Sr. Manager, Store Construction Procurement

Tapestry, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(K) plan

Paternity leave

Maternity leave

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Tapestry, Inc. is seeking a seasoned procurement leader to own Store Construction sourcing for Coach and Kate Spade New York. You will shape strategy, run RFx processes, and drive savings across global store builds.

You'll partner with design, architecture, and construction teams, manage supplier relationships, and mentor junior procurement professionals while delivering value across a high-volume project portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8-10 years in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Store Construction or related.
• Strong experience in construction-related procurement categories.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology and applying it to business challenges.
• Ability to influence senior leadership across cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven negotiation and contract management experience.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and driving accountability.
• Strong analytical capabilities including spend analysis and executive-ready reporting.
• Strong leadership presence and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and drive progress across competing priorities.
• Knowledge of materials, finishes, and store construction processes is a plus.
• Experience building and coaching procurement teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement strategy for Store Construction, Design and Architecture categories.
• Partner with global and regional stakeholders to align sourcing strategies and support new stores, remodels, relocations, and rollouts.
• Own and execute RFx events, bid analysis, supplier recommendations, negotiations, and awards.
• Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, value creation, and supplier consolidation.
• Lead supplier negotiations and contract management, including terms, pricing, and execution readiness.
• Build relationships with general contractors, architects, millworkers, fixtures suppliers, installers, and related vendors.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify value-generating opportunities.
• Develop business cases quantifying savings and procurement impact.
• Present strategies, recommendations, and savings to senior leadership.
• Oversee sourcing workstreams and ensure timely execution and objectives.
• Identify process improvements across intake, sourcing, approvals, contracting, and handoff.
• Use spend data and market insights to improve decision-making.
• Lead and develop procurement team members and establish governance.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Procurement

Store Construction

Sourcing Strategy

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Data Analysis

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what's possible.

At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands - Coach and Kate Spade New York - was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We're always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

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

• Lead procurement strategy for Store Construction, Design and Architecture categories, balancing commercial value, project timelines, quality, risk, and stakeholder needs.
• Partner with global and regional stakeholders to understand business priorities, align sourcing strategies, and support execution across new stores, remodels, relocations, and rollouts.
• Own and execute sourcing initiatives, RFx events, bid analysis, supplier recommendations, negotiations, and final award recommendations.
• Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, value creation, supplier consolidation, and broader procurement target initiatives.
• Lead supplier negotiations and contract management, including commercial terms, pricing, scope alignment, service expectations, and execution readiness.
• Build strong relationships with general contractors, architects, millworkers, fixture suppliers, installers, and other construction-related vendors.
• Partner closely with internal business stakeholders to identify and execute value-generating opportunities.
• Develop business cases that quantify savings, avoided cost, operational benefits, and procurement impact.
• Present sourcing strategies, supplier recommendations, savings opportunities, and business cases to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Oversee sourcing workstreams and major procurement initiatives, ensuring stakeholder alignment, timely execution, and achievement of business objectives.
• Identify process improvement opportunities across intake, sourcing, vendor engagement, approvals, contracting, and project handoff.
• Use spend data, project pipeline visibility, supplier performance, and market insights to identify sourcing opportunities and improve decision-making.
• Lead, coach, and develop procurement team members while establishing best practices, governance, and sourcing discipline across Store Construction procurement activities.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8-10 years of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Store Construction, Store Development, Architecture, Construction Services, or related category experience.
• Strong experience in construction-related procurement categories, including general contractors, architectural services, construction materials, store fixtures, furniture, millwork, lighting, flooring, installations, and related services.
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology with the ability to apply structure while managing business exceptions pragmatically.
• Demonstrated ability to influence Director, VP, and executive-level stakeholders across complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated negotiation and contract management experience, with strong commercial acumen and ability to drive measurable value.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and driving accountability across cost, quality, service, timeline, and performance expectations.
• Strong analytical capabilities, including spend analysis, bid evaluation, business case development, and executive-ready reporting.
• Strong leadership presence, stakeholder management, communication, and decision-framing skills.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, resolve conflicts, and keep projects moving across multiple stakeholders and priorities.
• Knowledge of materials, finishes, manufacturing processes, quality management, shop drawings, and store construction execution preferred.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing procurement professionals and cross-functional project teams; ability to build and scale high-performing teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

An outstanding professional will have...

• Deep store construction, store development, or architecture/procurement category expertise.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and build alignment across complex, cross-functional organizations.
• High degree of business acumen, commercial judgment, and ownership.
• Ability to create structure, improve process, and scale procurement support across a high-volume project pipeline.
• Strong team-building skills and ability to develop procurement talent while remaining hands-on with complex sourcing and negotiation work.

Base Pay Range

$115,000.00-$130,000.00

Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance.

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.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs.

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.