Senior Manager, Global Procurement – Materials

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership and lead cost structures and savings initiatives for global materials procurement.

• Utilize commodity costing, clean sheets, manufacturing excellence and efficiency, harvest timing, and raw material availability to establish competitive costing.

• Create a monitoring framework to track global market changes, raw material price fluctuations, currency risks, and macro-material trends.

• Develop and implement live tracking systems for raw material pricing, currency variations, and supply risks.

• Construct and expand material-specific clean sheets for baseline component costs and Tier 1 negotiations.

• Assist in the Buy Plan margin review and support company margin objectives.

• Collaborate with material sourcing teams to secure transparent and competitive pricing from essential material suppliers.

• Identify and map Tier 2 and Tier 3 vendors while formulating material and vendor strategies.

• Incorporate upstream material availability into the product design and development processes.

• Create and manage Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for raw material suppliers, yarn spinners/mills, tanneries, and textile mills.

• Oversee the complete bidding process from vendor outreach to award issuance.

• Negotiate cost-reduction agreements with Tier 2 material suppliers and establish standardized negotiation frameworks.

• Collaborate with Material Sourcing, Product Sourcing, and Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors to integrate material benefits into finished goods costing.

• Identify opportunities for value creation within the supply chain, including vertical integration and volume consolidation.

• Report directly to the Head of Procurement.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12-15 years of experience in raw material sourcing, commodity procurement, or upstream supply chain management.

• Extensive knowledge of textile raw materials such as yarns, fibers, fabrics, leather, and related commodities.

• Proven experience negotiating directly with mills, tanneries, yarn spinners, and raw material vendors.

• Familiarity with commodity hedging frameworks and global market indices.

• Demonstrated ability to construct and implement material-specific clean sheets.

• Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities; adeptness with large data sets.

• Technical proficiency in utilizing AI-powered platforms (e.g., LLMs) for scenario analysis and automating complex procurement tasks.

• Prior experience in upstream supply chain network design or consolidation is preferred.

• Experience working collaboratively across merchandising, sourcing, and production teams.

• Bachelor’s degree is required; an MBA or advanced degree is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.