Senior Manager, Footwear

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create and implement a supply chain strategy for the category, which includes multi-sourcing for the Footwear and Accessories segment across women's, men's, and kids' categories.

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard supplier partners, guiding them to align with Quince’s rapid replenishment and Made-to-Consumer model.

• Provide training to suppliers on Quince OS, focusing on operational efficiency, financial modeling, and Vendor Portal functionalities.

• Work in partnership with Merchants and Product Development teams to launch new styles and colors that have been approved through the NPC process.

• Maintain high-quality standards, ensuring a defect rate of less than 0.5%.

• Enhance the supply chain for both speed and accuracy, aiming for replenishment lead times of under 14 days.

• Ensure inventory availability remains above 99% in-stock.

• Drive margin improvement through cost efficiencies and strategic sourcing initiatives.

• Conduct monthly and quarterly business reviews with supplier management, assessing strategy, performance highlights, and areas for improvement.

• Research and assess potential suppliers located in the Western Hemisphere.

• Present Quince’s business model to manufacturing partners.

• Perform cost analyses for core products.

• Secure long-term supplier success while enhancing operational efficiencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing with a focus on footwear/accessories and leather goods, Procurement, or Supplier Management for major U.S.-based retailers.

• Established relationships with factories in the footwear and accessories sector throughout the Americas and/or Asia.

• Proven ability to utilize vendor expertise for product design, cost engineering, and market introduction.

• Background in lean manufacturing, just-in-time methodologies, and optimizing supply chains.

• Strong skills in analysis, organization, execution, problem-solving, and process improvement.

• Capable of building and nurturing relationships with both internal teams and supplier partners.

• Self-motivated and able to manage work effectively in a remote or home-office environment.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

• Proficient in Spanish.

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Base salary ranging from $130,000 to $160,000 USD.

• Bonus and equity options may be available for qualifying positions.

• Flexible remote/home-office work environment.

• Reasonable accommodations for eligible individuals with disabilities.