Director, Procurement
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 28, 2026.
About Ruggable:
Ruggable is a leading direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand based in Los Angeles, California with an extraordinary track record of high, profitable growth. We pride ourselves on having an extremely loyal customer base and a talented team made up of genuinely caring people who take action and deliver results. We are venture-backed and own a patented washable rug design that's disrupting the home décor industry. Our mission is to empower our customers to live vibrantly with beautiful products that don't compromise on function. If you're passionate about consumer products, e-commerce, and high-growth start-ups, keep reading!
Job Summary
Lead Ruggable’s global direct Procurement function. You’ll coordinate the monthly S&OP process with key cross-functional stakeholders in our Commercial and Manufacturing functions to align on target inventory levels and supply plan. You will lead a team of supply planning and procurement professionals and be responsible for core vendor relationship management.
What You’ll Do:
- S&OP Ownership: Align with cross-functional counterparts on seasonal demand plans and align critical leaders to raw material inventory strategies, Purchase Order plans, on-hand inventory values
- Supplier & Vendor Management: You’ll manage core raw material vendors, provide raw material purchasing visibility, negotiate core raw material pricing , evaluate vendor performance (OTIF, Quality, etc), and resolve supply chain risks.
- Cost Optimization: Drive cost-saving initiatives without reducing quality or availability of raw materials; you’ll be responsible for holding vendors accountable to raw material price stability, and ongoing cost improvements from production efficiency and reduction of core input pricing
- Digital Transformation: Lead digital procurement and supply planning upgrades; you will drive improvement of real-time inventory visibility, proactive supply chain risk identification, and supplier schedule visibility
- Team Leadership: Mentor corporate and international (Asia, India, others) procurement & supply planning teams; you will drive a continuous-improvement mindset to improve forecasting process accuracy and raw material inventory efficiency
- Enable business transformation; Your team will help enable business and product line expansion in direct partnership with sourcing, product development, and commercial teams; you will hold vendors accountable to on-time, in-full delivery of products for all launches
What You’ll Need to Have:
Required:
- 10+ years of direct supply planning and procurement experience, preferably in the home goods or textile industry
- 5+ years of experience with vendor management, including contract negotiations, production scheduling, and regular performance reviews
- Experience with Oracle Netsuite or SAP;
- Experience with MRP software
- Experience working directly with external suppliers in Asia and/or India
- Experience S&OP processes in a multi-channel global organization
- Ability to solve complex problems relating to logistics, forecasting, raw material production
Preferred:
- Experience in implementing MRP software
- Experience in AI tooling to improve supply forecasting and/or risk identification
- Direct management experience of teams in Asia and/or India
- Fluent in Mandarin
- Certification in Supply Chain or Procurement (eg. CPSM, CSCP)
Compensation:
- $150,000-175,000 per year base salary based on experience
- An annual bonus percentage that varies based on level of role
- Employer matching (up to 3% of base salary) for company sponsored 401K plan
At Ruggable, we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. Ruggable is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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