Sourcing Manager (Cookware)

The Sourcing Manager (Cookware) plays a key role in driving sourcing program executions by managing end‑to‑end sourcing, vendor engagement, and product development for cookware categories. Working within a global procurement organization, this role partners closely with long‑term strategic suppliers in China to deliver high‑quality, customized products at scale. The position requires strong project management, supplier influencing skills, and the ability to collaborate cross‑functionally in a fast‑paced, international environment. This role reports into the Head of Sourcing (Kitchenware) and is part of a high‑performing HK‑based procurement team.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end sourcing and product development for cookware items across multiple loyalty program cycles
• Manage long‑term strategic suppliers in China, ensuring quality, reliability, and timely execution
• Drive product customization based on program needs, guiding suppliers through design, sampling, testing, and approvals
• Coordinate cookware products with high production volumes
• Ensure all items meet required safety, compliance, and quality standards; resolve QC issues with suppliers
• Influence and persuade factories to support program timelines, product modifications, and customization requirements
• Oversee project milestones from concept to mass production, maintaining full visibility through internal systems
• Collaborate closely with merchandising, design, QA/QC, and global retail teams to achieve alignment on specifications and deliverables
• Maintain strong, stable supplier partnerships while continuously improving product performance and execution
• Prepare and present program and vendor updates in team meetings
• Identify risks and provide proactive solutions to avoid production or delivery delays
• Support the Head of Sourcing on category insights, cost scenarios, and program feasibility analysis

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related discipline
• 8-12 years of sourcing or merchandising experience, ideally in cookware, kitchenware, or hardgoods
• Strong project management capability, able to handle multiple programs simultaneously
• Hands‑on experience working with China‑based vendors and manufacturers
• Comfortable communicating directly with factories and driving them to meet customization and quality expectations
• Confident communicator - able to voice out issues, influence suppliers, and present in meetings
• Detail‑oriented with strong ownership and accountability
• Proactive, energetic, and collaborative; able to work effectively with multicultural teams
• Very fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin
• Proficiency in Salesforce or similar sourcing/project‑tracking platforms is an advantage
• Candidates with a trade/merchandising/buying office background preferred