Manager, Store Construction Procurement

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Primary Purpose: The Manager, Store Construction Procurement will manage sourcing, supplier management and procurement execution across Store Construction, Architecture and Design for Tapestry brands. This role supports new stores, remodels, relocations and rollouts. Partnering with the Senior Manager, Store Construction Procurement, it covers sourcing across general contractors, architectural services, millwork, fixtures, lighting, flooring and installations. This individual will work closely with Store Design, Architecture, Construction, Finance, and Legal to deliver commercial value, manage supplier performance and support process discipline across the procurement lifecycle.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Store Development to...

• Support the development and execution of category strategies for Store Construction, Design and Architecture, partnering with global and regional stakeholders across new stores, remodels, relocations, and rollouts.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing events, including RFx development, bid analysis, negotiations, and award recommendations.
• Lead bid leveling and scope reviews with Construction and Design teams to make sure proposals are complete, comparable and aligned to project budgets.
• Deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and value creation in support of category and procurement targets.
• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, including commercial terms, pricing, scope alignment, and service expectations.
• Build strong relationships with general contractors, architects, millworkers, fixture suppliers, installers, and other construction-related vendors.
• Build business cases and present sourcing recommendations to procurement leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Manage sourcing workstreams and timelines, using spend data, pipeline visibility, and market insights to inform decisions.
• Identify and support process improvements across intake, sourcing, approvals, contracting, and project handoff.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 5+ years of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Store Construction, Store Development, Architecture, or related category experience; a combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Experience in construction-related procurement categories, including general contractors, architectural services, fixtures, millwork, lighting, flooring, and installations.
• Solid knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology, with the ability to apply it pragmatically.
• Hands-on negotiation, contract management, and supplier management experience, with strong commercial acumen and a track record of delivering measurable value.
• Strong analytical skills, including spend analysis, bid evaluation, and business case development.
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to build bid comparisons, savings tracking and clear summaries for leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence Manager- and Director-level stakeholders and keep projects moving through ambiguity.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail across sourcing documentation, approvals and contracting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

An outstanding professional will have...

• Firsthand experience applying strategic sourcing methodology to construction categories.
• Technical knowledge of architecturals, shop drawings, finishes and material usage.
• Experience supporting retail, luxury or multi-site store rollout programs.
• Exposure to global or multi-region sourcing.
• A high degree of business acumen, strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative, hands-on approach.

Our Competencies for All Employees
Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
 
Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.                                                                                                    
 

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

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