Digital Procurement Strategist

Job Title: Digital Procurement Strategist

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Digital Procurement Strategist to join our team at BioSpace, Inc. As a key member of our procurement operations team, you will be responsible for implementing and driving adoption of digital procurement solutions and technologies to increase procurement workforce productivity and effectiveness, business stakeholder satisfaction, and process agility.

Key Responsibilities:

- Partner with Senior Director to develop NNI Procurement's digitalization vision, strategy, and roadmap
- Lead the implementation of Procurement digital enablement projects in partnership with DDI&T, Global Procurement, and third parties
- Monitor emerging technology trends, scout for technology vendors, leverage Procurement analytics to identify opportunities, and pitch ideas internally
- Develop use cases for generative AI to elevate Procurement processes
- Effectively communicate user and stakeholder feedback to digital Procurement global product owners and governance functions
- Connect with line-of-business leaders to ensure their input in driving process improvement
- Lead change management for technology adoption, coordinate multichannel communication, run enablement and awareness events, and facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration across stakeholders through regular engagement
- Lead source to pay technology release testing and feature implementation in partnership with Global Procurement
- Prioritize, implement, and measure impact of continuous improvement (CI) opportunities in Procurement digital
- Grow a CI mindset and culture in the Procurement Operations team
- Develop and monitor metrics that measure digital procurement enablement impact
- Create and maintain a central repository of Procurement technology enablement resources (videos, how-to, quick start guides, etc.)

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Experience Design, or related required
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in digital, system, or user experience with progressively increasing responsibilities
- Advanced degree can count towards experience
- At least 3 years leading digital enablement or technology-driven process improvements
- Pharmaceutical, healthcare, life science industry experience preferred
- Procurement experience strongly preferred; experience in Coupa Source to Pay is a plus
- Extensive experience in digital technology project implementation and management
- Demonstrated ability in change management
- High on learning ability and motivation with a change-ready mindset
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to be a 'translator', explaining digital concepts to the business and business concepts to IT and technologists
- Demonstrated business acumen, creative problem solving, and data analysis
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders, build relationships, influence, and gain respect
- Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed organizational environment
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and complete work in a timely manner with strong attention to detail and organization
- Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office PowerPoint and Excel

About Us:

At BioSpace, Inc., we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world. We know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve, and communities we operate in. Together, we're life changing.

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