International Fragrance Sourcing Consultant
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International fragrance sourcing consultant procuring authentic gray-market products for Scentbird’s fragrance subscription service. Vetting global suppliers, negotiating terms, and managing compliant imports.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and vet international wholesalers, exporters, and parallel-market distributors selling genuine full-size fragrance
- Build direct supplier relationships and negotiate pricing, minimum order quantities, and payment terms
- Confirm product authenticity and traceability, including counterfeit risk and trademark/import compliance
- Manage the full sourcing cycle from supplier discovery and sampling through quality checks, purchase orders, and logistics coordination
- Track customs records, bills of lading, certificates of origin, and other import documentation
- Monitor international pricing trends and excess/closeout inventory to identify deals
- Partner with Quality to inspect incoming products for damage, mislabeling, or specification issues
- Maintain supplier scorecards covering reliability, pricing, lead times, and red flags
- Monitor trademark disputes and legal actions involving gray-market fragrance distributors and flag risks
- Report to the COO and collaborate with Purchasing, Quality, and Legal
Requirements:
- 10+ years in international sourcing, procurement, or supply chain
- Ideally experience in fragrance, beauty, or CPG
- Direct experience with gray-market or parallel-import sourcing
- Network of, or ability to quickly build relationships with, international fragrance wholesalers and exporters
- Comfort reading customs and trade data, including bills of lading and import/export records
- Strong negotiation skills and experience managing supplier contracts across currencies and time zones
- Working knowledge of trademark and parallel-import law for consumer goods
- Willingness to travel internationally to meet suppliers and inspect goods
- Nice to have: relationships with fragrance wholesalers in Dubai, Europe, or Singapore
- Nice to have: experience in fragrance subscription, discount beauty, or off-price retail
- Nice to have: a second language such as Arabic or Dutch
Benefits:
- International travel opportunities to meet suppliers and inspect goods
- Inclusive environment committed to diversity and different backgrounds and perspectives
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