Director, Procurement Excellence

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Develop the enterprise Procurement Excellence strategy along with a multi-year roadmap.

• Define and enhance the Procurement operating model and governance framework.

• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing, Finance, Accounts Payable, IT, Operations, and business leaders to synchronize sourcing strategies with systems, data, governance, and operational capabilities.

• Convert Procurement Modernization goals into quantifiable business results.

• Oversee the Procurement technology strategy and roadmap, which includes Coupa and the comprehensive Source-to-Pay technology ecosystem.

• Prioritize technology investments, assess emerging technologies such as AI-driven capabilities and intelligent automation, and establish performance metrics.

• Provide strategic guidance for Procurement Operations, covering Coupa administration, supplier management, user support, training, documentation, and operational reporting.

• Manage platform and supplier enablement governance, including supplier onboarding, catalogs, access, workflows, and associated services.

• Monitor operational health, platform performance, demand and backlog trends, control exceptions, and root-cause issues.

• Offer strategic direction for inventory data governance, procurement analytics, and performance management.

• Establish the enterprise Procurement KPI framework and value-realization strategy.

• Champion dashboards, inventory insights, and decision-support tools.

• Develop the enterprise procurement adoption and change strategy for Coupa and standardized processes.

• Create and uphold procurement policies, controls, standards, and exception governance.

• Lead cross-functional resolution of significant process, control, and system challenges.

• Represent Procurement Excellence in executive, governance, and cross-functional forums.

• Build a high-performing, service-oriented, control-focused, and data-driven team.

• Supervise three direct reports: Procurement Operations Manager, Inventory Data Analyst, and Procurement Analytics Analyst.

• Report to the Senior Director of Shared Services.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, information systems, operations, or a related discipline.

• At least 7 years of progressive experience in procurement, procurement operations, Source-to-Pay, supply chain, shared services, business transformation, or related areas.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in people leadership.

• An MBA or advanced degree is preferred.

• Proven experience in providing business governance and strategic oversight for an enterprise procurement or S2P platform; direct experience with Coupa is a plus.

• Experience in leading multidisciplinary capabilities across procurement operations, analytics, master data governance, supplier enablement, training and adoption, process controls, and continuous improvement.

• Background in distributed, multi-property, hospitality, retail, food service, or other operationally complex settings.

• In-depth understanding of Source-to-Pay processes.

• Strong expertise in spend analytics, KPI design, dashboard creation, savings measurement, data quality, root-cause analysis, and executive reporting.

• Knowledge of item master standards, inventory data integrity, replenishment insights, transaction controls, valuation considerations, cycle-count governance, and operational inventory risk.

• Capability to develop enterprise training and adoption strategies while sustaining standardized processes.

• Ability to identify control gaps, assess trade-offs, design effective guardrails, and maintain audit-ready processes and documentation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills that are clear, concise, and credible.

• Strong structured problem-solving abilities.

• Capacity to stand, type, and sit at a desk/computer for the majority of the work shift while performing repetitive movements.

• No adverse or hazardous working conditions.

• Capability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Programs.

• Flexible Spending Account Programs.

• Life Insurance Programs.

• Paid Time Off Programs.

• Paid Leave Programs.

• 401(k) Savings Plan.

• Employee Ski Pass and Dependent Ski Passes.

• Additional company perks.

• Salaried positions are eligible for bonuses.