Sourcing Lead

Summary

Join brightwheel as an experienced Sourcing Lead to guide the supply chain strategy and ensure a streamlined purchasing process for exponential growth. You will manage vendor relationships, optimize purchasing, monitor inventory, analyze needs, and collaborate cross-functionally. Key responsibilities include developing sourcing strategies, identifying new factories, leading negotiations, developing inventory management systems, and working with other teams to meet demand and solve supply issues. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in international and domestic sourcing and possess strong analytical and people management skills. Brightwheel offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience with international and domestic sourcing
• Ability to develop and execute strategies to optimize supply
• Experience with supply planning analytics
• People management skills and experience building a team
• Familiarity with supply chain IT systems to consider for implementation

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy for sourcing materials domestically and internationally for our monthly curriculum kits
• Identify new factories where necessary, establish relationships, vet options to secure supply
• Lead negotiations and manage purchase orders
• Develop inventory management systems for end-to-end supply chain visibility
• Work with Finance and Demand Planning to ensure proper supply to serve demand
• Solve critical issues with supply in collaboration with production, press teams, and curriculum development

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with children’s products, art supplies, publishing

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous paid parental leave
• A flexible paid time off policy
• A monthly wellness and productivity stipend
• A Learning & Development stipend