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When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands - Coach and Kate Spade New York - was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We’re always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.\nA member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.\nPrimary Purpose: The Manager, Store Construction Procurement will manage sourcing, supplier management and procurement execution across Store Construction, Architecture and Design for Tapestry brands. This role supports new stores, remodels, relocations and rollouts. Partnering with the Senior Manager, Store Construction Procurement, it covers sourcing across general contractors, architectural services, millwork, fixtures, lighting, flooring and installations. This individual will work closely with Store Design, Architecture, Construction, Finance, and Legal to deliver commercial value, manage supplier performance and support process discipline across the procurement lifecycle.\nThe successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Store Development to...\nSupport the development and execution of category strategies for Store Construction, Design and Architecture, partnering with global and regional stakeholders across new stores, remodels, relocations, and rollouts.\nManage end-to-end sourcing events, including RFx development, bid analysis, negotiations, and award recommendations.\nLead bid leveling and scope reviews with Construction and Design teams to make sure proposals are complete, comparable and aligned to project budgets.\nDeliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and value creation in support of category and procurement targets.\nNegotiate and manage supplier contracts, including commercial terms, pricing, scope alignment, and service expectations.\nBuild strong relationships with general contractors, architects, millworkers, fixture suppliers, installers, and other construction-related vendors.\nBuild business cases and present sourcing recommendations to procurement leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.\nManage sourcing workstreams and timelines, using spend data, pipeline visibility, and market insights to inform decisions.\nIdentify and support process improvements across intake, sourcing, approvals, contracting, and project handoff.\nThe accomplished individual will possess...\n5+ years of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Store Construction, Store Development, Architecture, or related category experience; a combination of education and experience will be considered.\nExperience in construction-related procurement categories, including general contractors, architectural services, fixtures, millwork, lighting, flooring, and installations.\nSolid knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology, with the ability to apply it pragmatically.\nHands-on negotiation, contract management, and supplier management experience, with strong commercial acumen and a track record of delivering measurable value.\nStrong analytical skills, including spend analysis, bid evaluation, and business case development.\nStrong Excel skills, with the ability to build bid comparisons, savings tracking and clear summaries for leadership.\nStrong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence Manager- and Director-level stakeholders and keep projects moving through ambiguity.\nAbility to manage multiple projects at once in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.\nStrong organizational skills and attention to detail across sourcing documentation, approvals and contracting.\nProficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.\nAn outstanding professional will have...\nFirsthand experience applying strategic sourcing methodology to construction categories.\nTechnical knowledge of architecturals, shop drawings, finishes and material usage.\nExperience supporting retail, luxury or multi-site store rollout programs.\nExposure to global or multi-region sourcing.\nA high degree of business acumen, strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative, hands-on approach.\nOur Competencies for All Employees\nCourage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.\nCreativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.\nCustomer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.\nDealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.\nDrive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.\nInterpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.\nLearning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.\nOur Competencies for All People Managers\nStrategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.\nDeveloping Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.\nBuilding Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team. \nTapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.\n Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)\nTapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264.\nVisit Tapestry, Inc.\n Base Pay Range\n$100,000.00-$110,000.00Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. 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