Global Sourcing Specialist: Fast, Hands-On Factory Negotiator

JEM INTERNATIONAL, INC.; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JEM International is seeking a proactive sourcing professional to join our team in Edison, NJ. This role focuses on active, daily product sourcing across China, India, the United States, and other markets to secure capable factories with competitive costs.

The ideal candidate will negotiate pricing and terms, build a robust factory network, and manage multiple product development projects simultaneously. Strong Excel skills and Mandarin proficiency are a plus, with preference for experience in

Qualifications

• Sourcing consumer products / hardlines directly from factories.
• Understanding of costing, MOQs, tooling, packaging, lead times, and production.
• Ability to identify and qualify new factories quickly.
• Excellent negotiation skills for pricing and terms.
• Strong factory relationships and an established sourcing network.
• Ability to take a product idea or retailer request and find the right factory to execute.
• Highly organized with multiple projects at once.
• Great Excel skills are a major plus.
• Mandarin-speaking is a big plus.
• Experience sourcing in China is strongly preferred; India, U.S., and other markets are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source daily across China, India, the United States, and other markets to build a global factory base.
• Negotiate aggressively to improve costs and terms while maintaining quality.
• Identify, qualify, and onboard new factories to expand options for product development.
• Break down product costs and tooling to meet cost targets and lead times.
• Develop and manage factory relationships to support fast-paced product development.

Skills

Factory sourcing

Costing & MOQs

Negotiation

Lead times

Packaging

Excel

Mandarin

China sourcing

Factory relationships

Project management

Daily sourcing

Job description

JEM International is seeking a proactive sourcing professional to join our team in Edison, NJ. This role focuses on active, daily product sourcing across China, India, the United States, and other markets to secure capable factories with competitive costs.

The ideal candidate will negotiate pricing and terms, build a robust factory network, and manage multiple product development projects simultaneously. Strong Excel skills and Mandarin proficiency are a plus, with preference for experience in