Senior Manager, Procurement

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

📋 Description

• Oversee procurement managers and/or supervisors across various spend categories, locations, or business units, including aspects such as hiring, terminations, performance evaluations, and salary reviews.

• Lead the creation and execution of procurement strategies that align with the organization's objectives for cost efficiency and supply chain dependability.

• Assist in the formulation and implementation of the future-state procurement operating model, encompassing organizational design, processes, technology, policies, procedures, governance, and KPIs.

• Create category strategies and multi-year sourcing plans across key spending areas.

• Standardize procure-to-pay processes, approval workflows, and delegation-of-authority thresholds.

• Establish and manage procurement KPIs, including purchase order cycle times, contract compliance, cost savings, supplier delivery, and purchase price variance.

• Develop and maintain procurement spend analyses and Power BI reporting dashboards.

• Authorize higher-value contracts and address escalated procurement challenges.

• Direct the selection, evaluation, performance assessments, and corrective action plans for suppliers.

• Set up supplier performance and risk management frameworks and maintain the procurement risk register.

• Assess, select, and lead the implementation of procurement technologies and tools.

• Establish and supervise vendor contract management processes and related technologies.

• Manage procurement budgets, expenditures, cost controls, and savings initiatives.

• Build and report on procurement savings and value-creation pipelines in collaboration with Finance.

• Distribute purchasing capacity, staffing, and resources among teams.

• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Operations, IT, BI and Analytics, and business leaders.

• Report procurement performance, savings, and risks to senior management.

• Mentor supervisors and managers while establishing succession and capability planning.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field is required.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted on a 1:1 basis.

• A minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in procurement, purchasing, or sourcing.

• Experience in managing first-level managers and/or supervisors, including hiring, performance management, and salary decisions.

• Proven experience in managing a procurement budget and achieving cost savings, contract compliance, and supplier performance goals.

• Skilled in negotiating and awarding supply agreements and resolving complex supplier and commercial issues.

• Experience in developing category strategies, strategic sourcing pipelines, spend analytics capabilities, supplier performance initiatives, and contract management processes.

• Comprehensive knowledge of strategic procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics, procurement governance, and the procure-to-pay cycle.

• Ability to develop and standardize procurement policies, controls, and processes across multiple teams or business units.

• Proficient in supplier negotiation, evaluation, and performance management, including scorecards, reviews, and corrective actions.

• Ability to analyze spending, cost structures, and budget implications and translate insights into savings and risk mitigation strategies.

• Ability to define business requirements for procurement reporting, dashboards, and data models, including spend analysis cubes, Power BI dashboards, supplier scorecards, savings tracking, and contract compliance reporting.

• Working proficiency with ERP and procure-to-pay systems, spend analytics, and supplier management tools.

• Experience in establishing procurement operating models, policies, procedures, governance structures, stakeholder engagement models, and change management strategies.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present procurement performance and risk to senior leadership.

• Capability to resolve conflicts across business units related to cost, quality, schedule, and risk.

• Must possess valid work authorization in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

• Must be willing to travel up to 15% of the time.

• Occasional work beyond standard business hours may be necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).

• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.

• Flexible paid time off/vacation.

• Career development and learning opportunities.

• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance.

• Paid sick time.

• Retirement plan.

• Fitness reimbursement.

• Pet insurance.

• Identity protection.

• Technology stipend.

• Employee assistance program.