Senior Store Development & Sourcing Strategist

Victoria's Secret & Co.; Reynoldsburg (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Victoria's Secret & Co. is seeking a Senior Category Specialist for Store Development & Sourcing to lead sourcing strategy, supplier management, and cost optimization across North America.

The role collaborates with Store Design, Construction, Operations, and external suppliers to meet brand standards, quality expectations, and project timelines. The ideal candidate combines strategic sourcing expertise, project management discipline, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence

Qualifications

• Strategic sourcing expertise for store development.
• Project management discipline across initiatives.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
• Learning agility and curiosity.
• Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Mentor team members and share procurement best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned Store Development categories.
• Lead RFIs, RFQs and RFPs from planning through implementation.
• Drive value engineering, savings initiatives and total cost optimization.
• Lead sourcing negotiations and supplier selection decisions.
• Support long-term category strategy development and execution.
• Support new stores, remodels, relocations, refreshes and special projects.
• Provide sourcing expertise during project planning, design reviews and implementation.
• Manage sourcing timelines and ensure alignment with project milestones and opening schedules.
• Support custom fixture development, prototypes and specification reviews.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation plans.
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships.
• Resolve supplier issues and drive corrective actions.
• Identify and onboard new suppliers to strengthen category capabilities.
• Analyze spend, supplier performance and quality execution.

Job description

Victoria's Secret & Co. is seeking a Senior Category Specialist for Store Development & Sourcing to lead sourcing strategy, supplier management, and cost optimization across North America.

The role collaborates with Store Design, Construction, Operations, and external suppliers to meet brand standards, quality expectations, and project timelines. The ideal candidate combines strategic sourcing expertise, project management discipline, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence