Procurement Lead

🕒 June 27

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Valeris

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1001 - 5000 employees

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 B2B

Pharmaceuticals • Healthcare • B2B

Valeris is a fully integrated life sciences commercialization partner formed by the merger of PharmaCord and Mercalis. The company provides comprehensive solutions across the healthcare value chain to help life sciences companies bring products to market and improve patient access and adherence. Valeris offers data and strategic insights, patient support and access programs, and healthcare provider engagement tools, serving over 500 life sciences customers and supporting millions of patients. Headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina and Jeffersonville, Indiana, Valeris focuses on enabling commercialization and patient-centric services for pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations.

📋 Description

• Oversee IT vendor relationships, demand management, and enterprise procurement activities • Manage the procurement lifecycle, including vendor selection, contract negotiation, and performance management • Ensure alignment with organizational goals • Develop and implement vendor governance frameworks, including KPIs and SLAs • Conduct regular business reviews with vendors to assess performance, innovation opportunities, and risk exposure • Oversee contract renewals, amendments, and negotiations to ensure favorable terms and compliance • Partner with IT leadership to anticipate, analyze, and validate IT demand across business units • Coordinate procurement planning processes to align demand forecasts with budget • Analyze spending trends to identify cost-saving opportunities • Lead and manage sourcing initiatives, including RFPs and RFQs for IT and non-IT categories • Drive competitive bidding processes, ensuring fairness, transparency, and alignment with organizational goals • Develop category strategies and procurement plans that align with operational needs • Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and regulatory requirements • Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, providing procurement and vendor management expertise

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ plus years of experience in procurement, with at least 3 years focused on IT sourcing and vendor management • Experience working in a private equity portfolio company environment • Proven ability to learn a business quickly at a detailed level • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, IT, or related field (Master’s preferred) from an accredited college or university • Demonstrated success leading RFP processes, contract negotiations, and supplier performance programs • Knowledge in particular of IT Procurement Vendor negotiations • Strong analytical and organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines • Ability to work without direct supervision, and efficiently manage tasks and time • Familiarity with procurement systems (e.g., Coupa, Ariba, SAP) and vendor management tools • Strong MS Office suite, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint skills (advanced Excel skills required) • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure • Dynamic personality with the ability to learn quickly and adapt to new and changing environments • Independent and action driven with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills • Ability to comprehend and process large amounts of data and summarize into digestible format • Proven ability to set clear objectives and drive change in an organization • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities • Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts • Logical, efficient, and creative, with keen attention to detail • Highly self-motivated and self-directed • This person must have proven leadership experience, be a dynamic self-starter and have a “Can-Do” attitude that excels in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans, including HSA- and FSA-eligible options, with Valeris contributing toward premium costs • Additional health support, including telehealth and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services • Company match on Health Savings Account contributions • Free Basic Life and AD&D coverage equal to your annual earnings • Company-paid Short-Term Disability coverage, with the option to purchase Long-Term Disability • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 100% match on the first 5% you contribute, with immediate vesting • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Leave to support work-life balance • Team members receive nine paid holidays plus two floating holidays • Opportunities for advancement in a company that supports personal and professional growth • A challenging, stimulating work environment that encourages new ideas • Work for a company that values diversity and makes deliberate efforts to create an inclusive workplace