Director, Procurement

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $157.9k - $236.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🛒 Procurement

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Merative

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2022

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

☁️ SaaS

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Healthcare Insurance • SaaS • Artificial Intelligence

Merative is a healthcare data, technology, and analytics company. It offers a range of solutions aimed at improving health outcomes by focusing on clinical decision support, healthcare analytics, medical imaging, clinical development, and health and human services. Key products and services include Micromedex for clinical decision support, Zelta for clinical data management, Merge for imaging solutions, and Truven for healthcare analytics. Merative serves a diverse client base, including healthcare providers, life sciences companies, governments, health plans, and employers. The company is dedicated to enhancing healthcare delivery and decision-making by leveraging real-world data and advanced analytics to provide actionable insights and tailored solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead supplier negotiations across high-impact categories (e.g., cloud providers, SaaS subscriptions, software licensing) • Own negotiation strategy and playbooks: price benchmarking, total cost of ownership (TCO), value-based tradeoffs, escalation paths • Drive competitive RFP/RFQ processes, supplier selection, and contracting approaches to optimize cost, quality, delivery, and risk • Establish and enforce negotiation standards (e.g., target discounts, renewal timing, termination/renewal protections) • Act as the executive owner for key suppliers and strategic partners; build structured governance and QBR routines • Implement supplier performance scorecards (cost, service, quality, responsiveness) • Partner with cross-functional budget owners (Engineering, Product, IT, Security, Sales...) to align sourcing to business strategy • Lead, coach, and develop a team of four buyers • Provide executive reporting and briefings on procurement performance, savings pipeline, renewal risk, supplier concentration • Partner with Legal, Security, and Privacy teams to standardize commercial and risk terms • Mature procurement policy and controls: approval thresholds, competitive bidding rules, delegation of authority.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred) • Minimum 10 years of progressive procurement/sourcing experience, including supplier negotiations and contract commercial management • Experience in enterprise software / SaaS / technology environments; healthcare IT experience strongly preferred • Demonstrated success leading negotiations with technology vendors (SaaS, cloud, software licensing, professional services) • People management experience with direct leadership of a team (or strong evidence of mentorship/leadership readiness); ability to manage and develop a team of 4 buyers • Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and partner with budget owners, especially in fast-paced environments • Strong executive communication skills—able to synthesize complex spend, risk, and commercial positions into concise leadership-ready materials • U.S.-based with eligibility to work in the U.S.; comfortable working in a fully remote environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote first / work from home culture • Flexible vacation to help you rest, recharge, and connect with loved ones • Paid leave benefits • Health, dental, and vision insurance • 401k retirement savings plan • Infertility benefits • Tuition reimbursement, life insurance, EAP – and more!