Manager, Indirect Procurement

Empower Pharmacy

About The Position

The Manager, Indirect Procurement leads strategic sourcing, supplier management, and purchasing operations to optimize costs, strengthen supplier performance, and support Empower Pharmacy’s growth in a highly regulated 503A/503B environment. The role develops category strategies, negotiates commercial agreements, manages procurement controls, and delivers measurable financial value across indirect spending categories. It oversees daily procurement execution and team performance while partnering with Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to balance cost, quality, service, and risk. The position also advances process efficiency, supplier accountability, and spending visibility, using AI-enabled analysis to support informed procurement decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Procurement, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
3–5 years of relevant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or supplier management, including exposure to indirect spending categories.
Demonstrated experience conducting competitive sourcing events, negotiating supplier agreements, analyzing spend, and delivering measurable cost improvements.
Experience supervising employees or directly leading procurement activities, including coordinating work, establishing priorities, and supporting employee development.
Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, indirect category management, supplier negotiations, contract lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership principles.
Proficiency in spend analysis, supplier benchmarking, financial reporting, savings validation, and procurement performance measurement.
Working knowledge of procure-to-pay workflows, e-sourcing, contract management and spend analytics tools, purchasing controls, and approval processes.
Ability to supervise employees, manage competing sourcing priorities, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and resolve complex supplier and purchasing issues.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing IT/software, energy/utilities, or facilities categories.
Familiarity with procurement technology, contract management systems, and supplier performance reporting.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute indirect sourcing strategies across assigned categories, balancing cost, service, quality, and supplier risk with business objectives.
Lead RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs; evaluate supplier proposals; conduct market benchmarking; and negotiate commercial terms that deliver measurable value and service improvements.
Analyze purchasing patterns and identify supplier consolidation and standardization opportunities; deliver validated cost savings and cost avoidance initiatives with Finance.
Manage strategic supplier relationships, monitor contractual commitments and service-level agreements, and implement corrective actions to improve service delivery and accountability.
Oversee contract development, negotiation, renewals, and expiration tracking with Legal and business stakeholders.
Assess supplier financial, operational, regulatory, and business continuity risks; establish mitigations and maintain procurement practices consistent with internal controls and business requirements.
Oversee purchase requisitions and purchase orders, verifying documentation, budget alignment, approval authority, and policy compliance.
Improve procurement workflows, approval processes, and system utilization across procure-to-pay, e-sourcing, contract management, and spend analytics capabilities.
Enforce purchasing policies, competitive bidding standards, preferred supplier arrangements, and ethical sourcing practices; resolve exceptions and maintain transparent, consistent procurement decisions.
Supervise procurement personnel, establish performance expectations, coach employees, and strengthen execution quality, accountability, and responsiveness.
Collaborate with Finance, Legal, and business leaders to align sourcing priorities, support budget planning, resolve supplier issues, and improve procurement service delivery.
Track sourcing outcomes, realized savings, supplier performance, and purchasing compliance; communicate results and prioritize corrective actions against financial and operational targets.