Materials Sourcing Manager (Wool)

Location: Remote in Australia; China; Hong Kong

Company

hirify.global is a manufacturer-to-consumer retail company delivering quality apparel, accessories, home goods, and other essentials through direct supplier relationships, proprietary technology, AI, and analytics.

What you will do

• Develop and execute a wool procurement strategy balancing cost, quality, sustainability, and product requirements.
• Build and manage a global network of wool suppliers, including tanneries, rawhide processors, and specialty producers.
• Partner with product development and merchandising to maintain a central wool materials library for consistent, high-quality, cross-category applications.
• Monitor wool market pricing, supply-demand dynamics, sustainability regulations, and emerging risks.
• Negotiate supplier terms, drive cost savings, and improve sourcing processes across the value chain.
• Establish supplier performance, quality, ethical labor, environmental compliance, and wool material standards.

Requirements

• Experience in materials procurement, supply chain management, or sourcing focused on wool or wool-based materials.
• Deep knowledge of the wool value chain, including rawhide sourcing, tanning, finishing, grading, quality variations, and end-use applications.
• Professional network or strong market knowledge covering major wool suppliers, tanneries, and ethical wool producers.
• Expertise in analyzing price volatility, managing commodity risk, and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Strong negotiation, supplier relationship management, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills across multiple geographies.
• Experience achieving cost reductions, process improvements, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on making quality products more accessible and sustainable.
• Builder-oriented culture that encourages challenging conventional assumptions and solving complex problems.
• Opportunity to contribute to retail systems, sourcing practices, and supply-chain improvements at significant scale.
• Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check.