Founding Head of Strategic Sourcing & COGS Optimization
GNO Partners works with about 500 Amazon brands doing more than $1B in combined Amazon sales.
We're launching a new division focused on one thing: reducing our clients' Cost of Goods. We're looking for a senior sourcing operator to build it with us from zero.
What you'll own
Working directly with our CEO and our brands, you will:
- Analyze COGS and build should-cost models to find where brands are overpaying
- Negotiate with current factories, benchmark alternatives and run RFQs
- Improve payment terms and MOQs, and find value-engineering savings
- Qualify new suppliers and reduce supply risk
- Build GNO's methodology and SOPs, then hire and lead the team under you
This is for you if
- You've personally negotiated with factories, ideally in China / Asia
- You can show savings you drove yourself, with real numbers
- You've worked on OEM / ODM consumer products, ideally across several brands or categories
- You want to build something from zero, hands-on
- Experience at an Amazon aggregator, sourcing company or CPG brand is a big plus
This is not for you if
- Your background is mainly logistics, inventory, planning or indirect procurement (software, services, facilities)
- You've managed big budgets but rarely negotiated with a factory yourself
Why this role is different
You're not joining a department. You're building one. We already have the clients, the relationships and the distribution. You'll build the system that can save hundreds of brands millions of dollars, and become a founding leader of a new business unit inside GNO.
Skills Required
- Significant experience in strategic sourcing and procurement
- Experience with China or Asia manufacturing
- Experience with OEM and ODM products
- Experience with consumer goods
- Supplier negotiation experience
- Cost reduction experience
- Should-cost analysis experience
- RFQ experience
- Supplier development experience
- Value engineering experience
- Payment-term negotiation experience
- Experience across multiple brands, suppliers, or product categories
- Background in Amazon aggregators, sourcing companies, CPG brands, procurement consulting firms, or large consumer-product businesses
What We Do
GNO Partners is a consultancy firm providing customized services and a scaling program for Amazon FBA brand owners, aiming to increase sales, improve profitability, and offer mentorship and strategic advice.
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