Senior Sourcing Manager

Senior Manager Of Sourcing

MillerKnoll is seeking a Senior Manager of Sourcing to join our Global Retail and Product organizations. As a Senior Sourcing Manager, you will cultivate and manage partnerships with best-in-class suppliers to support our product growth strategies with a focus on operational excellence and quality. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with deep experience in global sourcing and a strong track record within the home furnishings and furniture industry.

As a Senior Manager in the Sourcing team, you will support our "Lifestyle" furniture category that is focused on the residential customer. You will utilize your knowledge of global sourcing to ensure a healthy, resilient, and reliable supply chain that can deliver our product strategies and achieve our margin goals.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that support the retail growth strategy, deliver assortment expansion, and strengthen the financial performance of the business.
• Align supplier allocation and sourcing decisions with country core competencies, margin targets, product requirements, and capacity to support successful new product development.
• Expand and diversify the supplier base in alignment with retail growth strategies, prioritizing quality, scalability, lead times, and product capability.
• Lead vendor rationalization and re-sourcing efforts to optimize cost structure, improve product quality, and delivery performance.
• Continuously evaluate and optimize the supplier matrix, providing recommendations for development, growth, or exit plans based on strategic alignment and performance.
• Advance responsible sourcing practices and strengthen supplier performance in quality, sustainability, and risk management.
• Analyzes supplier performance, reliability, and compliance to inform sourcing decisions and implement strategies to drive continuous improvement and accountability across the supply base.
• Lead cost negotiations and identify cost-saving opportunities across strategic suppliers and key collections.
• Collaborate with Innovation and Product Development teams to integrate sustainable materials and minimize environmental impact in both production and logistics.
• Mentor and develop Sourcing Associates to build future leadership capability.
• Travel domestically and internationally (~30%) to maintain strong relationships with suppliers and regional teams.

Qualifications :

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. HermanMiller is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.