The Children's Place · 3 weeks ago
Director, Strategic Procurement - Corporate Headquarters, NJ
Secaucus, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $200K/yr
10+ years expThe Children's Place is seeking a Director of Strategic Procurement responsible for leading strategic sourcing initiatives to optimize the company's non-merchandise spend. This role involves managing a team and conducting spend analysis, supplier negotiations, and developing relationships with key stakeholders.
ApparelChildrenE-CommerceFashionRetail
Hiring Manager
Amy Rosato
Responsibilities
Provides leadership to influence and strategically source of all non-merchandise spend
Leads strategic sourcing efforts, develops talent, leverages technology, and drives new value
Develops pipeline of projects, builds relationships with key executives/ spend owners, leads sourcing team, and runs complex strategic sourcing projects
Is responsible for conducting spend analysis, analyzing supply markets, identifying sourcing value levers, executing competitive RFIs/RFPs and leading supplier negotiations
Designs and develops a value initiative pipeline to optimize around $400M of non-merchandise spend to yield aggressive savings
Prioritizes sourcing efforts, develops baseline spend, and manages sequential sourcing waves
Works with business teams to sponsor initiatives, and agree on business goals and key requirements
Builds strong relationships with business teams and key stakeholders, removes obstacles for sourcing teams, and works with Finance and business teams to ensure negotiated savings are realized
Collaborates with the business to ensure clarity of specifications and requirements
Leads strategic sourcing initiatives, following a 7-step spend management methodology. Ensures process excellence, and frames strategic issues and supply options
Conducts successful supplier negotiations focused on total cost and ensures all business terms are clearly outlined in supplier agreements
Develops implementation and transition plans and supports change management initiatives
Manages complex sourcing and demand management initiatives
Ensures teams understand supply markets and develop innovative supply solutions
Develops strong supplier partnership and development programs. Conducts quarterly business reviews, measures performance through scorecards, and ensures new value is created year-over-year
Ensures integrity of savings tracking and reporting efforts
Hires, develops, and coaches Strategic Procurement team
Establishes and creates department training and development programs
Works with business teams to demonstrate strategic value of Strategic Procurement team, and ensures strong sponsorship and participation from cross-functional teams
Develops, communicates, and actively manages Strategic Procurement goals and strategies with internal stakeholders and suppliers
Ensures integrity of work done, following vision, mission, and values
Qualification
Required
Proven ability to develop and lead complex strategic sourcing strategies and initiatives
Proven ability to lead high-performance teams and build strong and lasting partnerships
Strategic and innovative thinker who can develop and implement new business models and keep pace with changing marketplace
Strong team player, with the innate ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships
Proven ability to attract, lead, and develop people
Track record of managing complex sourcing and demand management efforts
Effective negotiator with strong business acumen and project management skills
Excellent communication (both verbal and written), and facilitation skills
Deep knowledge of financial accounting, strategic sourcing, and supplier management concepts
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
Ability to develop relationships with key Business Partners
Experience sourcing a variety of categories, including the following: Marketing (digital media, agency, production, and creative), IT (Hardware, Software, Software-As-Service, E-Commerce, Cloud Services), Supply Chain (Small Parcel, Ocean /Air/ Ground freight, Fulfillment, etc.), Real Estate, Facilities, and Store Operations, Professional Services/HR/Finance
Knowledge of Supplier Management tools (SRM, Quarterly Business Reviews, etc.)
Proficient in MS Office Suite Excel, Power BI, Power Point, etc
Technology-savvy to leverage eProcurement, eSourcing, Project Management, and Spend Analytics tools, including but not limited to: SAP, Per Angusta, Market Dojo, and SpendData
Ability to perform in a fast-paced, goal-oriented, and time-sensitive environment
Ability to lead and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity
Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business administration, logistics, finance, engineering, or related discipline
Ten plus years of professional experience in Strategic Sourcing, operations or general management consulting, logistics or supply chain
Preferred
Retail / CPG experience preferred
MBA or Master's degree a plus
CPM, CIRM or CPIM certification a plus
Company
The Children's Place
The Children’s Place is a pure-play children’s specialty apparel retailer.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
The Children's Place has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2025 (12)
2024 (9)
2023 (17)
2022 (23)
2021 (24)
2020 (26)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Wells FargoMithaq Capital
2025-12-16Post Ipo Debt· $450M
2024-04-17Post Ipo Debt· $90M
2024-02-29Post Ipo Debt· $30M
Leadership Team
Jane Elfers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Muhammad Umair
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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