Job Description:
• Define and execute the commercial roadmap and vendor distribution strategy for assigned categories
• Establish short- and long-term procurement targets aligned to business growth
• Deliver exceptional product cost without sacrificing product quality or ESG considerations
• Partner with technology teams to embed procurement capabilities and playbooks into Vendor Portal and Product Catalog tools
• Identify and deliver 700 bps product cost reductions over the next 12 months
• Structure and run competitive, end-to-end bidding processes with manufacturing partners
• Own the full RFP lifecycle from vendor identification through award
• Drive product cost savings through negotiation and institutionalize repeatable negotiation frameworks
• Build an AI agent to run RFPs systematically with scenario-analysis capability
• Create and use component-level clean sheets for pricing transparency
• Review, approve, and optimize buy-plan costs and margins
• Negotiate upstream inputs including fabrics, yarns, fibers, commodities, and trims
• Lead buy-plan margin reviews and partner with material sourcing teams on competitive supplier pricing
• Negotiate launch costing and establish schedules for renegotiation as the business scales
• Provide merchandising teams with achievable scale-costing targets
• Partner with material managers, sourcing teams, and Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors to implement material benefits into finished-goods costing
• Integrate upstream material availability into product design and development cycles
• Identify and execute supply-chain value creation opportunities, including verticalization and volume consolidation
Requirements:
• 12-15 years of experience in global procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management in a consumer goods or retail environment
• Proven track 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
• Successful completion of a background check
Benefits:
• Bonus and equity may be provided for eligible roles
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
• Equal employment opportunity and protection from discrimination and harassment