Remote US Sourcing Lead: Global Brand Partnerships

Zapp; New York (NY); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary.

Equity package, depending onexperience

Job summary

Zapp, London’s leading premium convenience retail platform, is hiring a US Strategic Sourcing Lead to identify and sign US brands, and manage the commercial relationship behind them. You will run the end-to-end journey from the US to our UK distribution centre, covering freight forwarding, warehousing, import compliance and relabelling, turning brands into scalable, repeatable operations.

This role requires a self-starter mindset, strong negotiation, and willingness to travel across the US and

Qualifications

• Experience in buying, category management or supply chain, ideally in food, grocery or FMCG.
• Able to forecast demand and build business cases from data.
• Confident sourcing brands and negotiating terms from scratch.
• Experience building or running international supply chains, US-to-UK import is a strong advantage.
• Willingness to travel throughout the US and to London as needed.

Responsibilities

• Scout, shortlist and sign US brands, from first conversation to exclusivity.
• Build a named network of founders, buyers, distributors, brokers and investors.
• Set our view on what's next in food and gifting and present it to leadership quarterly.
• Model landed cost and margin for brands and walk away from non-profitable deals.
• Run freight, warehousing, customs, import compliance and relabelling for London-bound goods.

Skills

Buying experience

Category management

Supply chain

Analytical skills

Commercial negotiation

Strong communication

Willingness to travel

Job description

Zapp, London’s leading premium convenience retail platform, is hiring a US Strategic Sourcing Lead to identify and sign US brands, and manage the commercial relationship behind them. You will run the end-to-end journey from the US to our UK distribution centre, covering freight forwarding, warehousing, import compliance and relabelling, turning brands into scalable, repeatable operations.

This role requires a self-starter mindset, strong negotiation, and willingness to travel across the US and