Senior Manager, Global Procurement (Materials)

Responsibilities

Our talent team is representing a confidential e-commerce organization seeking a Senior Manager, Global Procurement (Materials) to own and drive cost structures and savings across their global supply chain. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will leverage deep expertise in commodity costing, clean sheet analysis, manufacturing efficiency, and raw material markets to establish transparent, competitive pricing structures.

• Commodity Insights: Establish a monitoring framework to forecast global market shifts, raw material fluctuations, currency risks, and macro-material trends. Build and operationalize a live tracking system for key raw material prices, currency movements, and supply risks to proactively surface threats and opportunities.
• Upstream Cost Engineering: Construct and scale material-specific clean sheets to lock in baseline component costs before finished-goods production. Build material-specific clean sheets for all top raw material inputs to create pricing transparency. Support buy plan margin reviews and partner with material sourcing teams to ensure transparent, competitive pricing from all key material suppliers.
• Tier 2 and Tier 3 Vendor Strategy: Map and design an upstream network strategy to consolidate raw material volumes across key material types and maximize direct-to-mill leverage. Complete mapping of the Tier 2 and Tier 3 vendor landscape and deliver a defined material and vendor strategy that reduces complexity, ensures capacity, and increases buying power. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate upstream material availability into product design and development cycles.
• Material RFPs: Design and execute RFPs tailored specifically to raw material vendors, yarn spinners/mills, tanneries, and textile mills. Own the full bidding process from vendor outreach through award. Negotiate and execute cost-reduction agreements directly with Tier 2 material suppliers while institutionalizing repeatable negotiation frameworks. Partner directly with material sourcing, product sourcing, and Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors to implement material benefits into finished goods costing.
• Value Creation: Identify and execute opportunities to reshape the supply chain and extract new financial value beyond traditional sourcing boundaries, including verticalization and volume consolidation plays.

What We're Looking For

• 12-15 years of experience in raw material sourcing, commodity procurement, or upstream supply chain management
• Deep knowledge of textile raw materials including yarns, fibers, fabrics, leather, and related commodities
• Experience negotiating directly with mills, tanneries, yarn spinners, and raw material vendors
• Familiarity with commodity hedging frameworks and global market indices
• Proven ability to build and execute material-specific clean sheets
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills; comfort with large data sets
• Technical aptitude for leveraging AI-powered platforms (e.g., LLMs) to conduct scenario analysis and automate complex procurement tasks
• Experience in upstream supply chain network design or consolidation preferred
• Experience working cross-functionally with merchandising, sourcing, and production teams
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree a plus

How We Work with You

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Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and qualifications.

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