Strategic Sourcing Manager

LVMH; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Product discounts

Gratis products

Job summary

Sephora in San Francisco is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager for Marketing & Advertising. You will own end-to-end sourcing, ensure process compliance, and align with diversity, risk and sustainability goals.

Lead market profiling, RFI/X events, supplier negotiations, and contracts. Build roadmaps with stakeholders, balancing cost, quality, and speed.

Requires 5+ years in strategic sourcing for marketing, a business degree, and strong analytics with Excel and data visualization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years end-to-end strategic sourcing experience.
• 5+ years marketing sourcing in North America retail.
• Bachelor's degree in business preferred.
• Strong analytics and MS Office; data visualization.
• Experience with P2P, vendor management, and contract lifecycle management software.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing projects with market profiling and stakeholder alignment.
• Scorecard, award decisions, negotiate, contract signing.
• Use market intelligence and spend analysis to guide strategies.
• Support stakeholders with objectives using Intake-to-Contract tools.
• Develop national and regional sourcing roadmaps with key partners.
• Assist Senior Manager with marketing/category requirements including agencies, influencer marketing, events, production, branded goods, and media.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Marketing category sourcing

Advanced analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

Data visualization

Procure-to-pay

Vendor management

Contract lifecycle management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Tools

Sourcing software

Spend analytics tools

Contract management software

Job description

Your safety matters to us

Belong to Something Beautiful

At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential, and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.

Your Role at Sephora:

Ready for a career glow up? As Strategic Sourcing Manager, Marketing & Advertising, you’ll be managing the end-to-end strategic sourcing process, process compliance, and Sephora goals in diversity, risk, and sustainability. The work you do will impact beauty, as you develop annual and multi-year sourcing plans in partnership with business stakeholders, aligning initiatives to business priorities, budget cycles, savings targets, and supplier roadmaps. You’ll be part of a team that’s united in beauty, supported by those who are equally passionate about delivering incredible service and value to internal stakeholders.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the strategic sourcing process for assigned projects—including profiling the supply market, partnering with stakeholders to identify business requirements, and leading RFI/X events using sourcing technology.
• Score card, gain, and document award decisions using insights throughout the sourcing process, conduct supplier negotiations, finalize contracts, and hand awarded business off to business partners.
• Use market intelligence, benchmarking, spend analysis, and supplier insights to inform sourcing strategies, negotiation approaches, and category recommendations.
• Support business partners with sourcing objectives and supplier needs, leveraging the Intake-to-Contract Process and associated tools while creating decision-oriented updates that outline recommendations, tradeoffs, risks, and financial impact.
• Understand supply markets for respective categories to determine appropriate strategies that optimize supplier capabilities at national and regional levels, and build out strategic sourcing roadmaps in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Support the Senior Manager with broader category support across Marketing and Advertising requirements—including Creative agencies, Influencer marketing, Events, Production, Branded goods, and Media—while identifying leverage spend opportunities to reduce total costs.

What You’ll Bring:

• 5+ years of proven success across end-to-end strategic sourcing engagements.
• 5+ years of sourcing experience with marketing categories across goods and services, preferably with a North American retail organization.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business preferred (or equivalent experience).
• Advanced analytics, Excel, PowerPoint presentation, data visualization, and sourcing tools skills.
• Hands-on experience using employee collaboration, procure-to-pay, vendor management, and contract lifecycle management software.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder influence skills, with the ability to manage projects end-to-end in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Get:

The annual base salary range for this position is $135,000.00- $151,000.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job.Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses.This job will be posted for a minimum offivedays.

• CaringCommunity.You’llcollaborate with teammates who are equally passionateabout innovatinganddrivingthe industry forward – together, united in beauty.
• Fulfilling Path.Your career transformation starts here, with opportunities that will challenge,stretchand develop your skills.
• Meaningful Work.As you make an impact onbeauty,you’llfeel and see the positive change (consumer, industry,andsocial)thatyourindividual voice is a part of.

Some benefits have eligibility requirements and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

• Health.Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and your family’s needs with medical,dental, and vision coverage. Sephora also fully covers our employees’ disability and life insurance.
• Wealth.We offer a competitive 401k with 4% match as well as FSA and HSA programs. We also offer a Student Debt Retirement plan, where your student loan payments qualify to earn the 401k match from Sephora.
• Balance.You’ll be empowered to find the perfect blend of work/life balance that actually works for you with PTO, flexibility, protected leave, and more.
• Growth.Career growthis built into every role, with access to training,development,and tuition reimbursement.
• Perks.Think you’ve tried it all? Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise/services, opportunities for free product or “gratis,” and flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products.
• Support.Join a team that truly cares– with free mental health and financial coaching resources with 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse. Plus, volunteer and donation matching.

Sephora values a diverse and inclusive workplace and considers all applicants without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age, religion, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. Sephora is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or other medical conditions.

Sephora will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

JoinUs and Belong to Something Beautiful

Sephora’s stores offer passionate beauty fans across the world a privileged freedom to touch and test products since 1969. The House provides a superior selection of quality products and always keeps pace with the latest trends. The house is built upon the exceptional talents of its beauty professionals who create a perfect environment for adventurous clients who want to experiment and learn. With the innovative range of products in the Sephora Collection, its distinctive stores and bold commitment to new ideas, the House is always able to surprise and delight its clients. At every touch point with its clients, in store and online, Sephora provides an unconventional approach which has made it the most loved beauty community in the world.

Crafting Dreams Starts With Yours

At LVMH, people make the difference in the art of crafting dreams. Our people fuel our dynamic, entrepreneurial culture. We value collective ambitions, encouraging our talents to push boundaries and champion a curious, audacious state of mind. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in nurturing every individual with a growth mindset and development opportunities, consistently empowering them to reach their full potential. We are actively committed to positive impact through an inclusive environment that supports and gives back to our talented community. Join us at LVMH, where your talent is at the heart of our collective successes.