Triumph International

Triumph Group joins the ranks of global leaders in the lingerie sector, with a multi-facetted product palette that is sold in more than 80 countries, from Norway to Morocco and from Chile to Australia. This is taken care of by around 20,000 wholesale customers, with whom Triumph has traditionally had close relations, in addition to a dense network of more than 2,300 controlled points of sale, which are operated both by partners and by Triumph itself. The company is mindful of the fact that quality products must be accompanied by excellent service in order to satisfy demanding consumers.

Learn more about Triumph on:

www.triumph.com

www.facebook.com/Triumph/

www.instagram.com/Triumph/

www.linkedin.com/company/triumph-international/

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Sourcing Manager to join our team and support our new E-commerce project in China.

Sourcing Manager, China

The Sourcing Manager will be responsible for sourcing and developing local-to-local assortments, driving factory relationships, negotiating initial costs, and following up on production and orders. This role is crucial for executing both short and long-term sourcing strategies and making strategic decisions across various categories managed by the team.

Your responsibilities:

• Identify and collaborate with local vendors to develop local-local E-commerce assortments.
• Support the Commercial Director in executing sourcing strategies for managing vendors and categories.
• Drive priorities, objectives, and action plans to improve the supply base and mitigate risks with measurable accountability.
• Assist in leveraging opportunities and executing sourcing strategies for global site-specific items.
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance team to ensure products meet quality standards.
• Manage product development, communicate key milestones, and oversee the sample approval process.
• Track production proactively, communicate, and troubleshoot exceptions and delays.
• Negotiate costs and propose value engineering options to achieve profitability goals while maintaining product vision.
• Collaborate with factories and product design teams to introduce new art techniques and applications, and research trends.
• Monitor supplier performance to ensure they meet commercial needs, regulatory standards, and other established requirements.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Strong knowledge of product-specific construction standards, materials, and manufacturing processes/techniques.
• Outstanding negotiation skills.
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities between creative design and cost objectives.
• Proficiency in Japanese, English, and Mandarin or Cantonese.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and strategy formulation skills.
• Ability to influence internal stakeholders and drive efficient decision-making.
• Experience in merchandise sourcing and production management.

Your ideal Profile:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Global Sourcing and/or Merchandising and production management
• Experience in undergarment, female apparel, highly preferred. Manufacturing experience within these specialties, a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to manage vendor relationships and negotiate effectively.
• Bachelor’s degree. Product-specific technical degree, a plus
• Proficiency in Mandarin and Shanghainese (spoken and written). English will be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of quality assurance processes and standards.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

We offer:

You will never walk alone

As a family owned business with more than 135 years of experience, Triumph embraces diversity throughout our global organization. Currently, our offices are present in over 40 countries across Europe and Asia having many international teams collaborate together every day. Guiding our corporate behaviors are respect and value for our employees, but also Collaboration as one of our key Corporate Competencies, being a core part of our every day working environment.

Make a Difference, together

The future belongs to our children. At Triumph, we want to be proud of our commitment to building a sustainable society and protecting the environment, and we work everyday to ensure our products are manufactured in an sustainable way. This is our vision: We want to be a company that is characterized by responsible leadership and consideration for future generations and that cares for the legacy that we leave behind to our children.

Putting People at the center

At Triumph we are committed to our employees, they represent the foundation for our success. This means that as a company, we are driven to offer great career opportunities in a dynamic fast-paced organization. Our HR function across the globe strives to support our employees in their development, through our Triumph Learning Academy

We continuously strive to recruit new talent, offering them one of the textile industry’s most international working environments, excellent conditions and great development opportunities in a company still owned and managed by the founding families. Our headquarters employs people from more than 30 nationalities and as a European company, we are present in many key markets in Europe, like Germany, Italy, France and growing in Eastern Europe. We are proud to have become one of the leading players in Asia very early on, in countries like Japan, China and Singapore, as well as being an employer that people aspire to work for. As a company serving women, we fundamentally believe in gender equality and diversity. Women make up more than 50% of our company’s workforce. In the last years, we have had a specific and successful drive to increase the number of women in management.

Triumph is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

If you are seeking a great opportunity to develop your career, please send us your CV in English by clicking on Apply.