Richemont Senior Manager, Procurement Excellence

About Richemont

Richemont is one of the world’s foremost luxury groups, stewarding a distinguished portfolio of maisons across jewellery, watchmaking, fashion and accessories, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Montblanc. As an employer, it combines the heritage of artisanal excellence with a forward-looking culture shaped by innovation, client-centricity and responsible business. Its global teams operate in an environment that values craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and collaboration, offering opportunities to grow within iconic maisons and group functions alike. Richemont attracts professionals who aspire to contribute to enduring luxury, preserving rare savoir-faire while helping define the future of high craftsmanship.

Role & Responsibilities

• Build sustainable systems, disciplines, and capabilities for high-performing procurement and sourcing outcomes across the Americas region
• Design, document, and continuously improve standard procurement processes, policies, and controls whilst maintaining governance rigor without bureaucratic impediment
• Champion the optimization and performance of Ariba SLP and Ariba Buyer across the region; design workflows, templates, and approval structures that reduce friction and improve compliance
• Build and maintain a suite of procurement KPIs and executive dashboards that provide real-time visibility into savings delivery, compliance rates, cycle times, and supplier performance
• Lead and develop a small team of procurement operations professionals for purchase order and vendor management; cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and analytical rigor
• Design and deliver structured procurement training programs that build functional capability across the buyer community, covering sourcing fundamentals, P2P processes, policy compliance, and systems proficiency
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across sourcing and P2P processes, systematically identifying friction points, eliminating non-value-added steps, and embedding Lean discipline into the team's operating rhythm
• Serve as the definitive internal authority on procurement process questions, escalations, and improvement priorities across the Americas
• Collaborate with Richemont HQ to effectively implement global sourcing strategies tailored for the Americas region

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive procurement, procurement operations, or sourcing excellence experience in a complex, matrixed organization
• Demonstrated track record of process improvement initiatives that reduced cycle time, improved compliance, or generated measurable, finance-validated cost savings
• Prior people leadership with a record of developing and elevating early-career procurement professionals
• Hands-on experience supporting or leading procurement system implementations—Ariba SLP and/or Ariba Buyer strongly preferred
• Meaningful exposure to highly regulated industries or those with stringent compliance requirements, such as luxury retail, financial services, or similar sectors with complex procurement policy obligations
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and digital tools to improve procurement execution, automate routine activities, enhance reporting, insights, and stakeholder support
• CPSM, CPPO, Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or above), or equivalent process improvement certification
• Experience operating across multi-country Americas environments—US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil

Skills

Experience

">7 years of progressive procurement, procurement operations, or sourcing excellence experience in complex, matrixed organizations. Demonstrated success leading process improvement initiatives that delivered measurable, finance-validated savings and reduced operational cycle times. Proven track record of developing and elevating early-career procurement professionals. Hands-on experience with procurement system implementations, particularly Ariba SLP and Ariba Buyer, is strongly preferred. Meaningful exposure to highly regulated industries—such as luxury retail or financial services—with stringent compliance requirements.

Workplace

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 145,000 to USD 161,000 per annum.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision programs; health savings and flexible spending accounts; life insurance and disability benefits; 401(k) with employer match; paid time off; wellness reimbursement benefit; employee assistance program; volunteer days off.

Culture

Richemont fosters a refined, international workplace where its Maisons preserve exceptional craftsmanship while benefiting from the strength and perspective of a global luxury group. As an employer, it values long-term stewardship, collaboration, innovation, and the development of talent within an environment shaped by heritage, creativity, and high standards.

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