VP, Product & Sourcing

VP Product & Sourcing

Job ID 10066

Territory Southeastern United States Miami area preferred

Industry Tile

Recruiter Patrick Kennedy

Salary

Required Experience 15 years of experience across surfaces tile slabs LVT or adjacent categories. Strong experience within importer-distributor or sourcing-led commercial models with proven success developing assortments for U.S. dealer distributor and contractor channels. Deep understanding of global sourcing markets supplier ecosystems and category economics with existing supplier relationships across key sourcing regions strongly preferred. Experience leading Product Management Merchandising Sourcing or Category organizations with strong commercial orientation and experience partnering closely with Sales. Experience managing SKU strategy assortment planning and product lifecycle management. Strong product intuition combined with analytical rigor and the ability to operate cross-functionally across Sales Operations Supply Chain and Logistics. Strong organizational-building and leadership capabilities with an entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in fast-evolving environments.

Description A leading international surfaces manufacturer is seeking a Head of Product Strategy & Sourcing to lead product strategy sourcing and assortment development for its U.S. business with responsibility spanning category strategy sourcing architecture supplier ecosystem development and commercial product activation. This is a highly visible leadership role for a commercially minded executive who can shape how the company competes across dealers distributors and contractor channels.

This is a true ground-floor opportunity. The company is looking for a transformational leader who can build and shape this function from scratch establishing the strategy processes and organizational structure that will define how the business sources and goes to market for years to come not someone stepping into an established team with a playbook already in place.

The company is specifically seeking a leader coming from a distribution-first surfaces platform rather than a manufacturing-led organization someone who has operated in environments where competitive advantage is driven by assortment curation sourcing agility regional market understanding showroom and dealer engagement speed-to-market supplier diversification and commercial product activation.

In this role you will define category assortment and product strategy across tile slabs LVT and adjacent categories developing region-specific assortments aligned to local demand trends channel needs and commercial priorities. You will lead SKU prioritization assortment refreshes and lifecycle management partnering closely with Sales leadership to support growth across dealer distributor and contractor channels. You will also support commercial teams with differentiated assortments pricing architecture and product positioning strategies helping shape go-to-market programs for priority customers regions and channels and participating in strategic customer discussions involving assortments sourcing collaboration and category growth.

Beyond go-to-market you will lead the development of exclusive collections regional assortments and customer-specific product programs building structured processes that link customer feedback market insights sell-through performance and sourcing decisions. You will develop and manage a diversified supplier ecosystem across sourcing regions leading sourcing decisions that balance cost quality tariffs availability lead times and commercial attractiveness while building strategic supplier partnerships and negotiating sourcing economics. You will also partner with Operations and Supply Chain teams to align sourcing and inventory with commercial demand supporting inventory prioritization replenishment decisions and stronger product availability and fill rates.

This is the kind of role that sits at the true intersection of commercial strategy product management sourcing and go-to-market execution a rare chance to build a more commercially driven product and sourcing organization from the ground up and shape long-term U.S. growth.

Compensation is competitive and will be discussed based on experience.

All inquiries will be handled with complete discretion and confidentiality. Equal Opportunity Employer.