Procurement Manager – Strategic Sourcing

athenahealth

Procurement Manager developing category sourcing strategies essential to athenahealth's operations. Managing vendor relationships and driving procurement practices for assigned categories.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeAtlanta • Massachusetts, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $89,000 - $151,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute category sourcing strategies for assigned direct and indirect spend areas
Lead and manage sourcing events, including RFPs, vendor evaluations, and end‑to‑end contract negotiations
Analyze spend data, market insights, and supplier performance metrics
Manage supplier relationships, ensuring high performance and compliance
Implement and optimize procurement processes and systems
Monitor supplier compliance and category governance
Prepare procurement summaries and stakeholder communications
Partner with cross‑functional teams to ensure sourcing outcomes meet objectives
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across sourcing and procurement operations
Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

Undergraduate degree in Procurement, Finance, or Business (preferred)
8 - 10 years in procurement/strategic sourcing
Solid financial and analytical capability (TCO, cost drivers, supplier performance)
Advanced knowledge of procurement cost structures
Proficiency in procurement toolsets including but not limited to WSS, Oracle, and procurement technologies
Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
Continuous improvement mindset with focus and contributions to best practices and governance
Strong strategic-sourcing skills, including category strategy, market analysis, and competitive bidding
Project management and adaptability

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Bonuses
Employee assistance programs
Tuition assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

category sourcing strategiessourcing eventsRFPsvendor evaluationscontract negotiationsspend data analysissupplier performance metricsprocurement processesprocurement cost structuresstrategic sourcing

Soft Skills

negotiation skillsrelationship-building skillscontinuous improvement mindsetmentorshipguidanceadaptabilityproject managementcommunication skillscross-functional collaborationstakeholder management