About us: Stanley 1913 - Built for Life® since 1913.
The Stanley 1913 brand has fueled the human experience since the iconic Stanley vacuum bottle revolutionized the way people enjoyed food and beverage. Today, our colorful and thoughtfully designed products including the popular Quencher™ series go beyond function, elevating everyday moments with style and empowering active lifestyles. We’re a community of creators, builders, and inventors who believe in creating sustainable products for a better life and world that minimizes our impact on the planet. Learn more at www.stanley1913.com.
The Sourcing Manager, Indirect Sourcing Supply Chain will lead pivotal initiatives to evaluate, source, and recommend a future-state warehouse and distribution network. This role is responsible for developing and driving the sourcing strategy, leading a competitive RFP process, evaluating third-party logistics (3PL) and warehousing partners, conducting commercial negotiations, and delivering executive recommendations.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, logistics operations, and supply chain optimization in NA and EMEA. They will partner closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Customer Service, and external logistics providers to balance service, cost, capacity, risk, scalability, and business growth objectives.
This position is onsite 3 days per week at our Seattle headquarters office.
What You'll DoStrategic Sourcing & Network Strategy- Develop and implement warehouse network sourcing strategies aligned with growth, service, cost, capacity, and risk objectives.
- Lead sourcing initiatives to optimize warehouse footprint, geographic coverage, and long-term network needs.
- Drive supplier diversification, business allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Lead end-to-end warehouse and 3PL RFPs, from supplier identification through selection and onboarding.
- Evaluate providers across operational capabilities, financial health, technology, scalability, and overall fit.
- Develop data-driven, executive-ready supplier recommendations.
- Develop total-cost-of-ownership, should-cost, and scenario-based financial models.
- Lead commercial negotiations, contract discussions, and pricing reviews with logistics partners.
- Find opportunities to improve cost, service, efficiency, and scalability in partnership with Finance and key partners.
- Develop supplier scorecards and performance metrics across cost, service, quality, capacity, technology, and innovation.
- Lead supplier performance reviews and establish governance and service-level expectations.
- Assess continuous improvement capabilities and find areas to strengthen supplier performance.
- Assess current and future warehouse capacity needs against business forecasts and growth plans.
- Evaluate provider scalability, peak-season readiness, business continuity, and operational resilience.
- Identify supply chain risks and develop mitigation and contingency strategies.
- Evaluate provider technology, automation, reporting, and visibility capabilities.
- Identify innovative logistics solutions that improve service, efficiency, sustainability, and scalability.
- Partner with strategic providers to drive continuous improvement and support long-term business needs.
- Develop standardized sourcing methodologies, evaluation tools, and documentation.
- Establish tools to improve transparency and planning for MSA and SOW landmarks and expirations.
- Leverage industry insights and analytics to inform decisions and deliver clear recommendations and executive updates.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, logistics, or operations.
- Proven experience leading strategic sourcing for $150M+ spend, including complex RFPs, supplier selection, and contract negotiations.
- Strong expertise in warehousing, distribution, 3PL services, and network strategy across global markets.
- Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with the ability to develop cases and executive-level recommendations.
- Effective cross-functional leader with strong project management, negotiation, and partner management skills.
- Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, ERP and sourcing analytics tools; experience with WMS, TMS, FBA, and network design methodologies preferred.
Stanley 1913 is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Stanley 1913 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].
Stanley 1913 is a total rewards company, which includes rewards beyond base salary. At Stanley 1913, full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual results. In addition, we offer a variety of employee benefits, personalized time off, 14-Paid holidays, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.
The base pay range for this position is for a successful candidate within the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on multiple factors such as work location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience.
About our parent company: Morgan Street Holdings
The Stanley 1913 brand is owned by Morgan Street Holdings (formerly HAVI), a privately held enterprise with a diverse portfolio of operating companies, including HAVI Supply Chain, tms, and Continental. Morgan Street Holdings’ portfolio provides best-in-class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand-defining marketing and promotion services, innovative consumer products, and dining and refreshment food solutions. Morgan Street Holdings employs over 10,000 people and serves 300+ customers across the globe.
Morgan Street Holdings supports the Stanley 1913 brand with competitive pay and benefits, along with exposure to diverse industries and professional networking and development opportunities.
Stanley 1913 Seattle, Washington, USA Office
Seattle, Washington, United States
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