Sourcing Manager

We are now looking to strengthen our Sourcing Department with a manager for our Private Brands in Stockholm, Sweden. As a Sourcing Manager at Pierce you will lead sourcing activities for the Private Brands categories which has seen an exceptional growth over the last years. In your role you will manage existing suppliers based mainly in Asia and source new suppliers globally with the goal to grow even further. You will have two Sourcing Developers reporting to you.

Key Responsibilities includes

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Deliver according to agreed business case, both in time and with required commercial conditions. Projects are defined as new products, quality related improvement projects and volume shifts.

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Responsible for commercial related discussions and continuous improvements of private brand suppliers. Planning for dual sourcing and backup suppliers.

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Responsible for price negotiation of the PB suppliers with the support of Strategic purchase

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Being informed about the development of raw material prices and making external analysis

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Supporting the Quality manager for CSR and quality risks related to sourcing in key Asian markets as well as evaluating new global sourcing markets in line with the sourcing strategy.

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Implement the on-the-ground factory monitoring programs (including auditing, training, compliance, regulations, code-of-conduct and remediation follow-up) according to the aligned regulations with quality team.

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Manage team of direct reports (performance review, coaching, training and development)



To succeed in this role we believe that you have worked with sourcing global suppliers for at least three years. You are a self-starter with good market knowledge and a track record in sourcing sustainable suppliers with the capacity to scale up production to meet high demand.

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Strong business acumen, ability to communicate and influence, being organizational agile

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Strong analytic skills and project leader, well familiar to sourcing and supplier management

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Self-organizing, structured, keep focus under pressure, solution oriented and target driven

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Strong professional integrity and ethics in relation to suppliers

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Good leadership skills; able to set clear vision and direction, can build high performing teams, contribute to improve and simplify the business, foster the passion culture with trust and energy


What we offer

- A fun place to work at
- Being part of an international and multi culture team
- A chance to make a difference.
- Working in a fast-paced environment
- Diverse working days, high and low
- Working both with Hardline and Softline


Pierce is the ecommerce company that has grown to become Europe’s biggest online retailer for gear and accessories within Motorcycles and Snowmobiles. We do this throughout Europe through our shops 24MX, XLmoto and SledStore. The company is in an amazing growth spurt, growing by 30% annually. At the beginning of 2009 we were a team of 4, today we are 400 international professionals, committed to giving our customers across 17 European markets a huge range of products and an extraordinary level of service.

Our turnover during 2019 was 120 MEUR, up over 30% from the year before. And 2020 has started well. We continue our growth journey and, as a 'D-Award' finalist, we were recognized as one of the 3 best e-commerce companies in Sweden - something we are very proud of. In 2020 Pierce also received the Sweden's Best Managed Companies recognition, sponsored by the global audit firm Deloitte in cooperation with Nasdaq.

It started with a passion for our sport, was driven by the enthusiasm of our staff and we still dare to reach out for more with love and dedication for our customers.

Join us on our quest to become the most admired retailer within the motorcycle industry and shape the way motor enthusiasts shop by offering a state-of-the-art online shopping experience built on passion, professionalism, and a good dose of rebellious spirit.

We are passionate about riding motorcycles and have an exciting program for employees who want to learn to ride or get more involved in motorsport. But non-riders are also very welcome to join of course.