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Vendor & Sourcing Manager (Apparel & Fashion) | Asia

2 days, 8 hours ago
China, Hong Kong
Full-time
Lead
Operations Manager
Operations
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We help businesses hire talent globally, compliantly, and with a smile. We manage all planning, sourcing, vetting, hiring, payroll, and performance management.

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Description

  • Own factory-level relationships across Asia, serving as the primary point of contact for vendor communication, negotiations, issue resolution, and performance alignment.
  • Build trusted partnerships with factory ownership and leadership teams to support quality, cost, delivery, compliance, and long-term sourcing goals.
  • Conduct regular factory visits across China and other key Asian manufacturing regions to assess operations, resolve risks, and reinforce expectations.
  • Lead vendor onboarding, factory evaluations, supplier development plans, corrective action follow-up, and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Identify, evaluate, and qualify new factory partners that meet capacity, quality, compliance, costing, and operational requirements.
  • Maintain vendor scorecards, factory capability matrices, certifications, audit records, and supplier performance documentation.
  • Support negotiations for materials, trims, cut-make-trim production, full-package production, and related cost structures.
  • Monitor production milestones from development through final shipment, flagging risks early and driving practical solutions with factory and internal teams.
  • Partner with Product Development, Technical Design, Quality Assurance, Operations, Logistics, and Global Sourcing teams to support production readiness and on-time delivery.
  • Provide clear reporting on production status, vendor performance, factory risks, sourcing opportunities, and regional market conditions.

Requirements

  • Fluent English and Mandarin Chinese communication skills.
  • Must be based in China or Hong Kong, with extensive travel availability throughout China and other key manufacturing regions across Asia.
  • 10+ years of experience in apparel sourcing, production management, factory operations, or supply chain management, with significant Asia-based experience.
  • Deep knowledge of apparel manufacturing, fabric construction, garment production processes, material quality, and factory operations.
  • Strong experience managing factory relationships, vendor performance, costing, negotiation, production planning, and supplier accountability.
  • Experience working directly with factory ownership or senior leadership teams and day-to-day vendor management at the operational level.
  • Established factory network across China and broader Asia manufacturing markets.
  • Experience using PLM, product lifecycle management, product development, or related sourcing and production systems.
  • Experience working with apparel brands, sourcing offices, buying offices, large manufacturers, or global supply chain organizations.
  • Strong market knowledge across Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, South Korea, and other Asia manufacturing hubs.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Textile Science, International Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field preferred.
  • Experience with social compliance, sustainability audits, or factory certification programs such as WRAP, BSCI, SA8000, or similar standards preferred.
  • Proficiency in Vietnamese, Khmer, Korean, or another regional Asian language preferred.

Benefits

  • Access to a $200K+ perk marketplace with discounts on 150+ global services.
  • Option to withdraw up to 50% of approved earnings before payday.

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