Procurement Agility Manager - Indirect

Owens & Minor • Richmond, VA

1d • $100,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Agility Consultant serves as a senior individual contributor responsible for enabling procurement excellence, accelerating sourcing initiatives, driving process improvements, improving organizational effectiveness, and supporting strategic project delivery across the Indirect Procurement function. This role acts as a central coordinator and change agent, partnering closely with Category Managers, Procurement Leadership, Procurement Operations/COE, Finance, Legal, Operations, and business stakeholders to improve procurement agility, governance, reporting, pipeline visibility, and project execution. The Agility Manager helps ensure procurement initiatives progress efficiently while maintaining compliance with procurement policies, sourcing standards, and stakeholder expectations. The Agility Manager is expected to operate independently across multiple workstreams, provide leadership for cross-functional initiatives, and serve as a procurement process and project management expert. Direct reporting responsibilities are not required but may be assigned based on organizational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of procurement, category management, sourcing, project management, procurement operations, business transformation, or related experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects, process improvement efforts, and operational execution initiatives.
• Experience supporting procurement governance, reporting, sourcing operations, project portfolio tracking, or transformation activities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong background in stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation, issue resolution, and organizational change management.
• Procurement program and project management
• Strategic planning and prioritization
• Agile project leadership and execution discipline
• Process improvement and continuous improvement
• Change management and adoption support
• Executive reporting and dashboard development
• Stakeholder relationship management and facilitation
• Procurement governance and documentation discipline
• Data analytics and performance measurement
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Procurement technology enablement

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Operations, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, CPSM, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience supporting procurement technologies, workflow tools, dashboards, automation, or digital transformation initiatives preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple procurement initiatives simultaneously across indirect spend categories.
• Establish and maintain project plans, milestone tracking, risk logs, action registers, and communication routines for procurement initiatives.
• Partner with Category Managers and stakeholders to help sourcing projects remain on schedule and aligned to governance requirements.
• Facilitate project reviews, status updates, leadership reporting, and issue-resolution activities.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and barriers; develop mitigation plans to support timely execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve procurement efficiency, effectiveness, cycle time, and stakeholder experience.
• Standardize procurement processes, templates, workflows, governance practices, and operating rhythms across the indirect procurement organization.
• Collaborate with Procurement Operations and COE teams to streamline sourcing, intake, contracting, and reporting activities.
• Monitor procurement cycle times and identify opportunities to reduce administrative burden and improve speed-to-value.
• Support deployment of procurement technology, automation, workflow improvements, and digital transformation efforts.
• Maintain the indirect procurement project portfolio, sourcing pipeline, savings tracking routines, and leadership visibility tools.
• Provide clear visibility into sourcing initiatives, project status, resource needs, key risks, and value delivery metrics.
• Support annual planning activities, category roadmaps, prioritization discussions, and leadership operating reviews.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving Procurement, Finance, Legal, IT, Risk Management, Operations, and other business teams.
• Develop and maintain procurement dashboards, KPI reporting, executive updates, and performance summaries.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews with accurate project, pipeline, savings, and risk information.
• Monitor sourcing compliance, documentation standards, and adherence to procurement policies and approval requirements.
• Ensure procurement records, project files, and reporting materials meet audit, governance, and leadership expectations.
• Act as a change champion for procurement transformation, operating model improvements, and process standardization.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment meetings, decision forums, and cross-functional working sessions.
• Support adoption of new procurement processes, systems, tools, dashboards, and ways of working.
• Develop communication materials, training content, stakeholder updates, and adoption support tools.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, transparency, and process discipline across procurement and business teams.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.
• Educational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
• Voluntary Supplemental Programs – We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.
• Support for your Growing Family – Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.
• Paid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave – including parental leave.
• Well-Being – Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs – all at no cost to you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior