Procurement Manager - Finance Operations

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    "description": "<h2>Discover Your Career at Emory University</h2>\n<p>Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.</p>\n<h2>Description</h2>\n<p>The Procurement Manager leads day-to-day procurement operations and category/commodity contracting to ensure timely, compliant, and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services. This role oversees buyers, issues solicitations (RFI/RFQ/IFB/RFP), negotiates and executes contracts, and manages supplier performance and contract compliance by commodity. </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>The Procurement Manager also serves as a subject matter expert for the end-to-end procure-to-pay workflow, including Req-to-PO activities such as approvals, sourcing, contracting, ordering, and receiving.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>JOB DESCRIPTION: </p>\n<ul>\n <li>Supervises, coaches, and develops buyers; assigns workloads, sets priorities, and ensures sourcing activities meet service-level expectations. </li>\n <li>Plans and executes competitive solicitations (RFI/RFQ/IFB/RFP), including requirement development support, bid administration, Q&A/addenda, evaluation facilitation, and award recommendations. </li>\n <li>Negotiates purchase terms and conditions to achieve best value and mitigate risk. </li>\n <li>Drafts, reviews, and manages contracts, amendments, renewals, and related documentation in alignment with policy, delegated authority, and applicable laws/regulations. </li>\n <li>Manages contracts and supplier relationships by commodity. </li>\n <li>Partners with stakeholders to align sourcing strategies to business needs and timelines. </li>\n <li>Reviews incoming supplier requests and either approve in accordance with the standard operating procedure or request additional review/approval by sourcing managers. </li>\n <li>Improves Req-to-PO business processes: requisition intake and coding, approval workflows, supplier onboarding, PO creation and dispatch, order acknowledgement, change orders, and receiving. </li>\n <li>Ensures procurement compliance, audit readiness, and proper documentation (competition requirements, sole source/justifications, and approvals). </li>\n <li>Tracks and reports procurement KPIs (cycle time, savings/cost avoidance, contract compliance, supplier performance, and customer satisfaction); drives continuous improvement initiatives. </li>\n <li>Resolves escalations related to sourcing events, contract interpretation, supplier disputes, delivery issues, and internal process adherence. </li>\n <li>Supports budgeting and forecasting with spend analytics by commodity and identifies consolidation, standardization, and strategic sourcing opportunities. </li>\n <li>Performs related responsibilities as required. </li>\n</ul>\n<p>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: </p>\n<ul>\n <li>Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field and six years of progressive procurement/sourcing experience, including contract negotiation and supplier management or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. </li>\n <li>Demonstrated experience issuing and managing formal solicitations (RFI/RFQ/IFB/RFP) and leading structured evaluation and award processes. </li>\n <li>Working knowledge of procure-to-pay (P2P) and Req-to-PO processes. </li>\n <li>Proficiency with ERP/eProcurement and contract management systems; strong Excel/data analysis skills. </li>\n <li>Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence multiple organizational levels. </li>\n</ul>\n<p>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: </p>\n<ul>\n <li>Professional certifications (e.g., CPSM, C.P.M., CSCP, CPPB/CPPO).</li>\n <li>Experience managing contracts and sourcing strategies by commodity/category.</li>\n <li>Familiarity with contract risk management, including insurance requirements, data privacy/security clauses, and regulatory compliance.</li>\n <li>Experience supporting regulated or highly audited procurement environments.</li>\n <li>Lean/Six Sigma or process improvement experience focused on procurement cycle time and compliance.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs.  Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.</p>\n<h2>Additional Details</h2>\n<p>Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. 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