Associate Director of Strategic Procurement

About This Role

The Associate Director of Strategic Procurement will lead the execution and development of strategic sourcing strategies for university-wide initiatives. This role involves engaging key stakeholders to meet departmental sourcing and procurement needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of strategic sourcing plans to coordinate sourcing and contract management activities within assigned categories and deliver targeted benefits
• Provide the development and negotiation of supplier agreements to support university-wide sourcing and procurement initiatives
• Develop and maintain relationships with departments to gather, analyze, and convey information for category management and strategic sourcing efforts
• Plan and conduct strategic sourcing processes on defined opportunities, engaging key stakeholders to meet departmental procurement needs
• Maintain deep category expertise through understanding and application of industry developments, marketplace trends, emerging technology, new techniques, leading practices, and shared experiences
• Manage key supplier relationships and conduct periodic business reviews to drive savings through innovation and resolve issues and disputes
• Measure and report benefits delivered through strategic sourcing and ongoing contract management activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management
• 3-5 years in procurement, supply chain management, and contract language review and development
• Data collection and analysis
• Business intelligence and analytics
• Category strategy execution
• Issue resolution/problem solving
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
• ERP System knowledge and experience
• eProcurement application experience including procurement workflow, eSourcing, eInvoice, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management
• 3-5 years in procurement, supply chain management, and contract language review and development

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in Business Administration or a related field
• Experience working in an academic/higher education organization or cyclical service delivery environment
• Workday ERP System knowledge and experience

Skills

* Required skills