Procurement Manager, Senior (INDG)

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Procurement and business leaders to translate business priorities into actionable sourcing, operational, and financial plans.
• Provide direction and leadership for the Procurement team, including management of Procurement operations and oversight of Source-to-Pay processes and policies.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across assigned spend categories, including RFI, RFP, RFQ, supplier evaluations and competitive benchmarking.
• Partner with stakeholders to define requirements, evaluate suppliers and proposals, and deliver sourcing recommendations.
• Lead complex commercial negotiations for strategic supplier agreements, using market intelligence, spend data, and business requirements to optimize pricing, terms, total cost, and risk.
• Lead technology procurement, including enterprise software, cloud services, cybersecurity, AI, and commercial software agreements.
• Lead procurement transformation initiatives through process optimization, workflow automation, technology enablement, procurement system enhancements, and AI capabilities.
• Develop and monitor procurement KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards to identify performance trends, bottlenecks, control gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Manage sourcing, renewal, and savings pipelines while developing procurement analytics related to spend, supplier performance, savings, cost avoidance, and business planning.
• Oversee Procurement operations, ensure policy and regulatory compliance, and educate stakeholders on Procurement policies, procedures, systems, and controls.
• Lead and develop the Procurement team by establishing priorities, performance expectations, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage vendor master data approvals, virtual card and purchasing card administration, and Procurement system licenses and user access.

Job Requirements

• Experience leading strategic sourcing, supplier evaluations, complex negotiations, and technology procurement, including software, cloud, cybersecurity, and AI solutions.
• Experience with procurement transformation, process improvement, automation, systems implementation, and change management.
• Strong analytical and financial skills, including spend analysis, savings validation, cost optimization, financial modeling, KPIs, and executive reporting.
• Ability to develop business cases, negotiation summaries, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Excellent communication, executive presence, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Strong focus on operational excellence, customer service, compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement.