Senior Manager, Procurement (Head of Procurement)

We're looking for a Senior Manager, Procurement to help us accomplish our mission to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient. Here's what you need to know about the role, our team and why Flatiron Health is the right next step in your career.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will oversee Flatiron’s procurement strategy, processes and systems. You’ll work closely with the Finance and Accounting teams to build out the procurement function and centralize procurement activities into one, effective procurement organization. You’ll also support cross-functional projects that improve operational efficiency, mitigate risk, and drive savings. Flatiron is looking for an individual who is excited to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment that is scaling and determined to get the job done. This is a unique opportunity to build a procurement function; there is a sound operational foundation already in place and now Flatiron is looking to invest in growing the function beyond the basics to a strong, supportive strategic function which will include hiring for newly created procurement roles. 

In addition, you’ll also:

• Build and scale a global procurement org. to support company growth, driving cost efficiency and managing risk appropriately while focusing on the employee experience
• Educate stakeholders and other internal customers on sourcing and procurement processes, as well as the value that the Procurement team can deliver
• Identify gaps in current processes and develop a strategy to remediate those gaps, optimizing operations across supplier onboarding, contracting, and order management
• Complete regular and ad hoc reporting and analysis, partnering with FP&A and Accounting to leverage procurement insights in forecasting, budgeting, and month-end reporting
• Collaborate closely with Flatiron’s Legal, Privacy, Security, and Compliance teams to develop a comprehensive supplier onboarding process
• Support Flatiron’s international expansion across the UK, Germany, and Japan including sourcing country-specific vendors and building out international operations 
• Assist with day-to-day approvals and administration of Coupa, Flatiron’s procure-to-pay system, including: reviewing POs, provisioning licenses, and updating system configurations
• Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to drive forward new initiatives such as Flatiron’s Supplier Diversity Program
• Lead supplier contract negotiations, as needed, eventually setting a contract negotiation strategy as the procurement function expands
• Oversee Flatiron’s T&E program, including updating current policies and managing travel vendors and contracts
• Hire, train and retain a high performing procurement team

Who You Are

You're a process-oriented problem solver who is excited by the prospect of making an impact on a growing team.

• You have a bachelor’s degree with 8+ years work experience leading a growing procurement function
• You have experience in improving processes and working cross-functionally across an enterprise system
• You possess excellent communication skills and provide top notch customer service to internal stakeholders 
• You’re system-savvy and have experience working in a P2P or ERP system
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and have demonstrated ability to prioritize requests and timelines
• You have experience leading and growing high performing teams with a focus on developing and retaining talent

Extra Credit

• You have experience with Coupa
• You have experience in the (health)tech industry
• You have experience in a global procurement organization

Why You Should Join Our Team

A career at Flatiron is a chance to work with everyone involved in the future of cancer care and research—all under one roof. Researchers, data scientists, designers, clinicians, technologists and many more all work together to improve cancer care and accelerate research.

You'll also find a culture of continuous learning, broad and inclusive employee support offerings, and a commitment to supporting our team members in all aspects of their lives—at home, at work and everywhere in between. We offer: 

• Flatiron University training curriculum which includes presentation skills, meeting mastery, coding languages and more
• Career coaching opportunities
• Hackathons for all employees (not just our engineers!)
• Professional development benefit for attending conferences, industry events and external courses
• Work/life autonomy via flexible work hours and flexible paid time off
• Generous parental leave (16 weeks for either parent)
• Back-up child care
• Flatiron-sponsored fitness classes

Flatiron Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.