Global Procurement Leader — Cost, Strategy & AI Sourcing

Jobgether; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global leadership

Cost ownership

Supplier partnerships

AI sourcing

Scalable systems

Sustainability focus

Job summary

Jobgether on behalf of a partner company seeks a Senior Manager, Global Procurement based in the United States to lead global category strategy, cost structures, and supplier negotiations across key product areas. The role blends strategic sourcing with hands-on costing and AI-enabled tooling.

You will shape scalable procurement processes, drive measurable cost improvements, and collaborate with merchandising, sourcing, and manufacturing teams worldwide to balance quality, sustainability, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in global procurement or supply chain management within a retail apparel environment.
• Proven experience leading competitive RFP processes with international manufacturing partners.
• Hands-on experience developing and using clean-sheet costing models for pricing analysis and supplier negotiations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to evaluate costs, identify opportunities, and make commercially sound decisions.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with merchandising, materials, production, sourcing, and other business teams.
• Strong commercial acumen and demonstrated negotiation skills, with the ability to establish competitive supplier terms while maintaining productive partnerships.
• Technical aptitude and interest in using AI-powered platforms, including LLMs, for scenario analysis and automation of complex procurement activities.
• Experience in apparel, soft goods, or home goods is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree is required; an MBA or other advanced degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute commercial category strategies and vendor distribution roadmaps that improve margins while supporting business growth, product quality, and ESG objectives.
• Establish short- and long-term procurement targets for assigned categories and drive measurable product cost improvements, including a target of 700 basis points of product cost reduction over the next 12 months.
• Partner with technology teams to embed procurement capabilities, processes, and playbooks into vendor and product management tools.
• Lead competitive, end-to-end RFP processes, from vendor identification and bidding through negotiation and final supplier award.
• Deliver immediate cost savings through rigorous supplier negotiations while developing repeatable negotiation frameworks that strengthen long-term category performance.
• Explore and develop AI-enabled tools and agents to systematize RFP execution and support scenario analysis.
• Build and apply component-level clean sheets to establish pricing transparency and determine optimal costs for buy events across assigned categories.
• Review and approve buy plans and margin assumptions, ensuring procurement decisions support overall business margin objectives.
• Work with finished‑goods manufacturers and upstream material suppliers to secure competitive pricing and availability for fabrics, yarns, fibers, commodities, trims, and other inputs.
• Establish launch costing and recurring renegotiation schedules that enable suppliers to move toward scale pricing as volumes increase.
• Provide merchandising teams with achievable scale‑cost targets to support product development and commercial decision‑making.
• Partner with Material Managers, Sourcing teams, and Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to incorporate upstream material benefits into finished‑goods costing.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate material availability and cost considerations into product design and development from an early stage.
• Identify opportunities to create additional financial value through supply‑chain redesign, verticalization, volume consolidation, and strategic commodity sourcing.
• Explore innovative approaches to managing critical materials and commodities, including partnerships across farms, mills, manufacturers, and other supply‑chain participants.

Skills

Global procurement

RFP processes

Clean-sheet costing

Negotiation

AI platforms

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Sourcing strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

LLMs

AI platforms

Job description

Jobgether on behalf of a partner company seeks a Senior Manager, Global Procurement based in the United States to lead global category strategy, cost structures, and supplier negotiations across key product areas. The role blends strategic sourcing with hands-on costing and AI-enabled tooling.

You will shape scalable procurement processes, drive measurable cost improvements, and collaborate with merchandising, sourcing, and manufacturing teams worldwide to balance quality, sustainability, and