Sr Manager, Procurement

Advarra•United States of America,

17h•$110,000 - $214,000•Remote

About The Position

Advarra seeks a Senior Manager, Procurement to lead a Procurement strategy for approximately $75M in indirect spending across seven categories. The Senior Manager, Procurement will (a) lead a Procurement strategy for which Advarra has a blueprint and framework built out, (b) lead and set Strategic Sourcing activities for two strategic categories, and (c) build and lead a Procurement Team. The Senior Manager, Procurement will reach across segments, functions, and sites to develop, plan, and source goods and services and continuously improve vendor-provided goods and services to benefit Advarra.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, engineering, technology, or similar.
Five or more years of experience in Procurement as a Category Manager with experience sourcing Technology and Business Services.
Professional negotiation experience and training to lead effective vendor negotiations with new or renewing vendors.
Experience in an organization with a mature Source-to-Pay Process enabled by the appropriate systems such as ERPs, Spend Visibility Tools, and Contract Lifecycle Management tools.
A Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) or Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) designation, or similar.

Nice To Haves

Willingness to challenge the status quo and current vendor relationships to benefit Advarra.
High emotional intelligence, tact and composure to work well with internal stakeholders and vendor representatives.
Talent for data analytics, master data management, and information presentation required to organize and track vendor spend data and master data and measure and report value realized from Procurement activities
Experience working across functions such as Marketing, Human Resources, Technology, Operations and others.
Strong communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Lead the enterprise-wide Procurement strategy that includes Spend Visibility, Stakeholder Engagement, Sourcing Strategies, Organizational Design, Performance Measurement, and Policy, Process and Systems. The Procurement Senior Manager will look for opportunities to adapt or improve our current Procurement and Source-to-Pay capability.
The Procurement Senior Manager will own the Sourcing and Buying process activities within the Source-to-Pay Process at Advarra. This will include designing and implementing and overseeing cross-functional workflows for vendor onboarding.
Set and Lead Strategic Sourcing across seven major spending categories. The Procurement Senior Manager will source Technology and Business Services (two strategic categories) primarily and Travel, Marketing, and Operations spending categories secondarily.
The Procurement Senior Manager will work collaboratively and tactfully with internal stakeholders to ensure that business is awarded to the lowest, qualified vendors.
The Procurement Senior Manager will carefully track value realized from Strategic Sourcing activities and report it regularly to Advarra leadership.
The Procurement Senior Manager will work collaboratively with a cross-functional team that supports the vendor onboarding process to standardize the stakeholder experience.
Build and lead a Procurement team. The Procurement Senior Manager will hire, manage, train, mentor, and encourage the added talent to mature as procurement professionals. While the size of the team is yet to be decided, we expect the Procurement Senior Manager to be a supervisory role that would be ideal for an experienced Category Manager looking to grow into a people manager.
Responsibility for procurement governance, policy, and multi-year roadmap.
Lead a procurement steering committee that will ensure prioritization and escalation with executive leadership.