communicate vision and gain alignment with senior management/partners both internally and externally.
• Proven decision-making, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have a high level of ethics, integrity, judgment, and confidentiality.
• Travel (domestic and international) up to 35%.

Arhaus is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Arhaus is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Arhaus are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Arhaus will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Arhaus encourages applicants of all ages.

AI Code of Conduct

At Arhaus, we believe great hiring starts with authentic human connection. Throughout your candidate experience, you will be engaging with real recruiters, hiring managers, and interviewers who are focused on getting to know you, your experiences, skills, perspectives, and potential. We encourage candidates to use AI to support resume refinement, interview preparation, brainstorming, and communication. All application materials, assessments, and interview responses must accurately reflect your own experiences, qualifications, and capabilities. We ask that you participate in phone and virtual interviews without using AI to develop your responses. To protect the integrity of our hiring process and the confidentiality of information shared during interviews, candidates may not record, transcribe, or use AI-powered note-taking tools during interviews. We expect all candidates to participate in the hiring process with honesty and integrity. For take-home assignments or role-specific assessments where AI use is permitted, we request transparency on which specific tools were used and how the tools were used and expect an explanation of your approach, contributions, and decision-making.