Consulting Manager, Higher Education- Spend Management/Procurement

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes.

Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change.

You'll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

The multi-faceted role you've been looking for… Managers play a vibrant, integral role at Huron. Their invaluable knowledge reflects in the projects they manage, and the teams they lead. Managers build long-standing partnerships with clients, while collaborating with colleagues to solve their most important challenges. In fact, they shape and deliver results that seamlessly align with client goals, visions and missions. Remarkably versatile, our Managers also spend significant time mentoring junior staff on the engagement team—where they tirelessly share expertise as well as feedback and encouragement. This benefits Huron profoundly as it promotes a culture of respect, unity, collaboration, and personal achievement.

Our environment inspires and rewards growth… As a Manager, you have the unique ability to specialize in certain areas that showcase and employ your areas of expertise while you pursue your "career vision." Huron is big enough to offer the opportunity and exposure you need for your career growth—but small enough to give you individual attention for your professional development. Every colleague adds to who we are as an organization—and the more you evolve, the more we do. An exciting career experience awaits you: It's intense… it's analytically rigorous… it's practical… it's entrepreneurial… it's intellectually stimulating—and most definitely—it's career-defining… It's the Huron Way

As Consulting Manager, Higher Education Spend Management you will lead multiple operational assessments, reviewing and analyzing processes, policies, roles, responsibilities, and supporting technologies to develop actionable recommendations for implementation. You will support procurement transformation efforts, particularly within prominent Higher Education institutions, focusing on business process optimization, organizational design, policy creation, technology enhancements and change advisory. Your role will ensure the effective execution of procurement strategies, driving operational excellence and efficiency across the organization.

In this capacity, you will collaborate with stakeholders across academic departments, administrative offices, and finance teams to identify opportunities for cost savings, risk mitigation, and improved processes. You will evaluate current procurement practices, including sourcing, contract management, supplier information management, travel and expense, accounts payable and spend analytics, to recommend innovative solutions tailored to the unique needs of higher education environments. Your work may include developing training programs for faculty and staff and identifying ways to support compliance with regulatory requirements and institutional policies.

Additionally, you will facilitate workshops and strategy sessions to help clients build consensus around change initiatives, guiding them through the complexities of procurement modernization. By leveraging data-driven insights and best practices, you will help institutions achieve greater transparency, accountability, and sustainability in their procurement operations. Your expertise will be instrumental in helping clients navigate challenges such as decentralized purchasing, budget constraints, and evolving technology landscapes, ultimately contributing to the institution's mission of delivering high-quality education and research outcomes.

Required

• Current permanent U.S. work authorization
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• A minimum of 7 years of procurement and payable related experience, either in a consultative or substantial operational role.
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant managerial experience leading and developing teams.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Preferred

• Consulting experience
• Higher Education experience
• Experience working within Travel and Expense and/or with T&E software products (Concur, Chrome River, etc.)

The estimated base salary range for this job is $130,000 - $175,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron's annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron's pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $149,500 - $218,750. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron's benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

*Position Level*
Manager

*Country*
United States of America