Senior Manager, Global Procurement - Footwear

Quince

3d•$147,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Quince is seeking an exceptional Senior Manager, Global Procurement for the Footwear Category. This role is critical to Quince's mission of delivering high-quality products at radically low prices. The ideal candidate will report to the Head of Procurement and leverage deep expertise in commodity costing, clean sheet analysis, manufacturing excellence, raw material availability, and harvest timing to establish a competitive costing environment with suppliers. Success will be measured by achieving product costs at or near should-costing, ensuring supply continuity, and aligning procurement processes with the company's innovation and sustainability goals. This position offers a significant impact on the business, contributing to company growth and shaping the global sourcing strategy.

Requirements

8+ 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

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree a plus

Responsibilities

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.
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.
Structure and run competitive, end-to-end bidding processes to secure optimal cost and commercial terms with manufacturing partners, owning the full lifecycle from vendor identification through award.
Deliver immediate, best-in-class product cost savings through rigorous negotiation, while simultaneously institutionalizing repeatable negotiation frameworks to build long-term category maturity and sustainable competitive advantage.
Build AI agent to help us run RFP systematically in 2026 with the capability to build scenario analyses.
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.
Ensure scale / cleansheet costing with Finished Goods Manufacturers / Negotiate upstream of Finished Goods to secure best pricing and availability of inputs (e.g. fabrics, yarns, fibers, commodities, trims) for current mature / scale categories and new categories & new products.
Lead Buy Plan margin review to govern company margin target.
Partner with material sourcing team to ensure transparent, competitive pricing from all key material suppliers.
Negotiate reasonable launch costing and set schedule (monthly, quarterly, at trigger points) to renegotiate for scale pricing as the business grows.
Support merchandising team by providing scale costing targets (i.e. what cost is achievable at scale).
Partner directly with the Material Manager, Sourcing Teams and Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors to align on, and implement, 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 and seamless material-to-finished-good transitions.
Identify and execute on opportunities to reshape the supply chain and extract new financial value beyond traditional sourcing boundaries, including verticalization and volume consolidation plays.