lululemon Senior Manager, Responsible Procurement

lululemon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 145,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement matching

Employee discount

Fitness classes

Job summary

lululemon is seeking a Senior Manager, Responsible Procurement, to embed its values in supplier ecosystems and drive risk, inclusion, sustainability, and performance across Global Procurement. You will lead governance, measurement, and governance forums with Legal, Risk, Cybersecurity, and business units.

The role requires 7+ years in supplier risk and procurement strategy, with strong communication and change-management skills; in-person collaboration is emphasized with onsite work several days

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years of Third-party Risk Management, SRM programs, ESG for indirect procurement.
• 3+ years of indirect procurement category experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office; AI experience is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead the Responsible Procurement strategy across Global Procurement, defining priorities, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes aligned to lululemon's enterprise goals.
• Oversee the design and scaling of global programs, ensuring frameworks are integrated and embedded across categories and regions.
• Drive enterprise-wide adoption of Responsible Procurement practices in sourcing, contracting, and supplier management.
• Establish governance, operating rhythms, and forums to align with Legal, Risk & Advisory, Cybersecurity, and stakeholders.
• Own program performance, define KPIs, monitor outcomes, and drive continuous improvement across adoption, compliance, risk, and supplier impact.
• Guide category teams in translating strategy into action with focus on risk, inclusion, and sustainability.
• Lead senior stakeholder engagement to integrate Responsible Procurement into business priorities.
• Oversee insights and analytics to enable data-driven decisions with dashboards and feedback loops.
• Identify external partnerships to strengthen program reach and effectiveness.
• Champion change and capability-building to foster a culture of responsible procurement.

Skills

Third-party Risk Management

Supplier Relationship Management

Indirect Procurement

Communication skills

AI for efficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

SCMP

PMP

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Job description

Description & Requirements

who we are:

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive, and growth-focused environment for our people.

about this team:

The Global Procurement team are trusted business advisors who strategically partner with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to create value and mitigate risk in strategic non-product purchases for the global organization. The team supports the business in increasing its profitability and return on investment by creating value in our indirect supply chain through strategic & stakeholder-centric procurement. From providing category expertise, market insights, cost savings opportunities, supplier performance and relationship management & developing short and long-term strategies, the Global Procurement team plays a key role in value delivery for our business.

Rooted within Global Procurement is the Global Procurement Strategy & Analytics function. This team enables value delivery across Category Management through Procurement Enablement, Procurement Intelligence, and Responsible Procurement. Beyond establishing strong data and process foundations, the team also drives alignment to lululemon's core values and mandates related to People and Planet.

a day in the life:

Reporting to the Director, Procurement - Strategy & Analytics, the Senior Manager, Responsible Procurement plays a critical role in embedding lululemon's values across our supplier ecosystem. In close partnership with Legal, Risk & Advisory, Cybersecurity, and Business Units, this role leads the Responsible Procurement function, shaping and advancing supplier risk, performance, relationship, and impact strategies and programs across Global Procurement.

what you'll do:

• Set and lead the Responsible Procurement strategy across Global Procurement, defining priorities, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes aligned to lululemon's enterprise goals
• Oversee the design and scaling of global programs, ensuring that their frameworks are integrated, consistent, and embedded across all categories and regions
• Drive enterprise-wide adoption of Responsible Procurement practices, embedding requirements into sourcing, contracting, category planning, and supplier management processes
• Establish governance, operating rhythms, and decision forums, enabling cross-functional alignment with Legal, Risk & Advisory, Cybersecurity, IDEA, and Business stakeholders
• Own program performance and value delivery, defining KPIs, monitoring outcomes, and driving continuous improvement across adoption, compliance, risk mitigation, and supplier impact
• Guide category teams in translating strategy into action, ensuring supplier strategies reflect risk, performance, inclusion, and sustainability considerations
• Lead senior stakeholder engagement, influencing Directors and above to integrate Responsible Procurement into business priorities and decision-making
• Oversee insights, reporting, and analytics, ensuring data-driven decision-making through clear dashboards, actionable insights, and continuous feedback loops
• Identify and advance external partnerships, including supplier councils, certifying bodies, and third-party providers to strengthen program reach and effectiveness
• Champion change and capability building, driving awareness, education, and mindset shifts to enable a culture of responsible, value-driven procurement

qualifications:

• Required: Bachelor's degree
• Preferred: MBA, SCMP, PMP or other relevant professional designation or certification
• 7+ years Third-party Risk Management, Supplier Relationship Management programs, ESG applied to indirect Procurement and/or Procurement Strategy
• 3+ years of indirect procurement category experience
• Proficiency Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint).
• Experience using AI to unlock efficiency and P2P/e-sourcing platform knowledge is an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Core capabilities:
• Responsible Procurement: Ensures strategic sourcing integrates supplier risk, inclusion, sustainability and performance considerations.
• Relationship Management: Builds essential trust with the stakeholder base. Is able to handle complex multi-customer issues that involve a number of areas. Sets expectations and tone for organization's stakeholder engagement strategy and operations.
• Change Management & Evolution: Understands and recognizes opportunities for change and creates strategies. Leads organization through preparation and execution. Is at the forefront of aligning change with organizational impact. Provides direction on appropriate change to enable business objectives and ensures consistent application across all initiatives and stakeholder interactions.
• Communication: Understands multiple methods and styles of communication. Manages communication style according to the audience and to ensure maximum effectiveness. Able to adjust style intuitively to meet needs at hand.
• Market Awareness: Knowledge of the vendor landscape and industry trends.
• Ownership: Has the ability to handle complex issues. Takes ownership of issues and sees them through resolution while providing guidance and support to other team members.
• Facilitation Skills: Advanced skills in facilitation and storytelling. Ensures business review meetings are facilitated with strength, conviction and from a place of collaboration and action across tier 1 and 2 suppliers.
• Decision Making: Strategic decision-maker for the organization. Actively seeks and applies the input of others and seeks broad consultation. Demonstrates good judgment and communicates basis for decisions in a way that makes sense for the organization and all levels of stakeholders. Makes policy decisions within scope of organization's goals and values
• Supplier Risk: Has the ability to develop organizational third-party risk management strategies and lead initiatives. Is involved in leadership risk mitigation discussions with key suppliers.
• Supplier Performance: Creates an internal environment that holds the supply base accountable to assist the organization in meeting its objectives and drives initiatives that improve performance, efficiency, cost, quality and value. Serves as escalation contact for major issues with supplier performance
• ESG: Fully understands and internally/externally advocates regulations with respect to ESG responsibilities, policies and procedures applied to indirect procurement. Able to design approaches for incorporating these objectives for business benefit.

must haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn't take yourself too seriously.

additional notes

Immigration support is potentially available for this role.

compensation and benefits package

lululemon's compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this position is from$145,000 - 190,300 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program and, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

workplace arrangement

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.