Ralph Lauren - Senior Sourcing Manager - Leather/Footwear & Accessories

Position Purpose and Scope

The Senior Sourcing Manager, Leather, Accessories & Footwear is responsible for overseeing and leading Leather Apparel, Leather Accessories, Footwear, and Accessories categories. The position owns the end-to-end sourcing lifecycle as per Ralph Lauren standards.

The Senior Sourcing Manager will lead category sourcing strategies for L&A and Footwear, vendor performance management, and capability development, while partnering closely with cross-functional teams and vendors to support business objectives. This position requires strong leadership, collaboration, communication, commercial acumen, and problem-solving skills.

Key Responsibilities

- Category Sourcing Strategy: Building & driving global 2030 sourcing strategies across Leather Apparel, Leather Accessories, Footwear and Accessories categories to support quality, speed, cost, capacity and business growth objectives.

- Ensure development milestones, testing requirements, costing activities and approvals are achieved within seasonal calendars and Ralph Lauren standards.

- Lead cost reviews and supplier negotiations to achieve partnership objectives while maintaining product integrity, quality and consumer expectations.

- Lead the team with guidance and support to ensure all KPIs /desired results are achieved within team and proactively identify and mitigate risks related to capacity, materials, quality, compliance and delivery.

- Vendor & Factory Capability Development: Manage supplier relationships and performance across quality, delivery, compliance, innovation and cost.

- Identify sourcing opportunities, manage category risk and support long-term supplier capability development.

- Assess vendor capabilities, support onboarding new suppliers, and drive continuous improvement initiatives within the supply base.

- Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner closely with Product Development, Merchandising, Raw Materials, Quality, Technical, Global Optimization & Expansion teams to ensure alignment from development through commercialization.

- Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to resolve sourcing challenges and improve execution effectiveness.

- Support alignment between business objectives, sourcing strategy, and operational priorities.

- Responsible Sourcing & Ensuring Compliance: Ensure compliance with company policies, ethical sourcing practices, and regional regulatory requirements.

- Team Leadership & Talent Development: Lead, coach and develop sourcing team members to build category expertise.

- Strengthen organizational capability and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.