Vice President of Sourcing

About the Role

The VP of Sourcing is a newly elevated executive role, expanding the scope of what has historically been a merchandising-adjacent sourcing function into full ownership of the company's global sourcing strategy, vendor network, working capital position, and cross-border compliance. This role reports directly to the COO and carries board-level visibility.

Responsibilities

• Working Capital & Vendor Terms: Own the transformation of our collision business to an aggregate negative cash conversion cycle, targeting vendor payment terms to support a 3-turn business.
• Vendor & Network Restructuring:
  • Bring all Taiwan-origin container consolidation in-house under the Taiwan Office, transitioning away from third-party consolidators while preserving carrier rate leverage.
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive plan to build sourcing capability in at least two more geographies in the first 18 months on the job.
• Organizational Leadership & Team Build-out:
  • Design the sourcing organization required for this mandate and build out fully staffed Taiwan and U.S. teams.
  • Establish a two-hub operating model — Taiwan and the United States— with clear decision rights, a defined cross-functional RACI with Accounting, Finance/Treasury, Legal, and HR, and a standing governance cadence.
• Cost Competitiveness: Build and maintain should-cost models, category scorecards, and a gap-closure initiative tracker to make cost gaps visible and accountable, ensuring every cost lever passes a safety/compliance gate.
• Process Modernization:
  • Modernize sourcing operations end-to-end, replacing manual workflows with automated systems and structured exception management, in partnership with IT.
  • Build direct system integration between Sourcing and the Replenishment team for seamless data flow.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in sourcing, procurement, or global supply chain, including senior/executive-level roles with P&L-adjacent accountability.
• Experience with 50K+ SKUs and previous sourcing P&L exceeding $200M.
• Direct experience negotiating vendor payment terms and driving working capital improvement.
• Experience managing vendor-managed inventory, consignment, or fully-funded partner relationships.
• Direct operating experience with Taiwan and/or China-based sourcing, manufacturing, or logistics operations.
• Proven ability to partner with Accounting, Tax, Legal, Finance, and HR on cross-functional initiatives.
• Track record of building and leading international teams across multiple geographies.
• Working knowledge of automotive parts manufacturing and U.S. safety/regulatory standards.
• Experience leading process modernization or systems implementation in sourcing/procurement.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the automotive aftermarket parts industry, particularly in lighting, mirrors, catalytic converters, or body parts.
• Experience with component-level should-cost modeling or cost engineering.
• Working proficiency in Mandarin.
• Experience standing up new international sourcing offices.

CarParts.com is an equal-opportunity employer committed to making employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by law.