Principal Manager, Procurement Enablement & Contingent Workforce

Overview

This role is remote. The organization is hiring a Principal Manager, Procurement Enablement & Contingent Workforce to lead procurement enablement and contingent workforce governance, enablement, process improvement, and redesign.

The employer uses AI to help make the hiring process efficient; all hiring decisions are made by real team members.

Remote-first expectations may include ad-hoc in-person reporting for team gatherings, functional off-sites, or customer meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 4 Procurement Enablement and Contingent Workforce (ITV) program managers focused on procurement and contingent workforce process governance, support, enablement, process improvement, and redesign.
• Manage procurement-related systems and enhancements, including:
  • Oracle P2P
  • Ironclad CLM
  • Pursuit RFP
  • Airtable Savings Tracker
  • AI tools
• Deliver procurement intake transformation, including Agentic Intake Orchestration, by designing and deploying next-generation AI-driven conversational and autonomous agentic intake systems that replace static forms.
• Drive agentic intake so it is fully comprehensive through multiple system integrations, with capability to:
  • Provide a guided buying experience
  • Deliver real-time status updates
  • Provide renewal notifications and actions to both sourcing and business owners
• Redesign the end-to-end contingent workforce process to provide hiring managers a simpler, faster hiring journey for contingent workers and reduce handoffs between Procurement and the Contingent Workforce program team.
• Oversee the contingent workforce program and governance, including managing the VMS and its global expansion.
• Develop the global contingent workforce supply chain by identifying and driving a cohesive supply chain strategy and enabling hiring managers to find contingent workforce talent globally.
• Lead other S2P process enhancements and act as a cross-functional connector between AP, Accounting, Security, Privacy, Audit, IT, and other functions.
• Drive procurement policy simplifications and enhancements.
• Lead cross-functional training and enablement for hiring managers globally and for all procurement stakeholders.
• Track and manage a preferred supplier list; identify opportunities and partner with sourcing to increase preferred supplier usage.
• Lead development of an external supplier landing page, including supplier FAQ, how to navigate the supplier portal, an invoice lookup tool, code of conduct, and sustainability expectations.
• Partner with the sustainability team to lead reporting of supplier GHG emissions.
• Drive simplification of POC and NDA processes into a centralized agentic workflow.
• Partner with Procurement Legal to ensure contracting requirements and proper positioning of paper are built into new or redesigned processes—including agentic intake, guided buying, and POC/NDA workflows—so process speed does not create downstream legal or compliance rework.
• Partner with Procurement Operations and Compliance to implement an automated KYS screening for both vendors and carriers globally.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience managing procurement systems, S2P processes, and ITV/contingent workforce programs.
• Familiarity or participation in an ERP redesign with advanced knowledge of Oracle Cloud Procurement.
• Strong understanding or experience implementing procurement agentic solutions that result in simpler, leaner processes.
• Familiarity or participation in a contingent workforce redesign with knowledge of Beeline or other VMS systems.
• Track record of successful cross-functional leadership, collaboration, and relationship building.
• Knowledge of requirements gathering, analysis, design, and implementation methodologies.
• Pragmatic and collaborative approach; able to work independently to ensure execution and on-time delivery of programs to achieve procurement-efficiency objectives, considering upstream/downstream partner processes, systems, security standards, and compliance requirements.
• Solid understanding of contracting fundamentals and how contracting fits within the S2P process, with the ability to design or redesign intake, policy, and workflow changes that preserve proper contracting positioning.
• Tech-savvy change agent who understands procurement and the finance vendor landscape, tool capabilities/gaps, and possible solutions. Knowledge of NetSuite, Coupa, or Oracle Cloud is strongly advantageous.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently with sound business acumen.
• Excellent communication skills (writing, presentations, and verbal) across multiple levels of the organization.
• Strong project management skills (certifications a plus), including tracking and managing complex processes and leading teams and projects.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Technology industry and operating within hyper-growth environments, with proven ability to build scalable sourcing processes and systems from the ground up.
• Proven track record of cultivating collaborative, high-trust partnerships across matrixed internal business units and external vendor ecosystems to drive shared strategic outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience scaling, structuring, and developing ITV/contingent workforce and procurement processes, including process change with agentic workflows.
• Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement experience.

Location

Remote, but not eligible to be hired in CA, CT, NJ, NY, PA, WA.

Travel

Approximately <10% travel is anticipated.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Generous time off
• Ample parental and wellness leave
• Healthcare
• Retirement savings program
• Much more (offerings vary by location)

Estimated pay ranges (by location)

• Based in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont or Washington D.C.: $141,520.00-$176,900.00
• Based in New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay area): $149,840.00-$187,300.00
• Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California: $166,400.00-$208,000.00

The role may be eligible to participate in the organization’s equity plan and corporate bonus plan.

General benefits for eligible roles include: health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, and paid parental leave.

Starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

Application Details

Applications are intended to be accepted until 11/20/26, but may change based on business needs.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on legally protected characteristics. The employer also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable law.

Hiring Fraud Notice

Scammers may impersonate recruiters through fake job postings, emails, websites, or messages. The employer will not ask for payment, gift cards, cryptocurrency, or banking information during recruiting, and does not make job offers without a formal interview process or conduct interviews exclusively through text-based messaging apps.

E-Verify

The organization participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.