Vice President, Sourcing & Contract Manufacturing Performance

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Our Story

Launched in 2015, S ol de J aneiro is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil’s beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. S ol de J aneiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances.

Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Paris, London, and Germany. Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of TIME1 00’s 2024 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and WWD Beauty Inc’s Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace . These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace.

What You’ll Do

The Vice President, Sourcing & Contract Manufacturing Performance will lead Sol de Janeiro’s global sourcing organization and contract manufacturing strategy, with responsibility for Direct and Indirect Procurement, Contract Manufacturing Sourcing, and Supplier Performance Management.

Reporting directly to the Chief Supply Chain Officer, this role will be responsible for building and executing sourcing strategies that support Sol de Janeiro’s continued global growth, innovation agenda, margin objectives, and supply chain resilience. The VP will oversee the commercial performance of our global supplier and contract manufacturing network, ensuring we have the right partners, capabilities, capacity, economics, and business continuity plans to support both today’s business and our future growth.

This leader will play a particularly important role in supporting Sol de Janeiro’s fast-paced innovation pipeline. Working closely with Product & Innovation, Technical Packaging, Planning, Finance, Commercial, Marketing, and other cross-functional partners, the VP will ensure new products and components are competitively sourced, commercially negotiated, capacity-secured, and positioned to achieve target costs and launch timelines.

The VP will also lead the evolution of Sol de Janeiro’s enterprise procurement capabilities, establishing modern sourcing practices, governance, supplier management, and spend strategies appropriate for a rapidly growing global beauty business.

What You’ll Be Working On

Global Sourcing & Procurement Strategy

Lead Sol de Janeiro’s global Direct and Indirect Procurement organization, developing sourcing strategies that balance cost, quality, service, innovation, capacity, risk, and speed.

Own sourcing strategy across all externally sourced materials and components supporting finished goods, including packaging components and raw materials.

Develop and maintain category and supplier strategies that ensure access to competitive capabilities, economics, capacity, and geographic options required to
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an extension of our organization, and the strength of those relationships directly impacts our ability to innovate, scale, serve our customers, and grow around the world.

The successful leader in this role will bring both commercial rigor and a partnership mindset—setting high expectations, negotiating from a position of knowledge, holding suppliers accountable for performance, and building relationships in which both Sol de Janeiro and our strategic partners can succeed.

This role requires a leader who can build for the future while delivering results today: strengthening sourcing capabilities, supporting an ambitious innovation pipeline, continuously improving our cost structure, and ensuring our global supplier and manufacturing network is ready for the next stage of Sol de Janeiro’s growth.

Salary Range
$250,000 — $290,000 USD

Why Sol de Janeiro?

• Competitive salary and bonus program for full-time team members
• Flexible hybrid work environment with opportunities for collaboration and growth
• Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and celebrates individuality
• The chance to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning global beauty brand

The information contained herein is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee, as these may change or new ones may be assigned at any time.

Sol de Janeiro is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Requests for accommodation due to a disability or any other protected characteristic can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People Experience Team at careers@soldejaneiro.com .

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