Supply Chain Lead, Workday ERP Transformation

Emory•Atlanta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Lead is accountable for the Supply Chain workstream within Emory University and Emory Healthcare’s Workday ERP Transformation. Reporting to the VP for ERP Transformation, the role serves as the primary functional decision-maker across both organizations and leads the design and delivery of procurement and supply chain capabilities. The position reconciles healthcare clinical requirements with university campus and research needs, directs the assigned team and advisers, and escalates decisions or risks requiring broader program action. The role oversees the workstream’s scope, priorities, deliverables, dependencies, decisions, risks, and readiness in coordination with the ERP PMO. As functional product owner for Workday procurement and supply chain capabilities, the Supply Chain Lead approves future-state design and guides capabilities spanning procure to pay, strategic sourcing, supplier and contract management, inventory and materials, spend analytics, clinical supply, logistics, and item and vendor data. The position coordinates with finance and related technical and data workstreams, and leads Supply Chain participation in requirements, configuration reviews, data conversion, testing, cutover, deployment readiness, and stabilization. It also works with functional and technical leads, change management, Workday, consultants, suppliers, and Supply Chain stakeholders to support adoption and ongoing operations. Position tasks are generally performed in person at an Emory University location; remote work-from-home days may be granted at department discretion, and Emory may change remote work status with notice.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, finance, or a related field.
Ten years of progressively responsible supply chain, procurement, or transformation experience.
Experience leading complex teams or workstreams.
Broad expertise in sourcing, procurement, contracting, supplier management, inventory, logistics, analytics, and item or vendor data.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, resolve competing priorities, make cross-entity decisions, and communicate complex operational and system topics clearly.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
CPSM, C.P.M., or comparable professional credential.
Experience delivering a large-scale Supply Chain transformation or enterprise cloud ERP system; direct Workday experience is strongly preferred.
Experience in healthcare, higher education, academic medicine, or another complex multi-entity environment.

Responsibilities

Own Supply Chain workstream scope, priorities, deliverables, dependencies, decisions, risks, and readiness in coordination with the ERP PMO.
Serve as functional product owner for Workday procurement and supply chain capabilities and approve future-state design.
Guide design across procure to pay, strategic sourcing, supplier and contract management, inventory and materials, spend analytics, clinical supply, logistics, and item and vendor data.
Align healthcare clinical requirements with university campus and research requirements, promote standardized processes, and document approved differences.
Coordinate procure-to-pay scope and design decisions with finance and related technical and data workstreams.
Ensure the solution addresses purchasing controls, delegated authority, compliance, security, data integrity, and operational reporting.
Lead Supply Chain participation in requirements, configuration reviews, data conversion, testing, cutover, deployment readiness, and stabilization.
Coordinate with functional and technical leads, change management, Workday, consultants, suppliers, and Supply Chain stakeholders to support adoption and ongoing operations.
Direct the assigned team and advisers and escalate decisions or risks requiring broader program action.
Perform related responsibilities as required.