Product Development – Sourcing Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the entire process from product conception to launch-ready status.

• Craft comprehensive product specifications that align with the brand, detailing materials, colors, construction, features, target costs, pricing, and shipping dimensions.

• Prepare manufacturer-ready specification packs within 1 to 2 days following approval.

• Explore Alibaba, 1688, and other platforms to identify suitable factories.

• Assess supplier capabilities and capacities, generating 5 to 8 verified suppliers for each approved product within 3 to 5 business days.

• Negotiate pricing, minimum order quantities (MOQ), lead times, payment terms, and packaging details.

• Calculate the landed cost per unit and evaluate margin viability.

• Gather quotes within 2 to 3 days.

• Maintain daily communication with suppliers until all inquiries and issues are resolved.

• Order, monitor, and assess samples against specifications.

• Manage revisions through written approval or rejection of samples.

• Create and oversee UPC, SKU, FNSKU, and QR codes.

• Take ownership of packaging, inserts, warnings, and labeling.

• Verify packaging and FBA dimensions with manufacturers.

• Guide the creation of product images, A+ content, and video briefs.

• Keep supplier comparisons, end-of-day reports, weekly scorecards, and KPIs organized and updated.

• Communicate regularly with the Head of R&D.

• Propel products through the pipeline aiming for the launch of ten new products each quarter.

⛳️ Requirements

• Practical experience in product sourcing through Alibaba, 1688, or similar channels.

• Proven ability to engage directly with suppliers to request and evaluate relevant quotes.

• Experience in negotiating MOQ and unit pricing.

• Proficient in guiding a physical product from concept to production.

• Managed supplier relationships through at least one complete production run.

• E-commerce experience is essential; Amazon private label experience is highly preferred.

• Familiarity with Amazon Seller Central is preferred, though not mandatory.

• Sourcing expertise across Alibaba, 1688, and other platforms.

• Understanding of Amazon listing requirements, including dimensions, materials, construction, and packaging specifics.

• Strong numerical skills related to margins, landed costs per unit, freight allocation per unit, CBM, percentages, FBA size tiers, and dimensional weight.

• Capability to draft clear and appropriately detailed product specifications.

• Excellent written English skills.

• Dependable computer and internet access.

• Daily availability for communication with the Head of R&D.

• Resourceful, detail-oriented, and able to communicate directly while managing a product pipeline effectively.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid onboarding process.

• Performance-based salary increases assessed after 90 days and then annually.

• Opportunity for fully remote work.

• Direct access to decision-makers and daily collaboration with the Head of R&D.

• Potential for growth as the product line and team expand.

• Clear ownership of products from specification to launch-ready listing.