Senior Director, Procurement

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Full Time Senior Director Silver Spring, MD, US

23 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Department: Procurement

Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience

FLSA: Exempt

The American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) is seeking an accomplished Senior Director, Procurement to establish and lead its enterprise-wide procurement function and manage a team of at least two direct reports. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this leader will shape ANE’s procurement strategy, governance framework, operating model, and capabilities to optimize organizational spending, enhance supplier performance, advance strategic sourcing, and strengthen contract lifecycle management.

As ANE’s senior procurement advisor, this role will partner closely with executive leadership, Finance, Legal, IT, and business leaders to ensure procurement decisions support organizational priorities, financial objectives, risk requirements, and long-term strategy.

As the founding leader of this function, the Senior Director will evaluate ANE’s current procurement landscape, implement scalable processes and controls, define the capabilities and future staffing model needed for success, and expand the Procurement team as organizational needs evolve. This leader will guide the procurement transformation from strategy through execution, building sustainable enterprise capabilities that increase value, transparency, consistency, risk management, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Join the American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) and help build a healthier world through The Power of Nurses™. Our goals are to: (1) elevate the nursing profession globally;

(2) advance nursing practice to improve health, health care, and health equity; and (3) support the professional success of nurses. Our core values—Trusted, Inclusive, Innovative, and Empowered—guide everything we do. We are committed to fostering a supportive, dynamic workplace where employees can thrive.

We value work-life balance and offer flexible work arrangements and generous paid time off. Our modern office spaces encourage collaboration and creativity, while our supportive, team-oriented culture provides an engaging environment in which to grow your career.

What You Will Do:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute an enterprise-wide procurement strategy aligned with organizational priorities, financial objectives, risk appetite, and long-term plans.
• Establish the Procurement function and determine the appropriate organizational structure, capabilities, roles, and staffing model as the function matures; recruit, lead, mentor, and develop the team.
• Design and establish the enterprise procurement operating model, policies, standards, delegated authority, sourcing protocols, contract management practices, governance frameworks, and escalation processes.
• Serve as the principal procurement advisor to the CFO, executive leadership, and business stakeholders on enterprise sourcing strategy, complex commercial matters, supplier strategy, procurement risk, and major procurement decisions.
• Establish enterprise procurement KPIs and executive reporting, including spend visibility, sourcing activity, cycle time, supplier performance, cost savings, cost avoidance, value realization, compliance, and other measures of procurement effectiveness.

Procurement Operations and Stakeholder Collaboration

• Lead the end-to-end enterprise procurement lifecycle, including demand planning, sourcing strategy, competitive solicitations, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiations, contract award, supplier performance, renewals,…