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Minted seeks a Senior Manager, Global Sourcing & Supply to lead strategy, development, and performance of the global supplier network. This role ensures the company has the right partners, capabilities, economics, capacity, compliance, and supply plans to support current business and future product growth.
You will partner closely with Product Development, Business Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Logistics, Planning, Finance, and Legal to shape sourcing and supply strategies from early product development through commercialization and ongoing supply. Key responsibilities include:
• Lead global sourcing and supply strategies across product categories, ensuring suppliers have necessary capabilities, capacity, cost structure, quality, compliance, and resilience.
• Develop and evolve the global supplier portfolio by identifying capability gaps, evaluating new sourcing markets and manufacturing partners, and leading qualification and onboarding of strategic suppliers.
• Partner with Product Development and Business Operations early in product development to inform supplier selection, manufacturability, target costs, materials, lead times, and commercialization strategies.
• Own strategic supplier relationships and lead major commercial negotiations including pricing frameworks, MOQs, lead times, payment terms, and capacity commitments.
• Develop and lead cost-management and value-engineering strategies, identifying opportunities to improve product economics through supplier negotiations, materials, manufacturing methods, and landed-cost optimization.
• Oversee supply and inventory planning across the portfolio, ensuring demand forecasts translate into appropriate purchasing, production, and inventory strategies.
• Lead supplier capacity and production-readiness planning for major product launches, seasonal demand, and peak periods.
• Own the compliance framework for the global supplier network, ensuring suppliers meet requirements for responsible sourcing, product and regulatory compliance, testing, and documentation.
• Partner with Logistics, Finance, and Legal to ensure compliance with import/export requirements, customs regulations, product classification, country-of-origin requirements, duties, and tariffs.
• Monitor changes in tariffs, trade regulations, and sourcing-country requirements; assess implications and develop mitigation strategies.
• Proactively identify and mitigate global sourcing and supply risks including supplier concentration, capacity constraints, material availability, geopolitical exposure, and quality issues.
• Establish and manage supplier performance expectations using scorecards, business reviews, and corrective-action plans.
• Build strong relationships with supplier ownership and senior leadership, creating productive long-term partnerships.
• Identify emerging manufacturing technologies, materials, and sourcing opportunities that enable innovation or strengthen the supply network.
• Establish clear operating rhythms, processes, and visibility across sourcing, development, production, inventory, and compliance.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for members of the Global Sourcing & Supply team.
• Travel internationally as required for supplier visits, strategic business reviews, and sourcing activities.
Required: 8+ years of progressive experience in global sourcing, supply management, product development, manufacturing, or related supply chain roles. Significant experience working directly with global manufacturers and managing complex supplier relationships.
