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Primary Purpose:
The Procurement team focus is to generate strategic business value (bottomline, topline, innovation, sustainability, service levels, quality, etc) through working with the business/vendors, connecting the dots, to meet operational requirements for non-merchandise/indirect spend and build best-in-practice procurement process across all Tapestry brands.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to:
- Manage SEA & ANZ Indirect Procurement categories (Marketing/Digital, Corporate Services, Store Ops and Packaging)
- Procurement support for SEAA Indirect Procurement categories (IT, Transportation & Logistics)
- Work with key stakeholders to establish requirements, specifications and operational needs for assigned sourcing projects
- Collaborate with the functional stakeholders to conduct 6 steps sourcing process on relevant projects - profile category, sourcing strategy (align baseline with finance), execute RFX, negotiation strategy, business award (align savings with finance) and contract management
- Identify new suppliers and develop their capabilities
- Manage the performance of existing vendors on cost, quality and service levels.
- Work closely with the Regional and Global Procurement team to execute procurement initiatives for assigned categories
- Monitor supplier performance and manage supplier relationship if necessary
- Perform market spend analysis, savings tracking, input in system and report realized savings on a continuous basis
- Perform SEAA contract management process through Docusign with e-signature and contract uploading
The accomplished individual will possess:- Diploma or Bachelor Degree
- Minimum of 2 years of strategic sourcing experience or procurement consulting experience
- Demonstrated success in gathering data, conducting analysis (Total Cost of Ownership), and generating high quality outputs
- Build positive team relationships and trust through strong on-time delivery of projects, high quality, continuous innovation, and exceeding expectations
- Negotiation skills, ability to analyze and solve problems
- High level of accuracy and detail oriented
- Excellent communication skills in Mandarin and English to speak with suppliers from China
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel (pivot table, vlookup) and PowerPoint)
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.