Procurement Operations Lead

About the Team

Stitch Fix is transforming the way people find what they love. Utilizing the power of technology, we leverage customer data and research to personalize our fashion experience resulting in millions of clients empowered to be their most confident self. The newly formed Indirect Procurement team was founded to play a critical role in scaling the business to the next level. We are looking for individuals who are bright, kind and motivated by the challenge of creating a world-class Procurement organization to optimize our non-Inventory spend and processes, while nurturing superior business and supplier partnerships.

About the Role

As the Indirect Procurement Operations Lead, you will be an integral part of our organization. In this high visibility role, you will deliver value across all categories of spend powering the organization with the insights, efficiency and technology. The successful candidate will be a collaborative team player who possesses strong analytical and change management skills, expertise in implementing new technology and automation, and enjoys implementing new processes to improve efficiency and optimize costs.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Produce strategic analysis and reporting to Sourcing Managers, Business Partners, and Leadership providing actionable insights across all categories to deliver on transformation initiatives.
• Drive data-driven decision making through market trend analysis, supplier performance monitoring surfacing other relevant data to make better strategic and cost effective decisions.
• Lead assessment and implementation of tools and technology to automate and improve the Source-to-Pay process.
• Own and continuously improve the Indirect Procurement processes and tools creating an experience business partners love to use.
• Analyze, introduce, and build business cases for use of best practices leveraging management of contracts in partnership with Sourcing Managers.
• Build and project manage new programs and policies to support strategic initiatives.
• Cultivate strong partnerships as a trusted business advisor with Sourcing and functions.

We’re excited about you because…

• You have 5+ years of Procurement Operations and Analytics experience with 3+ years implementing new technology and improving Source-to-Contract processes for Indirect Procurement.  
• You have significant experience working with business analytics tools, building workflow models and automation.
• You are able to own and maintain the Zip (source-to-contract) system, procurement policy development and compliance, issue resolution and customer support.
• You identify opportunities for business improvement and take initiative to drive optimization.
• You have excellent analytical, process improvement, and change management skills.
• You take initiative to introduce solutions when you see the opportunity to improve how we measure our success or how we grow our business.
• You embrace challenges - approaching complex problems in an organized and detail-oriented manner.
• You have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with proven success partnering, influencing and collaborating across a wide spectrum of functions and levels.
• You work well in a demanding, fast-paced environment and can manage competing priorities.
• You are highly flexible and adaptable and thrive in an ambiguous and ever-changing environment and see this as an opportunity to help define the way forward.
• You’re highly self-motivated, you have a stellar work ethic and you’re looking for the right company to support your growth potential.

Why you'll love working at Stitch Fix...

• We are a group of bright, kind people who are motivated by challenge. We value integrity, innovation and trust. You’ll bring these characteristics to life in everything you do at Stitch Fix.
• We cultivate a community of diverse perspectives— all voices are heard and valued.
• We are an innovative company and leverage our strengths in fashion and tech to disrupt the future of retail. 
• We win as a team, commit to our work, and celebrate grit together because we value strong relationships.
• We boldly create the future while keeping equity and sustainability at the center of all that we do. 
• We are the owners of our work and are energized by solving problems through a growth mindset lens. We think broadly and creatively through every situation to create meaningful impact.
• We offer comprehensive compensation packages and inclusive health and wellness benefits.

About Stitch Fix

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