Senior Manager, Global Procurement - Footwear
Core
Own and drive cost structures and savings for the footwear category to deliver high-quality products at low prices.
Role type
Senior Manager, Global Procurement (Footwear)
Builds
Competitive costing environment with T1/T2 suppliers; AI-driven RFP processes; verticalized supply chains for critical materials.
Domain
Retail Apparel / Footwear / Global Sourcing
Required skills
Commodity costing, clean sheet costing, manufacturing excellence, harvest timing, raw material availability, RFP execution, strategic negotiation, supply chain strategy, cross-functional collaboration, data-driven decision making, AI/LLM platform utilization
Preferred skills
Apparel/soft goods/home goods experience, MBA or advanced degree, experience with upstream material sourcing
Technologies
LLMs, AI-powered procurement platforms, Vendor Portal, Product Catalog tools
Responsibilities
Define and execute commercial roadmap and vendor distribution strategy for footwear; deliver 700 bps product cost reductions over 12 months; structure and run end-to-end RFP processes; create and utilize component-level clean sheets for pricing transparency; negotiate launch costing and set renegotiation schedules; partner with material sourcing teams to secure competitive pricing for inputs; collaborate on integrating upstream material availability into product design cycles; identify opportunities for verticalization and volume consolidation to extract financial value.
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on IC
