Leather Purchasing Manager
Pubblicato il 17-09-2026 - Christian Dior Couture in Italia
Position
- Lead the purchasing strategy for a specific material category (leathers and fabrics, metallic accessories, other products), ensuring optimal contractual conditions and supplier base solidity.
- Ensure proper supplier capacity management, preventing risks of overloading or under-utilization.
- Align suppliers with the brand’s quality, sustainability, and innovation objectives.
- In collaboration with the Compliance team, assure suppliers compliance and performance through regular audits.
Job responsibilities
- Define and implement sourcing strategy for the assigned category.
- Negotiate framework contracts, prices, and commercial conditions with suppliers.
- Assess and monitor supplier production and quality capabilities.
- Identify and develop new sourcing opportunities aligned with brand requirements.
- Collaborate with Product Development, Planning, Compliance and Quality teams to ensure alignment with objectives.
- Analyze market trends and supply chain risks.
- Prepare and conduct supplier performance reviews in collaboration with the Procurement Manager and other departments.
- Ensure the purchasing of materials for new collections.
Profile
- Degree in Economics, Management Engineering, or related fields.
- 5+ years of experience in Strategic Purchasing, ideally in fashion/luxury.
- Excellent negotiation and contract management skills.
- Knowledge of market dynamics related to the assigned category.
- Strong command of Excel and Power BI (or equivalent tools).
- English level B2 minimum; French knowledge is considered a plus.
Additional information
- Strategic vision and long-term orientation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and networking abilities.
- Sensitivity to sustainability and innovation.
- Gross annual salary of at least €55,000
CHRISTIAN DIOR
MAISON
“Whatever you do – whether for work or pleasure – do it with passion! Live with passion,” wrote Christian Dior.
Well before he embarked on his destiny as a couturier, Christian Dior was fascinated with art. The young Normandy native and several friends opened an art gallery when he was just 23. In 1938 he learned the métier of pattern cutter with Robert Piguet and three years later began working as a designer for Lucien Lelong. Right from the founding of his Maison in 1946, he transformed his dreams into irresistible creations, seeking to break with the somber war years by elevating pure joy. His visionary spirit celebrated and enchanted women the world over. In only ten years, Monsieur Dior revolutionized the conventions of elegance and femininity, designing collections infused with dreams.