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Senior Manager, Global Procurement - Dresses/Skirts

Quince· Product Sourcing
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Hybrid (Global)$155k - $190kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior Manager responsible for global apparel procurement, focusing on cost structures, savings, and supplier management to achieve near should-costing, supply continuity, and alignment with innovation and sustainability goals.

Responsibilities

  • - Procurement Category Strategy: Define and execute the commercial roadmap and vendor distribution strategy for assigned categories to improve margins as Quince scales. Establish short- and long-term procurement targets aligned to business growth.
  • - Consistently deliver exceptional product cost without sacrificing product quality or ESG considerations, including Procurement.
  • - Partner with the technology team to embed procurement capabilities and playbook into the Vendor Portal and Product Catalog tools.
  • - Identify and deliver 700 bps product cost reductions over the next 12 months.
  • - RFP Ownership & Execution: Structure and run competitive, end-to-end bidding processes to secure optimal cost and commercial terms with manufacturing partners. Own the full lifecycle from vendor identification through award.
  • - Deliver immediate, best-in-class product cost savings through rigorous negotiation, while institutionalizing repeatable negotiation frameworks for long-term category maturity and sustainable competitive advantage.
  • - Build AI agent to help run RFP systematically in 2026 with scenario analyses.
  • - Clean Sheet & Buy Plan Approvals: Create and utilize component-level “clean sheets” to drive pricing transparency; review, approve, and solution to optimum cost for all buy events within your categories.
  • - Upstream Sourcing: Partner with Material Manager, Sourcing Teams and Tier 1/2 vendors to align on material benefits into finished goods costing.
  • - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate upstream material availability into product design and development cycles, ensuring early-stage cost optimization.
  • - Value Creation: Identify opportunities to reshape the supply chain, including verticalization and volume consolidation plays (e.g., market maker for Cashmere, Silk).

Qualifications

  • - 12-15 years of experience in global procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management in retail apparel 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
  • - Technical aptitude for leveraging AI-powered platforms (e.g., LLMs) to conduct scenario analysis and automate complex procurement tasks
  • - Excellent negotiation skills and commercial acumen
  • - Experience in apparel, soft goods, or home goods strongly preferred
  • - Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree a plus

Skills

Required:Global procurementRFP managementCost modeling / clean sheetsNegotiation
Nice to have:AI-enabled procurement
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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