Senior Manager, Global Procurement - Raw Materials (Cotton, Linen & Others)

The role

The Senior Manager, Global Procurement (Materials) will own and drive cost structures and savings for raw materials. This person will leverage expertise in commodity costing, manufacturing excellence, and raw material availability to craft a competitive costing environment.

What you will do

• Establish a monitoring framework to forecast global market shifts and raw material fluctuations.
• Build and operationalize a live tracking system for raw material prices, currency movements, and supply risks.
• Construct and scale material-specific clean sheets to lock in baseline component costs.
• Support Buy Plan margin review to govern company margin target.
• Partner with material sourcing team to ensure transparent, competitive pricing from key material suppliers.
• Map and design an upstream network strategy to consolidate raw material volumes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate material availability into product design and development.
• Design and execute RFPs tailored to raw material vendors, yarn spinners, tanneries, and textile mills.
• Negotiate and execute cost-reduction agreements directly with Tier 2 material suppliers.
• Identify and execute opportunities to reshape the supply chain and extract financial value.

Required qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience in raw material sourcing, commodity procurement, or upstream supply chain management
• Deep knowledge of textile raw materials including yarns, fibers, fabrics, leather, and related commodities
• Experience negotiating directly with mills, tanneries, yarn spinners, and raw material vendors
• Familiarity with commodity hedging frameworks and global market indices
• Proven ability to build and execute material-specific clean sheets
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Comfort with large data sets
• Technical aptitude for leveraging AI-powered platforms to conduct scenario analysis and automate procurement tasks
• Experience working cross-functionally with merchandising, sourcing, and production teams
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice to have

• Experience in upstream supply chain network design or consolidation
• MBA or advanced degree

Before you apply

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

About the company

Quince is a destination for builders, creators, innovators, and operators who use a manufacturer-to-consumer model to deliver high quality essentials for low prices. The company works directly with manufacturing partners to design efficient operational processes and deploy proprietary technology.