Director, Procurement Excellence & Transformation

About Accendra Health

Accendra Health delivers care beyond traditional settings, making essential products and services more accessible throughout every stage of life. With deep expertise promoting health outside the hospital and a presence nationwide through the Apria and Byram Healthcare brands, Accendra Health is dedicated to “Bringing Care To Life™.”

Position Summary

The Director, Procurement Excellence & Transformation is a senior procurement leader responsible for advancing the effectiveness, governance, capabilities, and maturity of the procurement function. Working closely with the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and senior business leaders, this role leads procurement transformation, process optimization, digital enablement, analytics, capability development, supplier risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives across the enterprise. The Director develops and executes a multi‑year Procurement Excellence and Transformation roadmap to support the enterprise procurement strategy, driving growth, financial performance, operational resilience, compliance, and supply continuity.

Primary Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Procurement Excellence

• Develop and execute a multi‑year Procurement Excellence and Transformation roadmap aligned with the enterprise procurement strategy, enabling cost optimization, risk mitigation, digital enablement, and operational excellence.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve methodologies, governance frameworks, standards, tools, and leading practices that ensure procurement performance and consistency.
• Partner with the CPO to refine the procurement operating model, governance structures, service delivery frameworks, organizational capabilities, decision rights, and maturity objectives.
• Translate strategic priorities into executable programs, governance models, and capability‑building initiatives.
• Assess procurement performance against industry benchmarks and create capability roadmaps to advance maturity.
• Develop annual functional priorities aligned with enterprise and procurement objectives.
• Enable Direct and Indirect Procurement teams through standardized methodologies, tools, training, analytics, governance, technology solutions, and best practices.

Procurement Transformation & Change Leadership

• Design, prioritize, and execute enterprise procurement transformation initiatives, including technology modernization, process redesign, capability‑building, operating model enhancements, and effectiveness programs.
• Build and manage a multi‑year transformation portfolio approved through procurement leadership governance.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, digitize, and scale procurement processes.
• Develop business cases, implementation roadmaps, success metrics, and value realization plans for transformation initiatives.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to secure alignment, investment, resources, and sponsorship.
• Lead change management strategies that drive stakeholder engagement, adoption, capability development, and sustained outcomes.
• Monitor emerging market trends, digital innovations, AI capabilities, and best practices to evolve procurement capabilities.
• Lead complex cross‑functional initiatives that improve effectiveness, stakeholder experience, productivity, compliance, and business performance.

Procurement Governance & Operating Excellence

• Develop, maintain, and administer procurement policies, standards, procedures, controls, and compliance frameworks.
• Create and update procurement playbooks, sourcing methodologies, toolkits, governance processes, templates, and SOPs.
• Define decision‑making frameworks, approval authority matrices, escalation pathways, and RACI models.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit, and business stakeholders to strengthen governance, controls, and policy adherence.
• Drive enterprise‑wide adoption of standardized processes and best practices.

Process, Systems & Digital Procurement

• Own and continuously improve Procure‑to‑Pay (P2P) processes and supporting workflows.
• Standardize and optimize source‑to‑contract, category management, supplier management, contracting, and P2P processes.
• Lead digital procurement initiatives such as eSourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier relationship management, spend analytics, workflow automation, and AI‑enabled capabilities.
• Identify automation, predictive analytics, and AI opportunities to improve user experience, decision‑making, and efficiency.
• Partner with IT to establish procurement technology roadmaps and system enhancement priorities.
• Ensure successful adoption, utilization, and governance of procurement technologies and digital tools.

Procurement Analytics, Insights & Performance Management

• Establish enterprise procurement reporting, analytics, dashboards, and performance measurement frameworks.
• Develop standardized methodologies for measuring spend under management, savings, cost avoidance, value creation, supplier performance, risk, compliance, working capital impact, and productivity.
• Deliver actionable insights to support executive decision‑making, category strategies, and business planning.
• Lead performance management reviews and drive accountability for results.
• Promote data‑driven decision‑making and analytical rigor throughout the organization.
• Create executive‑level reporting that communicates impact, transformation progress, risks, and opportunities.

Category Management Excellence & Value Realization

• Develop and maintain enterprise category management methodologies, sourcing frameworks, governance standards, templates, and best practices.
• Partner with Direct and Indirect Procurement leaders to strengthen category strategy development, sourcing execution, supplier management, and procurement discipline.
• Ensure consistent application of category management principles and strategic sourcing methodologies.
• Establish standards for sourcing project management, opportunity assessment, business case development, benefits tracking, and value measurement.
• Lead governance processes supporting value realization, performance measurement, and enterprise reporting.
• Collaborate with Finance to validate savings, cost avoidance, working capital improvements, and broader value creation.
• Identify opportunities to improve spend visibility, sourcing effectiveness, supplier leverage, and value delivery.

Supplier Risk Management & Resilience

• Develop, administer, and continuously improve supplier risk management methodologies, tools, reporting standards, and governance processes.
• Collaborate with procurement, supply chain, quality, compliance, and business leaders to strengthen supplier resiliency and business continuity capabilities.
• Establish risk monitoring and reporting processes that support proactive identification and mitigation.
• Support responsible sourcing, supplier diversity, sustainability, and ESG‑related procurement initiatives.

Executive Partnership & Organizational Influence

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CPO and senior leadership on procurement effectiveness, transformation priorities, capabilities, and performance improvement.
• Facilitate governance forums, executive steering committees, and cross‑functional decision‑making by providing performance insights, recommendations, and program updates.
• Present procurement performance, transformation progress, value realization, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Build trusted relationships with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, HR, Legal, Compliance, Quality, and other key functions.
• Influence stakeholders to drive alignment, adoption, and sustained organizational change.
• Represent procurement in enterprise initiatives and strategic planning activities.

What Success Looks Like

• Direct and Indirect Procurement teams are enabled through effective governance, analytics, processes, technology, training, and operating standards.
• Procurement is recognized as a high‑performing strategic business partner and center of excellence.
• Procurement maturity advances measurably against internal and external benchmarks.
• Transformation initiatives achieve targeted business outcomes and adoption objectives.
• Standardized processes, governance frameworks, and operating models are successfully implemented and sustained.
• Technology investments deliver measurable improvements in user experience, productivity, analytics, visibility, compliance, and decision‑making.
• Processes become increasingly automated, digital, scalable, and data‑driven.
• Category teams consistently utilize best‑practice category management and sourcing methodologies.
• Metrics for savings, value creation, supplier performance, compliance, and risk are measured consistently and transparently.
• Supplier risk programs proactively identify and mitigate business continuity threats.
• Procurement talent pipelines, capabilities, and succession plans support long‑term success.
• Business stakeholders view procurement as an innovative partner and catalyst for change.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Mindset
• Business Insight
• Drives Vision and Purpose
• Decision Quality
• Plans and Aligns Organizational Savvy
• Manages Complexity
• Collaborates
• Persuades
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Develops Talent
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Drives Results
• Ensures Accountability
• Resourcefulness

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Operations, Healthcare Administration, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this position is $140,000 – $200,000 annual. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, skills, education, and location.