Senior Manager, Procurement Transformation

The Senior Manager, Procurement Transformation will have strategic oversight of the comprehensive multi-year transformation of the enterprise procurement function. Accountabilities include managing the transformation roadmap, developing a spend analytics capability, leading a team responsible for implementing plans that accelerate and deliver process efficiencies, improved quality, and enhanced employee and partner experiences across core procurement processes including strategic sourcing, contract management, vendor management and procure-to-pay. Will use leading project management, change management, communications, learning and development strategies and practices to inspire a culture of growth, innovation and continuous improvement. You will report to the Sourcing and Procurement Director.

• Create a collaborative, performance-driven work environment by promoting trust, transparency, and inclusion. Work with team members to set clear goals, provide feedback, perform performance assessments, and support ongoing development.
• Lead with influence and expertise. Contribute to division or department leadership team. Communicate and support organization mission, vision, values and policies.
• Oversee the development of sourcing, procurement, category, and supplier strategies to improve spend, performance, and risk with department priorities.
• Oversee the development of long-term category and supplier strategies that align with our goals, achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, establishes processes to manage supplier risk and performance, and assure contract compliance. Lead development of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports for senior management on important metrics. Report progress against plans, vendor performance and market trends.
• Develop relationships with important partners to build business knowledge and support strategic plans by aligning team resources and prioritizing team activities while promoting category management, vendor management, and strategic sourcing as strategies to achieve our goals, mitigate risk and create enhanced value.
• Develop a team by empowering a customer-focused culture of learning and teamwork, establishing performance goals, leading change, and communicating.

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
• Solid communication and influencing skills across varying leadership levels.
• Demonstrated experience driving business results.
• Demonstrated experience in creating meaningful data analysis and metrics to support business needs.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills related to complex vendor matters.
• Knowledge of vendor contracts.
• Experience leading large, complex cross-functional projects
• Solid knowledge base of procurement processes
• Strong financial acumen

• Experience leading procurement tranformation.

• Not applicable.

• Up to 10%.

• Work that involves sitting/standing.

• Not applicable.

• In this hybrid role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from the office. Candidates should reside within approximately 35-50 miles of one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783; Boston, MA 02110
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• Internal candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of location and will be considered based upon the needs of the role.