Senior Director, Strategic Partner Management - Maiden Home : Job Details

Maiden Home is growing a team of forward-thinking individuals who possess unique strengths and perspectives, an innate ability to inspire their colleagues, and an eagerness to reimagine the world of luxury furnishings.

As our Senior Director of Strategic Partner Development, you lead the team responsible for architecting a global network of artisan partners that will form the backbone of Maiden Home's product strategy. As a key member of our product leadership team, you will be responsible for cultivating new vendor relationships, devising new supply chain strategies, as well as developing the processes by which we will successfully develop and launch a quickly growing number of product lines.

This is a unique opportunity to join a brand that is primed for its next stage of growth with a proven competitive advantage in its ability to attract, motivate and retain top talent across a range of disciplines. At Maiden Home, you'll find a workspace that encourages innovation, creative expression, and teamwork, and your experience will be shaped by your performance, contributions, and drive.

This role is located at our New York headquarters, located in the TriBeCa design district.

Responsibilities:

• Develop supply chain strategy to support product portfolio expansion, including building relationships with new manufacturing and material partners who meet Maiden Home's design, quality, cost and supply chain requirements.
• Guide our path to scaling globally by weighing a spectrum of considerations from brand storytelling through to operational excellence to make the right decisions for the long term.
• Negotiate costing and placement for product programs across Maiden Home's supplier base, ensuring design intent, quality, and accretive margin profile.
• Ensure smooth onboarding of new vendors, or architect new supply chain models as necessary to support new product lines.
• Captain multi-year launch calendar planning across key functional areas including Marketing, Operations, and Sales.
• Lead and mentor team members; set objectives, assess performance, and provide regular feedback.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy, operations, business development and/or supply chain at high-growth, brand-forward companies.
• 4+ years of people management, mentorship, and team development.
• Highly collaborative with track record of building constructive and effective cross-functional and external relationships to maneuver through complex situations.
• Entrepreneurial with a growth mindset and ability to develop innovative strategies and operating models.
• Inspiring and effective leader with track record of delivering commercial results through direct and indirect teams.
• Process-oriented with the ability to identify systems and resources required to scale and to articulate clear direction that empowers cross-functional teams and external partners to execute.
• Strong attention to detail, a “can-do” attitude with a healthy dose of hustle, and the ability to consistently take initiative, demonstrating relentless follow-through in a startup environment.
• Ability to travel 25-30% time, domestically and internationally.

About Maiden Home:

Maiden Home is an authority in the world of luxury home furnishings. The brand designs original pieces at its New York studio, sources exquisite materials from trusted partners around the world, and works directly with distinguished artisans to bring them to life — then, it delivers them with prices and lead times that are unheard of in the furniture industry.

Maiden Home's unwavering commitment to exceptional design and quality is praised by leading interior designers and publications including Architectural Digest and Elle Decor, and it has brought the brand consistent year over year growth. Maiden Home is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

To apply, submit your resume and cover letter to [email protected]