Director of Sourcing & Supply Chain

About the role

A fast-growing international Apparel & Lifestyle company based in Zurich is recruiting a Director of Sourcing & Supply Chain to lead and scale its global operations. This is a strategic leadership role for an experienced operations executive with a strong background in supply chain, planning, inventory management, logistics and operational scaling within international apparel and consumer brands. The role supports the company's next growth phase across DTC, wholesale, e-commerce and retail.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and optimise end-to-end supply chain operations, including sourcing, supplier management, manufacturing partnerships and production planning.
• Develop demand planning and inventory management strategies across channels and markets.
• Drive inventory optimisation, balancing availability, working capital efficiency and profitability.
• Oversee logistics, fulfilment and distribution operations, ensuring scalability and operational excellence.
• Build operational KPIs, reporting frameworks and process improvements to support data-driven decisions.
• Partner with Commercial, Product, Finance and Executive teams to support business growth.
• Lead operational transformation, automation and scalability initiatives.

Required profile

• Ideally 8+ years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain, Planning, Inventory Management or related leadership roles.
• Previous experience in apparel, activewear, lifestyle, sporting goods or DTC brands is highly preferred.
• Experience managing omnichannel environments combining DTC, wholesale and retail channels.
• Proven ability to build and scale operations within fast-growing international organisations.
• Fluent in English; German and other languages are a plus.

Required skills

• Global supply chain management, demand planning and forecasting
• Inventory optimisation and sourcing
• Logistics and supply chain leadership

What we offer

• Broad executive responsibility with genuine autonomy and decision-making authority.
• The chance to build scalable operations supporting the company's next stage of growth.
• A culture valuing ownership, curiosity, continuous improvement and pragmatic execution, with quick decisions and good ideas turned into action.