Principal Procurement Technology Manager

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About the Team

About the Role

Workday is looking for a dynamic Principal Procurement Technology Manager to join our Procurement Systems team within the Center of Excellence. Reporting to the Director of Procurement Systems, you'll play a pivotal role in defining the future of our global operations. You'll build a future-focused outlook to ensure operational excellence. Partnering with functional teams, you will develop detailed business requirements and build scalable, efficient processes using Workday’s best-in-class suite of Spend Management products.

This high-impact, high-visibility role will engage with all levels of the organization, where you'll make effective decisions, build consensus, and drive global change. Your technical expertise in procurement technology, automation, and process design will guide project teams in solving sophisticated business challenges with outstanding solutions. You will identify automation opportunities, craft innovative solutions, and ensure seamless system integration with existing processes. Join us at Workday and be a part of a team redefining procurement systems for the future. Apply your skills to build impactful solutions and drive excellence across our enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Map procurement data and system landscapes finding opportunities for automation

• Develop strategies, future states, and build cases for procurement automation

• Lead and drive inclusive multi-functional programs aimed at achieving strategic goals, being responsible for all aspects of program management, including organizing program elements and activities, establishing clear objectives, defining goals, hitting timelines, and ensuring effective collaboration across diverse teams and Workmates

• Collaborate with Workmates across the organization to define user requirements, and translate these requirements into comprehensive solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, industry standard processes, and regulatory requirements

• Demonstrate Workday Spend Management system expertise identifying process or configuration improvement opportunities and offer creative solutions to drive continuous improvement

• Procurement system administration, configuration and maintenance

• Data and system migrations

• Maintain a close relationship with Product; understand roadmap, provide feedback on functionality, support the uptake of new release features within GPO

• Build strong and productive working relationships with Workmates and business partners

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Procurement Systems Management, Source to Pay Process Design, and system implementation. Workday Spend Management experience is strongly preferred.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field
   

Other Qualifications:

• Proven expertise in the software implementation lifecycle, with the ability to lead or advise, formulate project plans, and partner with stakeholders to drive projects to closure.

• Extensive knowledge of the competitive landscape and industry best practices in procurement

• 5+ years of experience leading the entire lifecycle of automation projects as a project/program lead

• Experience being a great partner with internal technology teams, collaborators, and external software suppliers. Strong negotiation skills and ability to build consensus among diverse teams.

• Strong understanding of current and emerging technologies relevant to the industry, with the ability to assess their potential impact on business operations

• Proven experience in developing and leading technology roadmaps, including defining critical initiatives, setting timelines, and aligning with organizational goals

• Effective communication and social skills

• Strong critical thinking and business curiosity, including sophisticated analytical and problem solving skills, proven ability to work with data to drive insights and decisions

• Proactive, result oriented, with a can-do attitude in meeting critical timelines

• Workday Certification in Procurement desirable but not essential (or any other modules)

• Proactive, result oriented, with a can-do attitude in meeting critical deliverables

• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously with excellent time management skills

• Strong leadership skills with experience in mentoring and developing team members

• Passion for automating processes to enhance efficiency, with strong familiarity with automation technologies available in the Workday ecosystem, as well as other tools such as RPA and no-code/low-code platforms

• Quick learner with a passion for continuously acquiring new knowledge and skills

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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