Sourcing & Production Lead | Chinese Speaking

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.