Strategic Sourcing Lead, Supply Chain

BoF Careers; Kernersville (NC); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ralph Lauren Corporation seeks a procurement leader to execute strategic procurement and category management for Enterprise Supply Chain across North America. You will lead RFx events, negotiate with suppliers, and partner with FP&A to validate savings and financial impact.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in procurement, strong stakeholder influence, and advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills to drive continuous improvement across global sourcing initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or related experience.
• 2-4+ years of experience in supply chain and logistics.
• Experience supporting or leading RFx events, supplier negotiations, and contract development.
• Strong analytical, financial, and commercial skills, including spend analysis, savings tracking, and business case support.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills in a cross‑functional environment.
• Experience coaching, guiding, or supporting procurement team members or project workstreams.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills. Preferred

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain category strategies for Supply Chain/Logistics in partnership with business stakeholders and Procurement leadership.
• Build and manage a sourcing pipeline aligned to stakeholder priorities, spend opportunity, risk, and business impact.
• Lead RFx events, supplier negotiations, commercial evaluations, and contracting activities in partnership with Legal and business stakeholders.
• Partner with FP&A to support savings validation, reporting, and financial capture.
• Manage supplier relationships, performance reviews, and continuous improvement opportunities across assigned categories.
• Coordinate, coach, and help prioritize work for procurement team members supporting assigned categories.
• Provide clear visibility to project status, savings delivery, risks, and key decision points.
• Support broader Global Procurement initiatives, including spend analytics, policy compliance, reporting, supplier management, and process improvement.

Connaissances

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership/Coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

APICS/CPIM/NAPM/CPSM certification

Outils

SAP

Ariba

Scout/Workday

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Ralph Lauren Corporation seeks a procurement leader to execute strategic procurement and category management for Enterprise Supply Chain across North America. You will lead RFx events, negotiate with suppliers, and partner with FP&A to validate savings and financial impact.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in procurement, strong stakeholder influence, and advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills to drive continuous improvement across global sourcing initiatives.