Strategic Global Sourcing Lead — End-to-End Production

Soft Surroundings; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

PTO and holidays

Sick time off

Job summary

Soft Surroundings is seeking a Global Sourcing Specialist to own end-to-end development and sourcing for assigned styles or programs. This hands-on role negotiates costs, manages vendors, and ensures production readiness while aligning with business targets.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in global sourcing, strong analytical and negotiation skills, leadership, fluent English, and proficiency with MS Office; PLM experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years of Global Sourcing experience.
• Strong analytical, negotiating and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates leadership and decision-making skills.
• Strong listening, written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel; PLM experience is a plus.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Own development and sourcing execution for assigned styles or programs from concept through production readiness.
• Drive development decisions related to materials, construction, cost, and feasibility with cross-functional teams.
• Manage development timelines and proactively address risks to protect delivery, cost, and quality.
• Lead vendor and agent communication for development, costing, and execution follow-through.
• Negotiate costs within approved targets and sourcing strategies.
• Select and manage vendors capable of meeting quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate fabrics or factories to improve cost, efficiency, and execution consistency.
• Reduce rework, delays, and downstream risk through strong development oversight.
• Act as a subject-matter expert within assigned categories.
• Support Managers through strong execution, issue resolution, and development insight.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Leadership

Communication skills

MS Excel

MS Office

English fluency

PLM

Tools

PLM

Job description

Soft Surroundings is seeking a Global Sourcing Specialist to own end-to-end development and sourcing for assigned styles or programs. This hands-on role negotiates costs, manages vendors, and ensures production readiness while aligning with business targets.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in global sourcing, strong analytical and negotiation skills, leadership, fluent English, and proficiency with MS Office; PLM experience is a plus.