Hybrid Manager, Procurement Sourcing bei Signet Jewelers

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Signet Jewelers is the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, operating more than 2,800 stores worldwide under the iconic brands: Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Rocksbox, JamesAllen.com and Diamonds Direct. We are a people-first company and this core value is at the heart of everything we do, from empowering our valued team members, to collaborating with our customers, to fostering the communities in which we live and serve. People – and the love their actions inspire – are what drive us. We’re not only proud of the love we inspire outside our walls, we’re especially proud of the diversity, inclusion and equity we’re inspiring inside. There are dynamic career paths awaiting you – rewarding opportunities to impact the lives of others and inspire love. Join us!

The Manager, Procurement Sourcing, is responsible for overseeing the sourcing activities across various categories, including Facility Maintenance (Corporate and Store), Store Operations, Corporate Administration, Accounting, and Finance. This role involves developing and managing strategies and leading the overall operational sourcing plan in the assigned categories to maximize business opportunities through effective category management and strategic sourcing. This individual will utilize their deep sourcing experience and knowledge to negotiate contracts, ensure compliance with regulations, collaborate with stakeholders, and support sourcing team members to meet procurement needs and optimize costs. The Manager, Procurement Sourcing, plays a crucial role in supporting the organization's operational efficiency and financial goals.

Major Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

Category Management

• Drive continual improvement of category vision, strategies, and objectives to deliver against boarder business objectives.

• Execute individual strategic projects and provide high-level project management of sourcing roadmap strategy and execution of sourcing and procurement activities across assigned category team’s projects.

• Identify and execute strategic initiatives to drive maximum cost savings and value creation for the organization.

Stakeholder Relationship Development

• Partner closely with key stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand critical business needs, goals, and objectives.

• Influence the business through data driven insights and develop strategies to remedy challenges. (e.g. spend analytics, benchmarking, market research, risk analysis, etc.)

• Collaborate closely with Financial Planning & Analysis resources to ensure alignment on budgets, baselines, and financial impacts of sourcing projects.

Project Management and Procurement Leadership

• Leadership role in key procurement activities, including request for proposal (RFx) development and execution, Statement of Work (SOW) contract drafting, and pricing and contract negotiations.

• Develop specific category strategies including market research/benchmarks, milestones, savings targets, resource requirements, and implementation plans.

Performance Management, Analytics & Reporting

• Utilize existing systems to manage sourcing projects and roadmap pipelines to deliver on short- and long-range savings objectives.

• Track financial results and quantitative supplier performance for strategic suppliers.

• Identify gaps in performance and develop mitigation strategies to restore performance to plan.

Position Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field.

Acceptable Job-Related Experience:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in indirect sourcing.

• 5+ years of people leadership experience strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated success in managing indirect expense/capital categories.

• Deep understanding of procurement processes, including sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and spend analytics. Retail industry experience is desired.

Technical/Other Skills:

• Strategic thinker with a bias for execution and results.

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder/supplier engagement skills.

• Experience with procurement systems (e.g., CLM, eSourcing, spend analytics, risk management tools).

• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; strong analytical and financial acumen.

• Experience driving enterprise-wide initiatives in complex, matrixed environments.

• Transparent, builds trust and credibility, maintains a sense of urgency, highly responsive, takes on accountability and ownership.