[Hiring] Senior Manager of Procurement @Woolpert

Role Description

Woolpert is hiring a Sr. Manager, Procurement to join our dynamic Finance team. This position will be responsible for managing strategic procurement transformation and category management activities to help build a scalable, data-driven, and world-class procurement organization.

• Leading the development and implementation of the future-state procurement operating model, including current-state assessment and maturity, future-state organization design, processes, technology, policies and procedures, governance, and KPIs.
• Owning strategic sourcing, category strategy, supplier performance and risk management, vendor contract management, spend analytics, and procurement reporting.
• Partnering with Finance, Legal, Operations, IT, BI and Analytics, and business leaders to deliver measurable value, improve supplier outcomes, increase spend visibility, and strengthen procurement decision-making.
• Developing and maintaining a comprehensive spend analysis capability and holistic procurement dashboards.
• Providing leadership and influence across the organization while distinguishing strategic procurement responsibilities from tactical requisition, purchase order, and invoice review activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field required.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered on a 1:1 basis.
• 12 years of progressive procurement, purchasing, or sourcing experience.
• Experience managing first-level managers and/or supervisors, including hiring, performance management, and pay decisions.
• Experience owning a procurement budget and delivering cost savings, contract compliance, and supplier performance targets.
• Experience negotiating and awarding supply agreements and resolving escalated supplier and commercial issues.
• Experience developing category strategies, strategic sourcing pipelines, spend analytics capabilities, supplier performance programs, and contract management processes.
• Broad knowledge of strategic procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics, procurement governance, and the procure-to-pay cycle.
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to set direction for managers and supervisors.
• Ability to develop and standardize procurement policy, controls, and process across multiple teams or business units.
• Skilled in supplier negotiation, evaluation, and performance management.
• Ability to analyze spend, cost structures, and budget impact.
• Ability to define business requirements for procurement reporting and dashboards.
• Working proficiency with ERP and procure-to-pay systems.
• Experience establishing procurement operating models, policies, procedures, and governance forums.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to resolve cross-business-unit conflicts involving cost, quality, schedule, and risk.

Requirements

• Master's degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred).
• 15 years of procurement or sourcing experience, including multi-site or multi business-unit responsibility (preferred).
• Experience leading procurement technology or automation implementations (preferred).
• Experience implementing or maturing procurement analytics and reporting capabilities (preferred).
• Experience with procurement in a professional services, engineering, or government-contracting environment (preferred).
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) (preferred).
• Knowledge of supply market trends, category management, and total cost of ownership analysis (preferred).
• Knowledge of ethical and sustainable purchasing standards and applicable regulatory requirements (preferred).
• Ability to coach and develop managers toward the next level of responsibility (preferred).

Benefits

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!