Sr. Manager of Procurement

The role

You will lead the procurement transformation and category management for Woolpert, building a scalable, data-driven procurement organization. You will manage procurement managers and supervisors and own strategic sourcing, supplier performance, contract management, spend analytics and procurement reporting.

What you will do

• Manage procurement managers and supervisors across multiple spend areas, sites, or business units, including hiring, appraisals and pay reviews.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies and a future-state procurement operating model.
• Develop category strategies and multi-year sourcing roadmaps.
• Standardize the procure-to-pay process, approval workflow and procurement policy.
• Establish and own procurement KPIs and hold managers accountable to them.
• Build and maintain a spend analysis capability and procurement dashboards in Power BI.
• Manage supplier performance and risk, including scorecards, reviews and corrective action plans.
• Own the procurement risk register and direct mitigation plans.
• Oversee vendor contract management, including renewals, obligations and SLA monitoring.
• Manage the consolidated procurement budget and report savings and value creation to senior leadership.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. Equivalent education and experience may be considered on a 1:1 basis.
• 10 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, sourcing pipelines, spend analytics, supplier performance programs and contract management processes.
• Broad knowledge of strategic procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics and the procure-to-pay cycle.
• Working proficiency with ERP and procure-to-pay systems, spend analytics and supplier management tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior leadership.

Nice to have

• Master's degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 15 years of procurement or sourcing experience, including multi-site or multi business-unit responsibility.
• Experience leading procurement technology or automation implementations.
• Experience in a professional services, engineering or government-contracting environment.
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).
• Ability to coach and develop managers toward the next level of responsibility.

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 and vacation.
• Career development and learning opportunities.
• Health, life, vision and dental insurance.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend and employee assistance program.

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship is not offered. Applicants must already have work authorization in the country where the job is located.
• Recruiters and agencies should not contact Woolpert employees about this requisition.

About the company

Woolpert is a leading global architecture, engineering and geospatial firm with over 75 offices. It is certified as a Great Place to Work.