Manager, Procurement

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Job Title: Manager, Marketing Procurement:
Global Procurement & Category Management

Primary Purpose: This position sits on the Global Advertising & Marketing Procurement Team, leading strategic sourcing category strategies and key initiatives to drive enterprise-wide value creation and to support Tapestry, Inc. brands strategic growth opportunities.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Procurement & Sourcing to…

• Lead transformational sourcing initiatives across CRM, Production & Events, Creative and PR with support across Media, Consumer Insights, Mar Tech, Digital and Visual Merchandising categories
• Manage initiatives within Tapestry’s dynamic and complex $650MM+ Global Advertising & Marketing Indirect Procurement Category
• Develop and maintain trust and confidence of team members and sr. Marketing & Digital stakeholders (e.g., VPs, SVPs CEOs etc.)
• Work independently with minimal guidance, understanding when to escalate / provide visibility to leaders & stakeholders
• Use accurate analysis, demonstrates strong project management skills, and exercises sound judgment to effectively solve problems, drives for results, and mitigate risk
• Clearly and proactively communicate status to project/team leads, and stakeholders as needed
• Support and lead the implementation of sourcing plans and strategies for the Advertising & Marketing spend categories (Creative Advertising, Media, Digital Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, CRM/Email Service Provider, Marketing Print, Events Management).
• Assist in identifying and developing comprehensive sourcing strategies process to maximize the company’s Advertising & Marketing spend.
• Manage vendor contract life cycle to prepare the organization for contract renegotiations, extensions or renewals.
• Drive the tactical execution of the day-to-day plan to deliver consistent and sustainable savings and business value creation for the organization.
• Develop metrics, tools, and processes to properly track and communicate efficiencies across the various spend activities.
• Develop analysis and interpretations of actual performance versus plan/forecast and assess the impact on future results.
• Understand the functional business; helping identify opportunities for process improvement, cost containment / avoidance, revenue generation, capital investment.
• Prepare business cases to quantify cost savings and/or benefits of new initiatives.
• Manage sourcing activities by preparing, issuing and evaluating bid and RFI/RFP requests. Negotiate and finalize price, quality and delivery. Develop optimization scenarios for awards.
• Lead the exploration of processes & continuous improvements across the Global Procurement organization as well as within the business and outline how to address (i.e. value-stream mapping etc.).

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 5+ years of work experience; prior Procurement/Sourcing or consulting experience preferred; a combination of education and experience will be considered
• Knowledge in sourcing process, contract management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier analysis, supplier diversity, supplier management and technology utilization
• High level of self-motivation with the ability to drive change in a global decentralized organization…