Sr. Manager, Construction Commercial Management & Purchasing

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The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to…

Support Capital Planning & Budgeting

• Support annual capital planning process for North America retail construction, including new stores, remodels, and refresh projects
• Partner with Real Estate and Construction leadership to align capital plans with strategic growth priorities
• Develop and maintain long-range capital forecasts and scenario planning models to support investment decision-making
• Establish and manage project-level budgets from initial deal approval through project closeout. Ensure budgets reflect design standards & regional cost considerations.
• Develop cost benchmarks and templates for consistent budgeting practices

Purchasing

• Lead the North America Purchasing team to support the end-to-end order lifecycle of materials, goods, and services required by construction project managers.
• Oversee purchase orders from issuance to delivery, ensuring accuracy, resolving exceptions, and tracking to budget
• Provide financial input into bid selection and vendor proposals for alignment with budget targets
• Support invoice review, accruals, and payment tracking to vendors
• Support the set-up of new construction vendors in BuyingHub and serve as the key contact for existing vendor partnerships.
• Partner with Procurement to support strategic sourcing initiatives with a focus on cost efficiency

Operational Excellence & Controls

• Partner closely with Finance partners to ensure CER’s are prepared, submitted, and approved in compliance with Tapestry requirements
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities by working collaboratively with Accounts Payable and Fixed Asset Accounting
• Help reconcile Construction in Progress (CIP) accounts to identify and resolve discrepancies
• Drive accountability across stakeholders for budget adherence and financial accuracy
• Evaluate cost implications of materials, fixtures, and design elements early in the design phase
• Partner with Finance on audit support and compliance requirements

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Deliver timely and accurate monthly capital expenditure (CapEx) reporting across the full construction portfolio. Develop and maintain cost per square foot (PSF) benchmarks by store type and market
• Prepare detailed variance analysis (Actuals vs. Budget vs. Forecast)
• Track and report on key financial metrics including committed costs, incurred costs, and forecast at completion (FAC)
• Maintain rolling forecasts incorporating project timelines, spend curves, and risk adjustments
• Analyze cost drivers across labor, materials, fixtures, and general conditions

The accomplished individual will possess…

• Overall Experience: 5-8 years of experience in finance, with a focus on construction, real estate, or retail capital projects
• Proven experience managing large-scale capital budgets across multiple projects or locations
• Strong understanding of construction cost drivers, including general contracting, fixtures, and design elements
• Expert financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills
• Experience working in cross-functional environments with non-finance stakeholders
• Proficiency in financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and data analysis tools
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (MBA or CPA a plus)

Our Competencies for All Employees

Courage : Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity : Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity : Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results : Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy : Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly : Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility : Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others : Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams : Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

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Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or employeerelations@tapestry.com

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