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Senior Manager, Global Procurement (Bags and Accessories)

Quince· Procurement
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Hybrid (Remote)$164k - $240kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior leadership role owning and driving cost structures and savings in global procurement for bags and accessories, reporting to the Head of Procurement. Focused on commodity costing, clean sheets, manufacturing excellence, and strategic supplier negotiations to achieve near should-cost product costs, 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.
  • Build AI agent to help run RFPs 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 categories.
  • Upstream Sourcing: Partner with Material Manager, Sourcing Teams and Tier 1/2 vendors to align on material benefits in finished goods costing.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate upstream material availability into product design and development cycles.
  • Value Creation: Identify opportunities to reshape the supply chain, including verticalization and volume consolidation plays, to extract new financial value.

Qualifications

  • 12-15 years of experience in global procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management in a consumer goods or retail 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

Skills

Required:Global procurement strategyRFP managementCost modeling and clean sheetsNegotiation
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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