Job Title: Procurement Leader Drive operational excellence in procurement and sourcing by leveraging your expertise as a seasoned professional. Join an industry leader and make an impact with our purpose-driven organization. We are seeking a talented individual to lead our shared services sourcing team in a hybrid position. Key Responsibilities: - Leadership and Management: - Lead a team of sourcing professionals, including Analysts and Managers, ensuring alignment with operational goals and objectives. - Implement and manage Standard Operating Procedures for Procurement Operations and Shared Service Center. - Supervise the Procurement Operations team to ensure delivery of buying activities meet or exceed agreed service level agreements. - Operational Excellence: - Ensure efficient and effective procurement and sourcing of goods and services while maintaining transparency and adhering to best practices. - Provide training, clearly define roles throughout Procurement Operations, and establish a customer service and process improvement-focused work culture. - Implement a continuous improvement culture through initiatives to enhance the sourcing process and outcomes. - Stakeholder Collaboration: - Communicate and collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Global Sourcing team, Finance, and other departments, to ensure alignment and support of sourcing initiatives. - Develop training materials and deliver training on operational KPIs. - Supplier Relationship Management: - Develop, manage, and grow strong relationships with current and future suppliers. - Review and monitor supplier performance key performance indicators and address concerns promptly. - Compliance and Risk Management: - Ensure compliance with all policies, as well as relevant legal and regulatory requirements. - Identify and promptly escalate sourcing risks to mitigate them. - Reporting and Analysis: - Develop necessary infrastructure reporting, archiving etc. to manage and monitor the activities of the group. - Prepare metrics, status and system performance reports related to internal customer service activities as well as ad-hoc reporting requests. This is a remote-friendly position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager. Requirements: - Over 10 years of experience as a sourcing and/or procurement professional, preferably with a major financial institution or payment card company. - Demonstrated experience and expertise in people management, mentoring and training. - Proficiency in purchasing systems and organizational interfaces including Ariba, DocuSign, and Oracle. - Knowledgeable about contract terms and conditions and ability to identify contractual risks, rights, and obligations. - Excellent written, oral and presentation skills and an ability to synthesize information and make clear, concise recommendations on course of action. - Strong relationship management skills and ability to influence at a senior management level both internally and externally. - English proficiency is required, Spanish is preferred.