Sr. Manager, Sourcing & Production

Boll & Branch is seeking a Sr. Manager, Sourcing & Production - Textiles to lead supplier strategy and execution to support product revenue expansion across sheeting and top of bed. This role is an integral part of evolving our sustainable and ethical products and a key leader within the organization to drive innovation. The sourcing function maintains a strong influence across the organization by helping to improve speed to market, drive company profitability, foster and grow our sustainable supply base, maintain our premium quality standards and diversify our product offering.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Oversee sourcing in soft textiles; inclusive of trims & labels, techniques, woven/knitting capabilities and finished goods
• Key decision maker for supplier proficiencies, new partners, regional diversification and new product cost
• Identify, onboard and grow suppliers that can support our product design
• Leads the planning and execution for product allocation, supplier growth and contingency strategies
• Oversees the entirety of the product procurement process; Will directly manage production, quality management, and purchasing for respective categories
• Handles landed cost, volume negotiations, and price improvement strategies to impact our gross product margin
• Implement and maintain a costing database
• Ensures our growing supplier base meets our company standards, compliance guidelines and quality measures
• Focuses the growth of our supply chain on sustainable and ethical impact; Maintains an integral role in the development and execution of our CSR goals and strategy
• A leader of innovation within the organization by sharing advancements in supply chain technology and materializing impact of these trends for their categories. Ensure that the merchandising, production, product development and marketing functions are aware of rising and evolving practices and the benefits of these new advancements
• Monitor and forecast changes in external sourcing markets

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in home textiles
• Strong product development and production background
• Proven track record reducing speed to market
• Expert in price negotiation
• Understanding of global trade market and proficiencies of each country from a raw and finished goods perspective
• Landed cost modeling experience
• Passionate about sustainable and ethical sourcing and about continuing to evolve what that means within home textiles at Boll & Branch
• Knowledgeable of country competencies and the pricing structure, costs and processes with raw material and finished goods
• Strong background in capacity and contingency planning
• Willing to travel
• Able to work in Summit, NJ

About Boll & Branch:

Scott and Missy Tannen started Boll & Branch in 2014 to bring better organic cotton sheets to the world at a fair price. Today, we’re a company of nearly 100 people, headquartered in Summit, New Jersey, with a second office in Manhattan. We’ve expanded our initial offering of organic cotton sheets to a growing assortment of 300 ethically and sustainably made home items, each one designed to improve the lives of makers and consumers alike. Our company, like each of our products, is Crafted for the Common Good.

At Boll & Branch, we value self-awareness, intellectual honesty, judgment, empathy, and positive energy. We come to work each day with a real passion for our jobs because when we do our jobs well, our community benefits. The organic farmers and skilled factory workers we work with are paid and treated fairly, and our customers sleep more soundly on best-in-class bedding. Humanism is at the core of our philosophy for sounder sleep, and we’re immensely proud of the impact we’ve made in our nearly seven years in business. To learn more about our sustainability model, please read our Impact Report.

In 2019, to propel our growth, we raised $100M from L Catterton, a leading consumer goods private equity fund. We also are expanding our retail and wholesale footprint. While the heart of our business lies in the direct-to-consumer online model, we also have three retail stores around the country as well as a partnership with Nordstrom in 20+ locations to reach consumers everywhere they shop.

Boll & Branch LLC is an equal opportunity employer.