Assistant Vice President, Procurement (Direct & Indirect Spend) – Apparel, Operations

About This Role

Lead enterprise procurement strategy for direct and indirect spend across a large, multi-site apparel business. Serve as a senior strategic leader, partnering with executive leadership to elevate procurement's objectives and transform it into a center-led model for maximized value.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary change agent for Procurement, driving enterprise-wide adoption of strategic procurement practices
• Elevate Procurement’s strategic position by advocating for priorities and initiatives with senior leadership
• Break down barriers, resolve cross-functional friction, and address organizational conflicts that hinder execution
• Establish and communicate the strategic vision, goals, and objectives of the Procurement organization
• Partner with senior functional leaders to ensure Procurement strategy aligns with business strategy, financial targets, and operational priorities
• Communicate procurement priorities, goals, risks, challenges, and results to executive stakeholders with clarity and impact
• Develop and deliver executive-ready presentations and business cases
• Build and maintain strong relationships with executive leadership, business unit stakeholders, and strategic supplier partners
• Engage senior stakeholders to build relationship equity and ensure Procurement is sought out as a high-value internal partner
• Identify, champion, and implement continuous improvement in procurement processes, procedures, systems, and governance
• Focus the organization on the highest-value sourcing and category opportunities and deliver measurable outcomes
• Deliver 3%+ annualized savings on spend under management
• Build and lead a best-in-class Procurement organization through hiring, coaching, performance management, development, and succession planning
• Maintain continuous learning and workforce readiness by aligning resource plans to business objectives and staying current with industry benchmarks and best practices
• Drive execution across multiple workstreams by translating strategy into actionable plans, forecasting needs, securing cross-functional support, allocating resources, setting standards, measuring progress, and removing obstacles
• Develop contingency plans and guide teams through changing market conditions and business priorities

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in Procurement, Operations, Finance, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of people leadership experience with direct report responsibility
• 3+ years of experience in budgeting and strategic planning
• 3+ years of international sourcing experience
• Advanced contract negotiation skills with a demonstrated ability to drive favorable commercial outcomes
• Proven experience leading organizational change and scaling procurement capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to identify and onboard new suppliers, including international suppliers
• Ability to use commodity indices to develop “should-cost” models that strengthen negotiations
• Experience creating playbooks to manage cost changes in response to market conditions
• Ability to design systems for advanced preparation for complex contract negotiations
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, with emphasis on PowerPoint and Excel (including pivot tables)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 12+ years of experience in Procurement, Operations, Finance, or a related discipline

Nice to Have

• MBA or other relevant master’s degree
• 10+ years of experience in strategic procurement or related roles
• 5+ years of experience operating within a large, complex corporate environment
• Prior experience transforming or modernizing a Procurement organization (process, governance, operating model, and talent)
• Experience using Oracle or another ERP system in a procurement environment

Skills

* Required skills