The Forward Deployed Designer makes sure the concept lands. You make sure the product does. You're the human who turns our tech pack into a finished good - sitting on factory floors in Tirupur, walking trim markets in Guangzhou, vetting a leather supplier in Porto.
You'll own the manufacturing relationship for our enterprise accounts. Onboard new factories to our network. Negotiate MOQs and FOB terms. Run sample reviews. Solve the inevitable problems that come up between approval and bulk delivery - the wrong stitch, the missing trim, the customs delay - before they become customer fires.
You're the reason a designer in Tel Aviv can trust that what they generated on Tuesday gets shipped from a factory four time zones away by next month.
What you'll actually do
Own enterprise customer sourcing end-to-end - RFQ to bulk delivery.
Vet, onboard, and manage factories in our manufacturer network across Asia, Europe, and LATAM.
Negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, and payment terms - both sides of the table.
Run sample reviews on-site (40-50% travel - Tirupur, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Porto, Istanbul, etc.).
Translate factory feedback into product asks that improve Genpire's tech-pack-to-production handoff.
Build the playbook: SOPs, quality checklists, and onboarding flows that scale beyond you.
Requirements: What we're looking for
7+ years in consumer-goods sourcing or production - agency, brand-side, or factory-side.
Deep network across at least one major manufacturing region (South/Southeast Asia, Europe, LATAM).
Fluency in MOQ, FOB, LCL, RFQ, BOM, GSV - you don't need a glossary.
You've negotiated factory terms in real life and have war stories.
Comfortable on a factory floor at 6am and in a brand boardroom at 6pm.
Strong written communication - half the job is documentation that scales.
Passport-ready and globally curious.
Bonus points
Background at a sourcing agency (Li & Fung, Newtimes, Mainetti, similar).
Production experience at a vertically integrated brand.
Mandarin, Hindi, Tamil, or Portuguese (any of them, not all).
You've personally onboarded 20+ factories in a previous role.
This position is open to all candidates.