Drive digital procurement excellence as our Senior Manager of Digital Procurement and Analytics. You will lead design, deployment, and optimization of procurement technology within the Center of Excellence, owning digital tools for sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and analytics to ensure integration, adoption, and continuous improvement. Enable capabilities that boost efficiency, strengthen compliance, and empower strategic, data-driven decisions across the enterprise. This role suits a tech-forward, results-oriented leader who excels at scaling digital solutions and turning analytics into impact.
The salary range for this position is $128,000 - $192,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depending on performance).
In addition to the base salary, Perdue offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.
Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the procurement technology roadmap in alignment with enterprise objectives.
- Identify and implement digital solutions to enhance sourcing, contracting, supplier management and Purchase to Pay processes.
- Ensure platforms are scalable, integrated, and aligned with transformation goals.
- Serve as the owner of digital platforms and other core procurement systems.
- Oversee configuration, upgrades, and governance for procurement technologies.
- Monitor performance and user experience to drive continuous improvement.
- Lead implementation projects for new procurement tools and enhancements.
- Drive user adoption through training, communication, and change management in partnership with Procurement Transformation Lead.
- Ensure system controls, policies, and compliance standards are embedded working closely with Governance, Policy and Process Lead.
- Partner with Perdue IT analytics teams to ensure high-quality, reliable data across platforms.
- Deliver dashboards, reports, and insights that inform procurement decisions.
- Leverage automation and AI to strengthen data accuracy and efficiency.
- Act as procurement's primary liaison to IT, internal Procurement, and business functions on technology matters.
- Manage relationships with technology vendors, ensuring service quality and value delivery.
- Act as escalation point for technology issues impacting procurement performance.
Minimum Education and Experience
Bachelors Degree and 7-10 years of experience in procurement technology, source-to-pay systems, or digital transformation.
The ideal candidate will also have:
- Demonstrated success deploying and managing sourcing, contracting, supplier management and Purchase to Pay platforms.
- Experience driving adoption and change management for new technology implementations.
- Strong background in data governance, reporting, and integration of procurement systems.
- Deep expertise in procurement platforms.
- Strong program and project management skills with ability to deliver large-scale system deployments.
- Analytical thinker mentality who can translate data into business insights and measurable value.
- Skilled in vendor management, contract negotiation, and performance oversight.
- Effective communication and the ability to influence stakeholders across procurement, IT, and the business.
- Strong training and change management skills to ensure adoption of digital tools.
- Ability to balance strategic priorities with hands-on problem-solving.
- Continuous improvement mindset, with focus on innovation, automation, and AI-enabled tools.
Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors
- Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
- May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
- May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
- Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment.
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