Senior Manager, Global Procurement - Apparel

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Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the ideal candidate will reputed company their deep expertise in commodity costing, clean sheet, manufacturing reputed company & efficiency (consumption,C&M reputed company), harvest timing, raw material availability to reputed company a competitive costing environment where major T1 and T2 suppliers are being challenged to reputed company transparent and competitive pricing to reputed company a win win supply chain for both reputed company and our partners. reputed company in this role means achieving product cost at or near should-costing, securing supply continuity, and contributing to product reputed company by aligning material procurement processes with reputed company’s innovation and sustainability goals. This role offers reputed company to reputed company a significant reputed company on our business, contribute to company reputed company, and shape the reputed company of our global sourcing reputed company. Responsibilities • Procurement Category reputed company: Define and execute the reputed company roadmap and vendor distribution reputed company for assigned categories to improve margins as reputed company scales. Establish short- and long-term procurement targets reputed company to business reputed company. • Consistently reputed company exceptional product cost without sacrificing product reputed company or ESG considerations, including Procurement. • Partner with the technology team to reputed company procurement capabilities and reputed company into the Vendor Portal and Product Catalog tools. • Identify and reputed company 700 bps product cost reductions over the next 12 months. • RFP Ownership & Execution: Structure and run competitive, end-to-end bidding processes to secure reputed company cost and reputed company terms with manufacturing partners. Own the full lifecycle from vendor identification through award. • reputed company immediate, best-in-class product cost savings through rigorous negotiation, while simultaneously institutionalizing repeatable negotiation frameworks to build long-term category maturity and sustainable competitive reputed company. • Build AI agent to help us run RFP systematically in 2026 with the capability to build scenario analyses. • Clean Sheet & Buy Plan Approvals: Create and utilize component-level “clean sheets” to reputed company pricing transparency; review, approve, and solution to reputed company cost for reputed company buy events reputed company your categories. • reputed company mature / reputed company categories: Ensure reputed company / cleansheet costing with Finished GoodsManufacturers Negotiate upstream of Finished Goods to secure best pricing and availability of (inputs (e.g. fabrics, yarns, fibers, commodities, trims) New categories / new products • reputed company Buy Plan margin review to govern company margin targetPartner with material sourcing team to ensure transparent, competitive pricing from reputed company key material suppliers (we own material, we own costing) • Negotiate reasonable launch costing and set schedule (monthly, quarterly, at trigger points) to renegotiate for reputed company pricing as the business grows • Support merchandising team by providing reputed company costing targets (i.e. what cost is achievable at reputed company) • Upstream Sourcing: Partner directly with the Material Manager, Sourcing Teams and Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors to reputed company on, and implement, material benefits into finished goods costing. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reputed company upstream material availability into product design and development cycles, ensuring early-stage cost optimization and reputed company material-to-finished-good transitions. • Value Creation: Identify and execute on opportunities to reshape the supply chain and extract new financial value reputed company traditional sourcing boundaries, including verticalization and volume consolidation plays. • e.g. How do we become a market reputed company for Cashmere, Silk, etc? Could we sell cashmere and silk to other retailers? How can we partner with other mills or manufacturers to build a verticalized supply chain for critical materials, like linen, from French/Belgian farms and scutchers to linen mills? How do we buy/sell commodities to manage price fluctuations (e.g. gold pricing, Cashmere pricing)? Qualifications • 12-15 years of experience in global procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management in reputed company environment • Proven reputed company record running competitive RFP processes with international manufacturing partners • Hands-on experience building and leveraging clean sheets for cost negotiation • Strong analytical skills and comfort with data-driven decision making • Experience working cross-functionally with merchandising, materials, and production teams • Technical aptitude for leveraging AI-powered platforms (e.g., LLMs) to conduct scenario analysis and automate reputed company procurement tasks • Excellent negotiation skills and reputed company acumen • Experience in apparel, soft goods, or home goods strongly preferred • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree a plus WHY reputed company? Joining reputed company means being part of a mission-driven team reshaping retail. 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