Sr. Manager, Procurement

Title: Senior Manager, Global Procurement Operations
Location: New York City

Primary Purpose:

The primary purpose of this position is to drive the Buying & Invoicing and Supplier Management processes and technology for non-merchandise procurement at Tapestry.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Procurement, Customer Support and Issue Resolution to:

- Perform in the role of Buying & Invoicing and Supplier Management Program Lead by:
- Developing and executing a strategic vision for Buying & Invoicing, Supplier Creation, and electronic supplier enablement platforms.
- Growing a strategy for Ariba Catalogs, as well as Guided Buying, with an emphasis on capturing tail spend.
- Translating user requests/requirements into solutions, and partnering with internal IT where integration or backend upgrades are required.
- Guiding the performance, development, and quality of a small international support team.
- Monitoring data import results, tracking ongoing system issues, and owning a release readiness program to prepare for SAP Ariba service packs and new system features.
- Articulating system functionality on behalf of Procurement in meetings with internal business partners/customers.
- Owning and performing SOX controls and their walkthroughs, as well as all relevant internal audit activities.
- Driving the expansion and continued success of the Centralized Procurement program through cross-brand consolidation of cost, invoice volume, vendors, and purchasing workload.
- Provide outstanding customer support and customer communications through:
- Reviewing and refreshing training material and reference guides on a regular cadence, and delivering training to global audiences at all levels of the company.
- Leading the Key User program to empower stakeholders and their teams across functional areas and geographies.
- Serving as a point of escalation among senior leadership, the support team, and other business stakeholders on impactful issues.
- Meeting regularly with functional partners in the Accounts Payable, Enterprise Information Management, IT, and Tax teams to keep abreast of current issues and upcoming projects.
- Assist ongoing process management and process improvement within SAP Ariba by:
- Regularly reporting on usage of Buying & Invoicing, Supplier Creation, and Supplier Enablement tools and guiding the implementation of plans for improving tool usage/value.
- Identifying and providing strategic guidance on optimization projects, including those that work towards Global Procurement annual team goals.

- Contribute to the Global Procurement Center of Excellence by:
- Reviewing and approving the entry of savings projects in Zycus platform, across all regions and Tapestry's six main indirect Procurement categories.
- Organizing and facilitating Procurement pipeline review sessions and quarterly QO, LRP and AOP planning sessions with Finance and Procurement leadership.
- Maintaining the Center of Excellence calendar in partnership with Finance leadership.

The accomplished individual will possess...
- B.S. / B.A. degree in Business or Technology (or other related degree programs)
- 3-5 years of experience with Procurement technologies and related ERP integration preferred
- Preferred to have understanding of leading P2P technology practices and trends; General experience of system administration
- 7-10 years of relevant work experience
- Customer support mentality and experience, whether internally- or externally-facing, including an ability to prevent escalations
- Experience with global collaboration and good teamwork skills to work with other Company departments to plan and execute enhancements to the above technologies
- Strong facilitation skills to communicate and educate stakeholders across the Company
- Strong demonstrated analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Experience with process, quality control, and workflow management preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and Word

Our Competencies for All Employees
- Courage: 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.
- Creativity: 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.
- Customer 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.
- Dealing 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.
- Drive 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.
- Interpersonal 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.
- Learning 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.
Our Competencies for All People Managers
- Strategic 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.
- Developing 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.
- Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
and spirit in his/her 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.

Tapestry, 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. #LI-AH1 Visit Tapestry, Inc. at http://www.tapestry.com/