Procurement Manager

HireRight•Nashville, TN

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Procurement Manager is a tactical and strategic procure-to-pay (P2P) operations leader within HireRight’s Procurement organization. The role ensures accurate, timely P2P execution, strengthens controls and compliance, and supports procurement initiatives that reduce costs and improve supplier performance. It partners with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders, and leads or participates in P2P system implementations, process redesigns, and supplier negotiations to deliver measurable commercial outcomes. This is a hybrid role based in HireRight’s downtown Nashville, Tennessee office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
3–5+ years of hands-on procure-to-pay, accounts payable, or procurement operations experience in a mid-to-large enterprise.
Demonstrated experience participating in or leading P2P system implementations, including requirements, testing, data migration, and go-live support.
Proven vendor negotiation track record with demonstrable commercial outcomes involving price, terms, rebates, or SLAs.
Strong negotiation and commercial acumen, with the ability to influence supplier outcomes.
Deep understanding of the P2P lifecycle, PO/invoice matching, supplier master data, and AP automation.
Strong analytical skills, including proficiency with Excel and ERP/reporting tools.
Effective communication and relationship-building skills across Finance, Procurement, IT, and business partners.
Process-driven and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience in SOX-controlled environments and supporting audits is preferred.
Experience with P2P systems such as Coupa, Ariba, Basware, NetSuite, Workday, or Tropic.

Responsibilities

Translate business requirements into P2P operational needs and system workflows in support of category stakeholders.
Provide supplier performance data, spend analytics, and operational feasibility feedback to sourcing teams during RFI/RFP processes.
Analyze opportunities to improve total cost of ownership and payment terms.
Collaborate with Finance and Treasury on accurate accruals, payment timing strategies, and month-end P2P reconciliations.
Maintain supplier master data integrity, onboarding, renewal tracking, and contract compliance monitoring.
Lead vendor negotiations covering operational terms, pricing, rebates, SLAs, and payment terms to drive savings and improve service levels.
Serve as a primary operational contact for suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve P2P exceptions and disputes.
Partner with IT and Procurement on P2P system configuration, user acceptance testing, data migration, training, and go-live activities.
Execute day-to-day P2P activities, including PO creation, two-way and three-way invoice matching, exception resolution, and payment preparation.
Develop and maintain P2P process documentation, SOPs, and user guides, and deliver training to end users as needed.
Create and monitor KPIs, including PO compliance, invoice cycle time, maverick spend, and payment accuracy, and produce regular performance reporting.
Support SOX and audit activities related to P2P controls and documentation.