Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain

HOURGLASS COSMETICS — Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain (Hybrid)

Connected by creativity and driven by purpose. Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty‑free beauty brand, redefining luxury cosmetics with high‑performance products, innovative formulas, and award‑winning franchises. Recognized by Forbes, Fast Company and Time Magazine as one of the most inventive beauty companies, Hourglass leads the industry with its breakthrough products and its commitment to animal welfare. Founded in 2004, Hourglass is globally available in 32 markets and over 4,600 doors including Sephora, Ulta, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges, Space NK and more.

Hourglass became part of the Unilever Prestige division in 2017. Discover more about the Hourglass brand story and mission on our website

The Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain is the senior executive leader responsible for overseeing the full integrated procurement and supply chain function at Hourglass Cosmetics. The VP leads a high‑performing organization and partners cross‑functionally with executive stakeholders across Product Development, Operations, Finance, Marketing, and Sales to ensure world‑class supplier ecosystems and seamless supply chain execution in support of Hourglass's global growth objectives and Unilever Prestige commitments.

Responsible for sourcing, supply planning, purchasing, and logistics, the VP will be responsible for ensuring our fill rates are maximized, at costs that maximize gross margin (while maintaining our exacting quality standards), all while achieving Unilever’s days on hand targets.

• Define and own the multi‑year integrated strategy for procurement and supply chain, aligned to Hourglass's growth agenda.
• Build, mentor, and lead the integrated procurement and supply chain organization, including direct oversight of the Sourcing & Procurement, Purchasing and Logistics leaders, Supply Planning establishing clear roles, development pathways, and a high‑performance culture.
• Serve as the executive‑level point of contact for strategic supplier relationships.
• Build the relationship with the UPD China Head of Sourcing, so we can benefit from their deep regional network ties.
• Represent Procurement and Supply Chain in senior leadership forums, presenting portfolio performance, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to the executive team.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the combined function to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve service levels.
• Define and track KPIs across procurement and supply chain operations including service level, inventory health, on‑time delivery, lead time adherence, cost management, and supplier performance.

• Partner with the Product Development to embed sourcing strategy early in the innovation pipeline, enabling speed‑to‑market and cost competitiveness from the concept stage.
• Establish and govern a preferred supplier network capable of supporting aggressive launch calendars while maintaining Hourglass's standards for quality and sustainability.
• Lead executive‑level negotiations on commercial frameworks, including turnkey, directed buy, and tolling models, ensuring optimal total cost of ownership.
• Ensure full compliance with Hourglass and Unilever supplier standards, including ethical sourcing, environmental requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Set up kick‑off meetings when new suppliers are added to our network, so our internal functional leaders can meet their counterparts at the new supplier, and ways of working can be established cleanly from the start.

• Provide executive oversight of the end‑to‑end supply chain operation, directing the Supply Chain leader and Supply Planning leader, across MRP, logistics, inventory management, and S&OP processes.
• Oversee logistics operations, managing the end‑to‑end movement of goods between global suppliers, contract manufacturers, and the Hourglass Distribution Center across all transportation modes (air, sea, truck, rail); review and optimise freight costs and mode…