Senior Manager, Procurement (Software)

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

About the role

As a Senior Procurement Manager, you will independently lead cross-functional teams to strategically select top-quality products and suppliers at the most competitive prices and overall terms. You will be a driving force in continually seeking out opportunities to reduce costs, mitigate risks, and improve business conditions. Working in close partnership with internal stakeholders, you will identify and define their requirements, and draft, negotiate, and manage complex contracts. Your expertise in supplier relationship management will ensure that we maintain productive and mutually beneficial partnerships over the long term. You will act as a trusted resource for solving business issues, leveraging your deep understanding of procurement strategies to provide innovative and effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the negotiation and contract management of large-scale, enterprise-wide volume purchase agreements without guidance.
• Demonstrate project management expertise with the ability to carry projects from strategic planning through implementation.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop meaningful requirements to ensure quality responses from suppliers.
• Research and develop adequate sources of supply.
• Utilize supply market knowledge to leverage the best strategy for Charter.
• Lead cross-functional supplier selection activities through management of formal RFP, RFQ, and RFI processes.
• Evaluate the financial stability of potential suppliers.
• Perform required business analysis with a strategic focus on total cost of ownership.
• Provide fact-based recommendations to executive-level management for constructing the best overall strategic buy decisions.
• Continuously seek out cost savings opportunities and lead efforts to realize the savings.
• Manage overall supplier performance using Strategic Relationship Management tools, including acting as an escalation point in the event of non-performance.
• Independently develop a strategic category plan based on an understanding of business goals and objectives, the supply market, and benchmarking.
• Effectively document, communicate, and gain buy-in across the organization to ensure alignment.
• Manage stakeholder groups through technology adoption.
• Work beyond the traditional procurement metrics to achieve operational and technical improvements to the business process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Procurement contract negotiation and contract management experience - 5+ years
• Electronic procurement and/or contract solutions experience - 1-3 years
• Direct industry or company experience – 2 years
• Proven ability to manage and influence all phases of change management
• Comprehensive understanding of the P2P process

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain Management

Schedule

Onsite (four days in office/one day remote)

Pay

The base pay for this position generally is between $98,900.00 and $191,100.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.

Benefits

Here, our employees don’t just have jobs, they're building careers. That’s why we offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.