Procurement Manager

About the Company

YIBI Jewelry is the jewelry manufacturing business of YIBI Group, supporting international fashion, luxury, and premium brands with jewelry development and scalable production. Our capabilities span product development, precision metal manufacturing, polishing, surface finishing, stone setting, assembly, quality management, and production.

About the Role

We are seeking a Procurement Manager based in Milan to support selected jewelry and fashion-accessories manufacturing programs. The role is suited to professionals who understand sourcing, supplier management, purchasing, materials, production requirements, and the coordination needed between brands and manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement and sourcing activities for jewelry and fashion-accessories programs.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers, materials, components, and manufacturing resources.
• Coordinate purchasing requirements with product-development, production, and quality teams.
• Monitor supplier performance, lead times, pricing, capacity, and delivery.
• Support new-product development and sample-to-production transitions.
• Identify supply risks and support alternative sourcing solutions.
• Coordinate communication between European brand teams and international manufacturing teams.
• Support cost, quality, and supply-continuity improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, or supplier management.
• Experience in jewelry, fashion accessories, luxury goods, metal components, or premium physical products is preferred.
• Strong understanding of supplier and manufacturing workflows.
• Strong negotiation and commercial capabilities.
• Experience working with international suppliers or manufacturing partners is highly valued.
• Professional Italian and English communication skills are preferred.

Required Skills

• Procurement
• Sourcing
• Supplier Management
• Jewelry Manufacturing
• Purchasing
• Supply Chain
• Product Development
• Manufacturing

This is a remote, contract-based and project-oriented role supporting selected international jewelry-manufacturing programs.

Equal Opportunity Statement

YIBI Group is committed to providing equal opportunities and values diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We welcome qualified professionals from all backgrounds to apply.