Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Navitus Health Solutions is committed to making medications more affordable and is seeking a Director of Enterprise Strategic Procurement. The role involves setting and executing procurement strategy, advising executive leadership, and leading vendor negotiations to support the company's growth objectives.
Responsibilities
• Serve as the enterprise lead for strategic procurement, defining sourcing strategies, standards, and operating models inclusive of project roadmaps and initiatives
• Own and govern the end-to-end strategic procurement for all vendors except facilities, including intake, prioritization, capacity alignment, budget stewardship, and performance reporting
• Translate enterprise and executive strategies into actionable procurement plans that accelerate modernization, improve margins, and enable scalable growth
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on vendor market dynamics, sourcing risks, and long-term investment implications
• Ensure disciplined decision-making, investment accountability, and cross-functional alignment in procurement decision-making
• Ensure procurement activities are integrated with enterprise portfolio management, planning, and financial controls
• Lead the development of enterprise-grade RFPs, including requirements definition, evaluation criteria, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment, to ensure disciplined, competitive, and value-driven vendor selection including coordination of applicable demos and proofs of concept
• Lead complex, high-impact vendor acquisitions and negotiations on behalf of the enterprise, including RFP/RFI strategy, ROI analysis, and vendor selection
• Represent the organization in senior-level vendor discussions and negotiations, ensuring outcomes protect enterprise interests and deliver measurable value
• In partnership with business owners, establish and enforce SLAs and performance guarantees within vendor contracts to ensure measurable service delivery standards, including defining KPIs, reporting non-compliance, and driving corrective actions when commitments are not met
• Ensure procurement decisions balance short-term needs with long-term enterprise value and risk considerations
• Other duties as assigned
Skills
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain, operations management, or other directly applicable field, or equivalent work experience, required
• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic procurement, vendor management, contract negotiation, and sourcing leadership, preferably within a highly regulated industry, required
• 5+ years of experience leading people leaders, with demonstrated success in developing manager capability, driving accountability through multiple levels of leadership, and delivering results through team structures
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide procurement initiatives and advising senior executives required
• Strong track record managing complex, high-dollar vendor contracts and negotiations required
• Experience sourcing technology-enabled services, including platforms leveraging artificial intelligence and emerging technologies required
• Participate in, adhere to, and support compliance program objectives
• The ability to consistently interact cooperatively and respectfully with other employees
• Procurement certification preferred
Benefits
• Top of the industry benefits for Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 20 days paid time off
• 4 weeks paid parental leave
• 9 paid holidays
• 401K company match of up to 5% - No vesting requirement
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Educational Assistance Plan and Professional Membership assistance
• Referral Bonus Program – up to $750!
Company Overview
• Navitus Health Solutions LLC is a full service, URAC-accredited pharmacy benefit management company. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.navitus.com/.