Sr. Director, Global Strategic Sourcing (Shenzhen, China)

Requirements

• Strong aptitudes for observation, analysis, design, and implementation of materials management process and control
• Strong Leadership skills and ability to develop and communicate vision
• Superior ability to educate, delegate an

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Most companies claim to have the best people. We say to them, "Keep dreaming." Our people are second to none. They set us apart with their entrepreneurial spirit and ambition. They come to us from the likes of Amazon, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Starbucks and the sports world, bringing energy, bold ideas and a willingness to dive into the unfamiliar. It's our people that make BDA the top global Merchandise Agency to work for. Location: This role is based in Shenzhen, China and requires you to work onsite 4 days per week , with 1 day remote . To be considered, you must live within commuting distance , as regular in-person collaboration is a key part of the role. Role Summary BDA is seeking a Sr. Director, Global Strategic Sourcing - China to lead and elevate our sourcing execution strategy from our China location in support of our global sourcing efforts. This role will be responsible for building, developing, and leading a high-performing sourcing team while expanding supplier networks, improving vendor performance, strengthening manufacturing readiness, and driving sourcing excellence across cost, quality, compliance, scalability, speed, and innovation. This leader will play a critical role in optimizing BDA's global sourcing capabilities by identifying business improvement opportunities, developing supplier improvement roadmaps, assessing manufacturing capabilities, and ensuring supplier partners can support BDA's standards for product quality, regulatory compliance, and client delivery. The ideal candidate brings deep sourcing leadership experience in China, strong vendor negotiation and supplier development expertise, and the ability to partner cross-functionally with sourcing, quality assurance, operations, product, and business leaders. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for someone who can combine strategic sourcing vision with hands-on execution, helping BDA continue to deliver innovative, compliant, cost-effective, and high-quality custom product solutions for our clients. Core / Key Responsibilities Build, lead, and develop a high-performing sourcing execution team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, operational discipline, and improvement. Identify business optimization opportunities and drive sourcing excellence through global industry knowledge, vendor negotiation, resourcing strategy, cost benchmarking, and supplier performance insights. Drive continual improvement and innovation across sourcing activities, including vendor management, cost engineering, portfolio optimization, value optimization, supplier governance, and process efficiency. Evaluate manufacturing readiness by conducting supplier capability assessments, identifying production risks, and developing supplier improvement roadmaps. Drive scalability, speed, agility, and resource optimization across the sourcing execution model and supplier network. Expand and strengthen supplier networks across China while proactively identifying, assessing, and sharing relevant industry trends, product innovation, supplier capabilities, and market opportunities. Ensure supplier compliance with product manufacturing standards, product safety standards, regulatory requirements, and applicable FDA, USDA, international equivalents, and other consumer product compliance expectations. Apply knowledge of Consumer-Packaged Goods supply chain dynamics to optimize sourcing decisions, supplier selection, production planning, quality expectations, and risk mitigation. Collaborate cross-functionally with sourcing, vendors, quality assurance, product, operations, merchandising, sales, and business leaders to improve tools, processes, handoffs, and operational efficiency. Experience Requirements Minimum 15 years China-based manufacturing and sourcing/ supply chain experience A. Business Administration or equivalent Strong supplier negotiation, vendor management, cost benchmarking/engineering, and supplier performance management experience. Proven experience building, leading, and developing high-performing sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or supply chain teams. Experience evaluating manufacturing readiness, conducting supplier capability assessments, identifying production risks, and building supplier improvement roadmaps. Strong understanding of supplier compliance, product manufacturing standards, product safety standards, regulatory requirements, and Code of Conduct. Experience working with FDA, USDA, international regulatory equivalents, and/or consumer product safety standards. Knowledge of Consumer-Packaged Goods, product-based supply chains, custom product manufacturing, retail, merchandising, or related product environments. P&L ownership/experience

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