- Continue to grow and drive SI&D pillar across global regions within lululemon.
- Identify and maintain relationships with diverse supplier organizations.
- Lead diverse supplier development efforts and serve as advocate in promoting business opportunities for suppliers that have been historically excluded – such as certified minority, owned, women, LGBTQ+, veteran and disability owned businesses.
- Consistently review and pursue supplier diversity program improvements in utilization, reporting, compliance, and other program enhancements.
- Manage the Supplier Diversity team and third-party suppliers who support the Program.
- Identify, monitor, and report Program success metrics uncover ideas to improve metrics.
- As part of the Global Procurement team, ensure procurement process equity unlock and ensure diverse supplier inclusion through strategic sourcing activities.
- Create internal awareness and engagement and provide education and coaching with regard to supplier diversity-related processes, opportunities, and the strategic value associated with a diverse supplier base to Procurement team and Businesses.
- Support development of annual procurement category planning and lead execution of SI&D efforts through collaborative and inclusive approach that delivers against global strategic priorities; translate global strategy into effective and innovative sourcing strategies.
- Link market intelligence and value analytics to procurement strategy, sourcing strategy and category planning.
- Participate in strategic sourcing activities – strategy development, events and supplier negotiations, with the support of others in the Procurement organization
- Analyze spend data and other resources to identify value delivery opportunities and uncover additional insights across diversity and sustainability
- Build, implement and own delivery of our Sustainable Procurement Strategy
- 5+ years Procurement experience sourcing non product goods and services ideally across multiple global regions – EMEA, APeC, China, North America
- 3+ years DEI experience in indirect procurement – community outreach, building and managing Supplier Diversity programs
- Applicable DEI industry certifications, such as Certified Supplier Diversity Professional (CSDP).
- Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Excellent PC skills (Microsoft Office), knowledge of P2P (Coupa)/Oracle a plus.
- Ability driving large-scale change efforts with experience influencing senior level executives
- Experience in analyzing complex data to develop insights and quickly learning and adopting new methods and processes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Capable of balancing workload and prioritizing tasks.
- Decisive when presented with limited data (decision-making) and result-orientation.
- Strong ability to communicate and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
- Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
- Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn't take yourself too seriously.
- Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
- Paid time off
- Savings and retirement plan matching
- Parenthood top-up
- Extensive catalog of development course offerings
- People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)
Procurement Manager, Strategy - British Columbia, Canada - Lululemon Athletica
Description
Procurement Manager, Strategy & Analytics - Supplier Inclusion & Diversity and Sustainability
Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Time Type: Full-time
Description & Requirements
who we are
lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.
about this team
The Global Procurement team are trusted business advisors who strategically partner with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to create value and mitigate risk in strategic non-product purchases for the global organization. The team supports the business in increasing its profitability and return on investment by creating value in our indirect supply chain through sourcing and negotiation. From providing category expertise, market insights, cost savings opportunities & developing short and long-term strategies, the Global Procurement team supports the business with their supplier relationships.
Rooted deeply within Global Procurement is a function called Procurement Strategy & Analytics. This team enables value delivery via Category Management through – spend management, value analytics, market intelligence, digital procurement, Procurement strategy & governance, Supplier Inclusion & Diversity, and sustainability. This team not only ensures the right foundation of data and process within Procurement, but they also drive alignment to important mandates and values of lululemon – Be Human, Be Well, and Be Planet.
a day in the life
The Manager – Strategy & Analytics (SI&D and Sustainability), in partnership with our IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action), plays a critical role in driving lululemon values into our supplier community through leadership of the Supplier Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainable Procurement pillars within Global Procurement. This role includes ownership of our global SI&D and Sustainable Procurement strategies, internal and external awareness, enrollment and communications with senior leadership and external organizations. The Manager has experience in community outreach and building or managing a supplier diversity program, has proven track record of delivering large-scale change efforts with experience influencing senior level executives, and can work in a high-growth vertically integrated global company. As part of the Strategy & Analytics tower, the Manager has a strong Procurement Analytics background and the ability to apply value analysis to enable value delivery across Procurement – whether through process or category management.
what you'll do:
Immigration support is potentially available for this role.
Compensation and Benefits Package
lululemon's compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this positionis from $107,500-$141,100 CAD annually ; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.
At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:
workplace arrangement
This role is classified as Hybrid under our SSC Workplace Policy: In-person collaboration is important, and much of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed onsite at least 3 days per week.
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Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.
lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.
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