Director, Enterprise Strategic Procurement

Navitus Health Solutions, LLC•,

1d•$142,128 - $177,660•Remote

About The Position

Due to growth, we are adding a Director, Enterprise Strategic Procurement to our team. The Director, Enterprise Strategic Procurement is responsible for setting and executing procurement strategy across the enterprise to enable long-term transformation, modernization, and growth. This role operates as the enterprise owner of strategic sourcing and vendor acquisition, ensuring procurement decisions are aligned to board-approved strategy, regulatory obligations, financial stewardship, and operational scalability. The Director serves as a senior advisor to executive leadership, business owners, and governance bodies on vendor strategy, market positioning, and investment tradeoffs, while representing the enterprise in critical vendor negotiations and partnerships that support technology modernization, clinical and operational excellence, and multi-year growth objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain, operations management, or other directly applicable field, or equivalent work experience, required.
10+ years of progressive experience in strategic procurement, vendor management, contract negotiation, and sourcing leadership, preferably within a highly regulated industry, required.
5+ years of experience leading people leaders, with demonstrated success in developing manager capability, driving accountability through multiple levels of leadership, and delivering results through team structures.
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide procurement initiatives and advising senior executives required.
Strong track record managing complex, high-dollar vendor contracts and negotiations required.
Experience sourcing technology-enabled services, including platforms leveraging artificial intelligence and emerging technologies required.
Participate in, adhere to, and support compliance program objectives.
The ability to consistently interact cooperatively and respectfully with other employees.

Nice To Haves

Procurement certification preferred.
ATTENTION: Navitus is unable to offer remote work to residents of Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Responsibilities

Serve as the enterprise lead for strategic procurement, defining sourcing strategies, standards, and operating models inclusive of project roadmaps and initiatives.
Own and govern the end-to-end strategic procurement for all vendors except facilities, including intake, prioritization, capacity alignment, budget stewardship, and performance reporting.
Translate enterprise and executive strategies into actionable procurement plans that accelerate modernization, improve margins, and enable scalable growth.
Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on vendor market dynamics, sourcing risks, and long-term investment implications.
Ensure disciplined decision-making, investment accountability, and cross-functional alignment in procurement decision-making.
Ensure procurement activities are integrated with enterprise portfolio management, planning, and financial controls.
Lead the development of enterprise-grade RFPs, including requirements definition, evaluation criteria, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment, to ensure disciplined, competitive, and value-driven vendor selection including coordination of applicable demos and proofs of concept.
Lead complex, high-impact vendor acquisitions and negotiations on behalf of the enterprise, including RFP/RFI strategy, ROI analysis, and vendor selection.
Represent the organization in senior-level vendor discussions and negotiations, ensuring outcomes protect enterprise interests and deliver measurable value.
In partnership with business owners, establish and enforce SLAs and performance guarantees within vendor contracts to ensure measurable service delivery standards, including defining KPIs, reporting non-compliance, and driving corrective actions when commitments are not met.
Ensure procurement decisions balance short-term needs with long-term enterprise value and risk considerations.
Other duties as assigned.