Senior Manager, Global Procurement – Soft Home, Bedding

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

📋 Description

• Develop and implement the commercial roadmap and vendor distribution strategy for designated categories.

• Set both short-term and long-term procurement objectives that align with business growth.

• Achieve outstanding product cost efficiency while maintaining product quality and considering ESG factors.

• Collaborate with technology teams to integrate procurement capabilities and playbooks within the Vendor Portal and Product Catalog tools.

• Identify and achieve a 700 basis points reduction in product costs over the upcoming year.

• Organize and conduct competitive, comprehensive bidding processes with manufacturing partners.

• Manage the entire RFP (Request for Proposal) lifecycle from vendor selection to awarding contracts.

• Drive product cost reductions through effective negotiation and establish repeatable negotiation frameworks.

• Develop an AI agent to systematically manage RFPs with scenario-analysis functionalities.

• Create and utilize component-level clean sheets for greater pricing transparency.

• Review, authorize, and optimize buy-plan costs and profit margins.

• Negotiate upstream costs for materials including fabrics, yarns, fibers, commodities, and trims.

• Lead reviews of buy-plan margins and collaborate with material sourcing teams to secure competitive supplier pricing.

• Negotiate launch costs and set schedules for future renegotiations as the business grows.

• Provide merchandising teams with realistic scale-costing targets.

• Collaborate with material managers, sourcing teams, and Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors to incorporate material advantages into finished-goods costing.

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

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

⛳️ Requirements

• 12-15 years of experience in global procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management within the consumer goods or retail sector.

• Demonstrated success in managing competitive RFP processes with international manufacturing partners.

• Practical experience in developing and utilizing clean sheets for cost negotiation.

• Strong analytical abilities and comfort with data-driven decision-making.

• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with merchandising, materials, and production teams.

• Successful completion of a background check.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus and equity may be offered for eligible positions.

• Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunity and protection against discrimination and harassment.