Director of Procurement

Director of Procurement

Position Overview

A growing healthcare services organization is seeking an experienced Director of Procurement to lead and further develop its enterprise procurement function.

This is a highly visible leadership position responsible for strategic sourcing, category management, contract governance, supplier management, procurement operations, and procurement technology. The Director will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams across Finance, Legal, Compliance, Technology, Operations, and other areas of the business.

The ideal candidate combines strategic procurement leadership with a hands-on understanding of sourcing, contract negotiation, supplier performance, financial controls, and procurement transformation. This individual will have the opportunity to strengthen procurement processes, improve supplier performance, drive cost optimization, and further mature the organization's procurement capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute an enterprise procurement strategy aligned with business and financial objectives.
• Establish and enhance procurement policies, governance, procedures, and internal controls.
• Develop category strategies designed to optimize spend, improve supplier performance, and generate measurable business value.
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership on procurement, sourcing, contracting, and supplier management.
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes, technology, and organizational effectiveness.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across multiple enterprise spend categories.
• Negotiate complex supplier contracts, pricing agreements, and service-level agreements.
• Develop strong relationships with strategic suppliers and business partners.
• Establish supplier performance metrics, scorecards, and ongoing vendor-management processes.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, contractual, operational, and financial risks.

Procurement Operations & Contract Governance

• Oversee procurement processes including intake, sourcing, vendor onboarding, contract approval, and supplier management.
• Improve utilization of preferred suppliers and established procurement channels.
• Partner cross-functionally to facilitate efficient contract review and approval.
• Drive procurement process improvement, standardization, and automation.
• Develop meaningful procurement KPIs, reporting, and analytics.

Financial Management & Controls

• Partner with Finance and Accounting on budgeting, forecasting, spend management, and cost optimization.
• Utilize spend analytics to identify savings, sourcing, and consolidation opportunities.
• Maintain appropriate procurement controls and approval processes.
• Support audit and compliance requirements related to procurement activities.

Procurement Technology

• Leverage Oracle ERP to support purchasing, supplier management, reporting, and procurement operations.
• Collaborate with Finance and Technology teams to improve system utilization and data quality.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline procurement workflows.
• Enhance procurement reporting and analytics to support data-driven decision-making.

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing procurement team.
• Establish clear performance expectations and professional development plans.
• Foster a culture focused on accountability, collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement.
• Support organizational change and the continued evolution of the procurement function.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience within procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or vendor management.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing procurement or sourcing professionals.
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex supplier agreements and managing enterprise vendor relationships.
• Strong working experience within an Oracle ERP environment.
• Experience with strategic sourcing, category management, procurement governance, and contract management.
• Strong financial, analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and collaborate across multiple business functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within healthcare services, healthcare providers, managed care, or another regulated industry.
• Experience with Source-to-Contract, procurement intake, vendor management, or workflow platforms.
• Experience leading procurement transformation, process optimization, or technology implementation initiatives.
• Exposure to private equity-backed or high-growth organizations is beneficial.
• MBA, Master's degree, CPSM, CPM, CIPS, or similar professional certification is a plus.
• Experience with spend analytics and reporting tools such as Power BI.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be a strategic procurement leader who can operate comfortably at both the executive and operational levels. They will bring strong commercial judgment, supplier negotiation experience, financial acumen, and the ability to build scalable procurement processes.

This opportunity would be particularly well suited to someone who has helped transform or mature a procurement organization, rather than simply maintaining an established function.

This is a direct-hire, full-time remote opportunity. Candidates must be based in Florida.