Director - Global Procurement, Store Development & Facilities (Vancouver)

Director - Global Procurement, Store Development & Facilities (Vancouver)

27 Oct
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Lululemon
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Vancouver

27 Oct

Lululemon

Vancouver

who we are

lululemon is an creative 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.

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 strategic & stakeholder-centric procurement.



From providing category expertise, market insights, cost savings opportunities, supplier performance and relationship management & developing short and long-term strategies, the Global Procurement team plays a key role in value delivery for our business.

Based in Vancouver, this role works closely with global leaders across Design, Store Design, Store Development, Construction, Facilities and Global Procurement. This role serves as a senior commercial and procurement leader who shapes the supplier ecosystem and commercial strategy behind lululemon’s global retail environments. The position requires meaningful in-person partnership and may involve periodic travel to stores, project sites, and supplier locations.

About This Role

The Director, Store Development & Facilities Procurement leads the global procurement strategy supporting how lululemon designs, builds, opens, renovates, and operates its retail and corporate environments. As a senior partner to Global Design, Store Design, Store Development and Construction, the Director brings deep category and market expertise to improve commercial outcomes, strengthen the supplier ecosystem, manage risk, and enable the delivery of distinctive guest and employee environments.

This Director will serve as the senior procurement partner to Global Design, Store Design, Store Development, Construction and Facilities leaders,



bringing commercial insight into decisions from early concept and planning through sourcing, delivery, build-out and ongoing operations.

Core Responsibilities

- Lead Category Strategy development & implementation through a collaborative, inclusive approach that aligns to business and enterprise priorities
- Root category strategy development and implementation with proven expertise and knowledge of retail store fixture programs, global manufacturing trends, and sound experience partnering with key global players in retail store design and construction
- With a strong understanding of the evolution of the AP and Integrated Facilities Management markets, support stakeholders through thoughtful strategic procurement

- Lead and develop team members in alignment to lululemon’s core values
- Lead annual productivity improvements in each category of spend by developing and ensuring implementation of ideas to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) for spend categories
- Bring sourcing efficiency to all activity; define specific roadmaps containing prioritization of sourcing categories and events
- Build strategic partnerships with internal business leaders across Global and regional design, store development, to execute sourcing initiatives that meet functional priorities and elevate Global Procurement’s impact.
- Drive and execute an equitable and inclusive procurement process

Qualifications

- Preferred: MBA, SCMP or equivalent professional designation
- 10+ years Procurement experience
- This role requires demonstrated procurement leadership within store development, retail construction, architectural and design services, fixtures, mill

📌 Director - Global Procurement, Store Development & Facilities (Vancouver)
🏢 Lululemon
📍 Vancouver

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