Head of Procurement Operations

You will lead the Procurement Operations team and manage day-to-day operations, including requisition to purchase order and supplier information management. You will be responsible for leading and optimizing Procurement Operations service offerings, including the maintenance and enhancement of procurement-related technology and supplier partners. You will also manage and develop the Procurement Operations team and facilitate the development of processes and policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of relevant experience as a Procurement Operations leader
• Demonstrated team leadership and functional expertise in source to contract, requisition to purchase order, and supplier information management workflows
• Globally minded, self-motivated, flexible, and creative leader
• Ability to effectively utilize data to identify opportunities and implement a robust data-driven performance management framework
• Familiarity with commercial procurement best practices and procure to pay savings levers and techniques
• Proven experience with building and leading a high-performing procurement operations team in a high-profile, high-transactional-volume, high-financial-risk environment
• Strong leadership presence and ability to build trusted advisor relationships
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of Workday (Procurement), ServiceNow (Helpdesk support), Jaggaer (P2P) are strongly desired

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement, and commuting & transportation
• Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff