VP - Sourcing & Production, Home - India

OUR STORY

Quince was started to challenge the existing idea that nice things should cost a lot. Our mission was simple: create an item of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands and sell them at a much lower price.

OUR VALUES

EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD NICE THINGS. Quality shouldn't be a luxury. We're proud of our mission to bring the world's highest quality goods to people at affordable prices.

QUALITY IS MORE THAN MATERIALS. True quality is a combination of premium materials and high production standards.

WE FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIALS. From the perfect crewneck sweater to hotel quality sheets, we're all about high quality essentials that bring enjoyment to daily life.

WE'RE INNOVATING TO MAKE UNREAL PRICES A REALITY. Our uniquely developed factory-direct model lets us offer exceptionally high quality goods for much lower prices than our competitors.

ALWAYS A BETTER DEAL. We believe in real price transparency, for both our customers and factory partners. This way, everyone gets a better deal.

FAIR FACTORIES. We are committed to working with factories that meet the global standards for workplace safety and wage fairness.

OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS

Quince is a retail and technology company co-founded by a team that has extensive experience in retail, technology and building early stage companies. You'll work with a team of world-class talent from Stanford GSB, Wish.com, D.E. Shaw, Stitch Fix, Urban Outfitters, Wayfair, McKinsey, Nike etc.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Sourcing: Build deep partnerships with world-class manufacturers in India
• Quince's ability to deliver high-quality products to our consumers depends on deep partnerships with world-class manufacturing partners, and the core of all sourcing roles is to build and nurture these relationships.
• Existing Partners: Evolve our partner engagement model to deepen relationships with existing partners, ensuring alignment of incentives across partners and Quince.
• New Partners: Increase speed of onboarding new partners, especially in new categories and counter-sourcing to India
• Global Risk: Support de-risking of the supply chain by building up the India source base, so that 80% of our business can be sourced from India.
• production: Build the fastest supply chain in retail by driving manufacturing speed
• Increasing supply chain speed allows Quince and Partners to grow quickly (chase demand, respond to customers) while mitigating risk (e.g. excess inventory) and maximizing ROIC.
• Driving manufacturing speed should focus on reducing lead times and increasing the reliability of ex-factory delivery across: Raw Materials and Trims: Leverage scale with mills to reduce lead times and increase responsiveness to FG demands.
• Finished Goods manufacturing: Leverage lean capabilities with partners to build 1-week mfg time and ability to reserve capacity on 1-week cadence.
  

Scale: Deploy Incentives, Technology and Financial levers to scale quince operating system

• Evolve the infrastructure to support this operating model, including, Incentive and Partner Agreement, Financial levers (trade financing, payment terms), and Technology levers (vendor portal, factory floor integration, materials planning.
• Work with the engineering team to leverage/build technology, integrated into Vendor Portal, for managing KPI's and performance with partners
  
  

Experience Required

Sourcing Expertise -

• Approach work through a Consumer-oriented view of product integrity and quality
• Experience leading sourcing organizations
• Experience with Lean methodology
• Expertise in working with manufacturers globally, including China and India
• Technology
• Experience taking a technology-first approach to building a scalable sourcing operating system
  

Finance

• Experience working with financial levers (e.g. trade financing, payment terms, export insurance) to drive performance
  
  

Team Leadership / Growth:

• Track record of building and leading high-performing global teams in ambiguous and high-growth environments
• Track record of continuous growth - incorporating feedback and improving with each rev - as an individual and with your team
  
  

Strategy and Analytics

• Proven track record of creating quality programs from strategy (incl. Analytics, incentives, processes) to influencing extended global supply chain to adopt
• Foundation in analytics / data-driven.
  
  

Impact and Career Trajectory/Potential

• Proven track record in driving impact - e.g. improving quality, reducing returns
• Demonstrated growth in responsibility/scope of work within current/recent employers
  
  

Cultural Fit

• Consumer-first orientation, Impact-focused, Use of technology to scale/improve decisions, Thrives in an environment with ambiguity (i.e. leans into the opportunities, is a self-starter, can work independently)
  
  

Quince seeks to build high-performing teams of people from various experiences and backgrounds who can collectively push our company into new realms. We seek a diverse pool of applicants and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, Veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. If you have a special need or disability that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Security Advisory: Beware of Frauds

At Quince, we're dedicated to recruiting top talent who share our drive for innovation. To safeguard candidates, Quince emphasizes legitimate recruitment practices. Initial communication is primarily via official Quince email addresses and LinkedIn; beware of deviations. Personal data and sensitive information will not be solicited during the application phase. Interviews are conducted via phone, in person, or through the approved platforms Google Meets or Zoom—never via messaging apps or other calling services. Offers are merit-based, communicated verbally, and followed up in writing. If personal information is requested to initiate the hiring process, rest assured it will be through secure and protected means.