Sr. Manager, Global Procurement (Bags and Accessories)

The Role

Quince is seeking an exceptional Sr. Manager, Global Procurement (Bags and Accessories) to own and drive cost structures and savings. This role is critical to delivering high-quality products at radically low prices. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the ideal candidate will leverage expertise in commodity costing, clean sheet manufacturing excellence, and efficiency to create a competitive costing environment. The goal is to challenge major suppliers to provide transparent and competitive pricing, ensuring a win-win supply chain for both Quince and its partners.

Success in this role involves achieving product cost at or near should-costing, securing supply continuity, and contributing to product excellence by aligning material procurement processes with innovation and sustainability goals.

Responsibilities

• Procurement Category Strategy: Define and execute the commercial roadmap and vendor distribution strategy for assigned categories to improve margins as Quince scales. Establish short- and long-term procurement targets aligned to business growth.
• Consistently deliver exceptional product cost without sacrificing quality or ESG considerations.
• Partner with the technology team to embed procurement capabilities into the Vendor Portal and Product Catalog tools.
• Identify and deliver 700 basis points (bps) product cost reductions over the next 12 months.
• RFP Ownership & Execution: Structure and run competitive, end-to-end bidding processes to secure optimal cost and commercial terms with manufacturing partners. Own the full lifecycle from vendor identification through award.
• Deliver immediate, best-in-class product cost savings through rigorous negotiation, while institutionalizing repeatable negotiation frameworks for long-term category maturity.
• Build an AI agent to help run RFP systematically in 2026 with scenario analysis capabilities.
• Clean Sheet & Buy Plan Approvals: Create and utilize component-level “clean sheets” to drive pricing transparency; review, approve, and optimize cost for all buy events within your categories.
• Ensure scale and cleansheet costing with Finished Goods Manufacturers, negotiating upstream for best pricing and availability of inputs (e.g., fabrics, yarns, fibers, commodities, trims).
• Lead Buy Plan margin review to govern company margin targets.
• Partner with material sourcing teams to ensure transparent, competitive pricing from all key material suppliers.
• Negotiate reasonable launch costing and set schedules for renegotiation as the business grows.
• Support merchandising teams by providing scale costing targets.
• Upstream Sourcing: Partner directly with Material Manager, Sourcing Teams, and Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors to align on and implement material benefits into finished goods costing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate upstream material availability into product design and development cycles, ensuring early-stage cost optimization.
• Value Creation: Identify and execute on opportunities to reshape the supply chain and extract new financial value beyond traditional sourcing boundaries, including verticalization and volume consolidation plays.
• Examples include becoming a market maker for materials like Cashmere and Silk, selling these materials to other retailers, and building a verticalized supply chain for critical materials.

Qualifications

Required:

• 12-15 years of experience in global procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management in a consumer goods or retail environment.
• Proven track record running competitive RFP processes with international manufacturing partners.
• Hands-on experience building and leveraging clean sheets for cost negotiation.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with data-driven decision making.
• Experience working cross-functionally with merchandising, materials, and production teams.