Director, Procurement Excellence & Transformation

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 in support of the enterprise procurement strategy, helping drive organizational growth, financial performance, operational resilience, compliance, and supply continuity. In a healthcare products and services environment, the Director ensures procurement processes, capabilities, supplier risk programs, and technology investments support product availability, regulatory compliance, business continuity, and long‑term organizational success.

Compensation

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

Primary Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Procurement Excellence: Develop and execute a multi‑year Procurement Excellence and Transformation roadmap that enables cost optimization, risk mitigation, digital enablement, and operational excellence. Create and continuously improve methodologies, governance frameworks, standards, tools, and leading practices to ensure consistent procurement performance across the organization. Partner with the CPO to refine the procurement operating model, governance structures, service delivery frameworks, decision rights, and maturity objectives.
• Procurement Transformation & Change Leadership: Design, prioritize, and execute enterprise‑wide procurement transformation initiatives, including technology modernization, process redesign, capability‑building, and operating‑model enhancements. Build and manage a multi‑year transformation portfolio, develop business cases, implementation roadmaps, success metrics, and value‑realization plans. Lead change‑management strategies to drive stakeholder engagement, adoption, and sustained outcomes.
• Procurement Governance & Operating Excellence: Develop, maintain, and administer procurement policies, standards, procedures, controls, and compliance frameworks. Create playbooks, sourcing methodologies, toolkits, governance processes, templates, and SOPs. Define decision‑making frameworks, approval authority matrices, escalation pathways, and RACI models to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Process, Systems & Digital Procurement: Own and continuously improve Procure‑to‑Pay (P2P) processes and related workflows. Drive standardization across source‑to‑contract, category management, supplier management, contracting, and P2P. Lead digital initiatives such as e‑Sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier relationship management, spend analytics, workflow automation, and AI‑enabled capabilities. Partner with IT to establish technology roadmaps and ensure successful adoption and governance of digital tools.
• Procurement Analytics, Insights & Performance Management: Establish enterprise‑wide reporting, analytics, dashboards, and performance measurement frameworks. Standardize 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.
• Category Management Excellence & Value Realization: Develop and maintain enterprise category management methodologies, sourcing frameworks, governance standards, and best practices. Partner with Direct and Indirect Procurement leaders to strengthen category strategy, sourcing execution, and supplier management. Define standards for project management, opportunity assessment, business case development, benefits tracking, and value measurement.
• Supplier Risk Management & Resilience: Create 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. Support responsible sourcing, supplier diversity, sustainability, and ESG‑related initiatives.
• Executive Partnership & Organizational Influence: Serve as a strategic advisor to the CPO and senior leadership on procurement effectiveness, transformation priorities, capability development, and performance improvement. Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, and cross‑functional decision‑making processes. Build trusted relationships across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, HR, Legal, Compliance, Quality, and other key functions to drive alignment and sustained change.

What Success Looks Like

• Direct and Indirect Procurement teams are enabled through effective governance, analytics, processes, technology, training, and operating standards that improve performance and capability.
• 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.
• Procurement technology investments deliver measurable improvements in user experience, productivity, analytics, visibility, compliance, and decision‑making.
• Procurement processes become increasingly automated, digital, scalable, and data‑driven.
• Category teams consistently utilize best‑practice category management and sourcing methodologies.
• Savings, value creation, supplier performance, compliance, and risk metrics are measured consistently and transparently.
• Supplier risk management programs proactively identify and mitigate business‑continuity threats.
• Procurement talent pipelines, capabilities, and succession plans support long‑term organizational 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.