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We are proud to employ talent from manydifferent backgrounds, experiences, and identities to build a continually evolving, inclusive community where the diversity of our colleagues and clients is rich and celebrated. We believe when inclusion is fully embraced and empowered, creativity and knowledgeemergeto deliver excellence, advancing the community that is uniquely Richemont Americas.\nSr. Manager, Procurement Excellence\nRichemont|New York\nReports to:AVP,Strategic Sourcing\nRole Overview\nReporting to the Regional Strategic Sourcing AVP, the Senior Procurement Excellence Manager drives performance, governance, and continuous improvement for procurement and sourcing across Richemont Americas. This role partners with HQ leadership toestablishstrategic direction andoptimizeoperational standards.\nThe role will:\nBuild sustainable systems, disciplines, and capabilities for high-performing procurement and sourcing outcomes.\n\nImplement robust governance and maximize value from procurement and sourcing tools and data.\n\nEnsure transparency for rigorous accountability.\n\nStrengthen the Americas' procurement and sourcing foundation, aligning with policy, best practices, and sustainability ambitions.\n\nCollaborate with Richemont HQ to effectively implement global sourcing strategies tailoredforthe Americas region.\n\nThe ideal candidate combines analytical precision with strong organizational influence to embed lasting behavioral change within complex, matrixed environments.\nResponsibilities\nProcess Discipline & Governance:\nDesign, document, and continuously improve standard procurement processes, policies, and controls across the Americas - building governance that is rigorous without becoming bureaucratic\n\nDrive adoption and reduce policy exceptions through structured change management; partner with Legal, Compliance, and Finance to close governance gaps and reduce procurement-related risk\n\nMaintain a living operating model - SOPs, approval workflows, and escalation protocols that evolve as the business evolves\n\nLead and develop a small team of procurement operations professionals for purchase order and vendor management; cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and analytical rigor\n\nSystems, Data & Savings Enablement:\nChampion the optimization and performance of Ariba SLP and Ariba Buyer across the region; design workflows, templates, and approval structures that reduce friction and improve compliance\n\nBuild and own dashboards, savings trackers, and KPIreportingthat give leadership real-time visibility into procurement performance - and the credibility to act on it\n\nSurface savings opportunities through spend analysis, process discipline, and maverick spend reduction; track realization through to finance validation\n\nApply AI-assisted analytics and intelligent workflow tools as an enabled user - improving reporting accuracy, process efficiency, and the quality of supplier data without owning the underlying technology roadmap\n\nTraining & Capability Building:\nDesign and deliver structured procurement training programs that build functional capability across the buyer community, covering sourcing fundamentals, P2P processes, policy compliance, and systemsproficiency\n\nOwn the onboarding experience for new procurement team members, ensuring role-specific technical and process knowledge is embedded within the first30 days\n\nPartner with the HQ and AVP of Strategic Sourcing toidentifyskill gaps across the regional team and develop targeted learning pathways aligned to strategic priorities\n\nDrive technology enablement and adoption by translating system capability into practical user guidance, reducing dependence on tribalknowledgeand ensuring Ariba and adjacent tools are used to their full potential across the region\n\nKPI, Reporting & Continuous Improvement\nBuild andmaintaina suite of procurement KPIs and executive dashboards that provide real-time visibility into savings delivery, compliance rates, cycle times, and supplier performance; enabling leadership to make decisions from data\n\nEstablish a regular reporting cadence, weekly operational pulse, monthly scorecards, and quarterly business reviews, ensuring procurement performance is consistently visible and accountable\n\nLead continuous improvement initiatives across sourcing and P2P processes, systematicallyidentifyingfriction points,eliminatingnon-value-added steps, and embedding Lean or equivalent improvement discipline into the team’s operating rhythm\n\nMonitor P2P process metrics including PO coverage, invoice payment rates, approval cycle times, and exception volumes, and drive structured remediationwhereperformance falls below standard\n\nStakeholder & Organization Impact\nServe as the definitive internal authority on procurement process questions, escalations, and improvement priorities across the Americas\n\nPrepare and present procurement operations performance, savings pipeline, and compliance reporting for senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders; communicate operational complexity in clean, credible terms\n\nPartner with the strategic sourcing team to ensure that sourcing outcomes are captured, tracked, and translated into measurable, finance-validated business value\n\nDesign and deliver change management and capability-building programs that embed new tools, processes, and behaviors permanently across the procurement user base\n\nContribute materially to procurement's longer-term evolution into a data-driven, strategic business partner\n\nQualifications\nRequirements:\n7+ years of progressive procurement, procurement operations, or sourcing excellence experience in a complex, matrixed organization\n\nDemonstratedtrack recordof process improvement initiatives that reduced cycle time, improved compliance, or generated measurable, finance-validated cost savings\n\nPrior people leadership with a record of developing and elevating early-career procurement professionals\n\nHands-on experience supporting or leading procurement system implementations - Ariba SLP and / or Ariba Buyer strongly preferred\n\nMeaningful exposure to highly regulated industries or those with stringent compliance requirements, such as luxury retail, financial services, or similar sectors with complex procurement policy obligations.\n\nDemonstrated ability toleverageAI and digital tools to improve procurement execution, automate routine activities, enhance reporting, insights, and stakeholder support.\n\nKey Experiences & Competencies:\nAbility to design, document, and enforce procurement workflows with precision without bureaucratic drag\n\nMastery of working with spend data, building executive-grade dashboards, and translating data into operational decisions/execution to deliver optimized completion times and/or savings\n\nSkilled working with Ariba SLP (supplier lifecycle management) and Ariba Buyer (requisition-to-order)\n\nProficient with AI-powered tools for spend analytics, reporting automation, and process improvement\n\nCapable todrivessustained behavior change across business in a collaborative manner\n\nCPSM, CPPO, Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or above), or equivalent process improvement certification\n\nExperienceoperatingacross multi-country Americas environments - US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil\n\nFamiliarity with ERP environments beyond Ariba - SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Fusion, or equivalent\n\nTravel:\nRichemont is based in Manhattan with offices in Midtown East. Some team members are based in other locations, and occasional travel may berequiredto Shelton, CT; Dallas, TX; Mississauga, ON, or to suppliers’ locations. Occasional travel to Switzerland may be necessary.\n We Offer\nEmployeewellbeingis a top priority at Richemont.Weoffer a comprehensive benefits program to supportemployees and theirloved ones. Our core benefits include medical, dental, and vision programs. Health savings and flexible spending accounts arealsoavailable. The company offers income protection solutions including life insurance, disability benefits, and 401(k) with employer match. 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