Procurement Manager, Connected Home

Asurion•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Manager, Connected Home leads and owns end-to-end supply chain and procurement processes in a key business growth area. This role is responsible for establishing, optimizing, and governing processes that drive supplier performance, cost competitiveness, and operational excellence. The Manager partners closely with Supply Chain, Product and Development teams to design scalable mechanisms, ensure process standardization, and enable data-driven decision-making. This role focuses on defining how work gets done—building frameworks, driving accountability, and ensuring sustainable execution—rather than solely producing metrics. Additionally, the Manager oversees business rhythms such as executive reporting, supplier reviews, and operational cadences, ensuring alignment to business goals while proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and process improvements.

Requirements

Strong process design, optimization, and operational excellence mindset
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills (modeling, analysis, executive storytelling)
Ability to influence and drive alignment across all levels of the organization
Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills
Proven ability to build cross-functional partnerships and lead through ambiguity
Strategic thinking combined with strong execution discipline
2+ years of relevant experience in procurement, supply chain, or operations
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Experience leading processes, programs, or teams (directly or indirectly)

Nice To Haves

Experience in supplier management, operations, or process improvement preferred

Responsibilities

Owns and continuously improves procurement and supplier management processes to ensure consistent performance, scalability, and alignment with business objectives.
Establishes and governs supplier performance management frameworks, including scorecards, review cadences, and accountability structures across cost, delivery, quality, and service.
Leads cross-functional process design and execution with internal stakeholders to ensure supplier performance meets business expectations and remains competitive.
Drives resolution of systemic issues by identifying root causes, implementing process improvements, and ensuring sustainable fixes across teams.
Oversees and standardizes business reporting cadences (weekly, monthly, quarterly), ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with executive expectations.
Represents Procurement in key forums (WPMs, MBRs, strategic initiatives), providing clear process insights, risks, and recommendations.
Partners across Product, Finance, Channel Management, Quality/Engineering, and other teams to align processes with growth strategies and operational targets.
Leads development and execution of supplier strategies and roadmaps to mitigate risk and adapt to changing business conditions.
Owns supplier relationship management processes, ensuring effective communication, issue resolution, and long-term partnership development.
Ensures operational rigor by implementing mechanisms that drive accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement across procurement activities.
Provides leadership and direction for ad hoc initiatives, ensuring structured problem-solving and scalable process outcomes.
Builds strong internal relationships and fosters collaboration across the organization to drive alignment and execution.
Other duties as assigned.