Sr. Manager, Procurement & Accounts Payable
Remote · United States
Job Summary
Sr. Manager, Procurement & Accounts Payable will lead the design and execution of a best-practice procurement process, oversee vendor strategy and negotiations for high-value deals, drive renewal planning and contract strategy, separate strategic decisions from tactical funding, manage procurement workflows and AP collaboration, implement process improvements (including Workday automation), establish KPIs and SLAs, and partner across Finance, Legal, Security/IT, and business leaders to balance value, urgency, and risk. The role requires leading a team, strong stakeholder management, hands-on experience with procurement and AP tooling (e.g., Workday, Jira, CLM), and a track record of delivering measurable savings and cycle-time improvements in a healthcare or regulated environment.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, vendor management, accounts payable operations, or related experience, including meaningful people leadership responsibility
- Strong negotiation skills with a track record of improving commercial outcomes and leading complex vendor discussions
- Demonstrated ability to lead a function or major operating area, make sound decisions in ambiguous situations, and translate strategy into operational execution
- Proven experience building, redesigning, or scaling procurement, AP, or shared operational workflows in a fast-moving cross-functional environment
- Highly organized and strategic, with the ability to manage competing priorities, solve complex operational problems, and bring structure and follow-through to ambiguous or broken processes
- Experience leading a small team and influencing cross-functional partners without direct authority, while holding clear accountability for outcomes
- Strong stakeholder management skills across Finance, Accounting, Legal, Security/IT, and business leadership
- Experience with procurement and operational tooling such as Workday, Jira, contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems, ERP/P2P platforms, or strategic sourcing tools
- Experience improving invoice-to-pay workflows, including process automation in Workday or similar systems, is strongly preferred
- Track record of establishing metrics and using data to improve cycle time, savings, service levels, and operational performance
- Experience operating with a high degree of autonomy, judgment, and cross-functional interaction in a role that balances strategic decision-making with day-to-day operational management
- Experience in healthcare, a high-growth environment, or another complex regulated business is preferred
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