What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sourcing & Production Lead | Chinese Speaking position at Trafilea?
About Trafilea
Trafilea is a Consumer Tech Platform for Transformative Brand Growth. We’re building the AI Growth Engine that powers the next generation of consumer brands.
With over $1B in cumulative revenue, 12M customers, and 500 talents across 19 countries, we combine technology, growth marketing, and operational excellence to scale purpose-driven, digitally native brands.
We own and operate our own digitally native brands (not an agency), with presence in Walmart, Nordstrom, and Amazon, and a strong global D2C footprint.
Why Trafilea
We’re a tech-led eCommerce group scaling our own globally loved DTC brands, while helping ambitious talent grow just as fast.
🚀 We build and scale our own brands.
🦾 We invest in AI and automation like few others in eCom.
📈 We test fast, grow fast, and help you do the same.
🤝 Be part of a dynamic, diverse, and talented global team.
🌍 100% Remote, USD competitive salary, paid time off, and more.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for a Sourcing & Production Lead to proactively support and elevate the global sourcing and production strategy by leveraging AI-driven insights, advanced reporting tools, and process optimization. Act as a key partner to the Global Sourcing, Production & Quality Sr Manager, ensuring high-quality reporting, proactive follow-up, and seamless vendor operations and negotiations. Enhance production workflows, and drive continuous improvements in vendor management, including pricing accuracy, documentation, and negotiation processes.
Track and follow up on commercial terms (MOQ, FOB, lead times, payment) with existing vendors.
Maintain documentation of vendor agreements and negotiation history.
Participate in vendor meetings and provide structured meeting notes and action logs with structured follow-ups..
Coordinate requests for quotes, cost breakdowns, and term comparisons.
Update dashboards and trackers to monitor vendor agreement compliance.
Collaborate with Product Development, QA/QC, and Beauty Ops teams for alignment.
Must have
Fluent in Mandarin and strong written/spoken English.
3 years of experience in vendor management, sourcing coordination, or production support (apparel/beauty).
Detail-oriented, structured, and skilled in follow-up.
Comfortable with spreadsheets and basic dashboards.
Confident communicator with external suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Nice to have
Experience in cross-functional collaboration (PD, QA, Operations).
Knowledge of vendor compliance and onboarding.
Exposure to Factory Allocation and Vendor Performance Management systems.
Proven ability to identify and solve operational inefficiencies.