Principal Procurement Strategist

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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing. At Workday, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: One of our core values is fun!

About the Role

Workday is seeking a Principal Procurement Strategist who is passionate about process improvement and wants to make their mark on a growing organization. Reporting directly to the Sr Manager, Performance & Innovation within the Procurement Center of Excellence, this highly skilled individual contributor will define the process and policy strategy, mapping it against best-in-class, and identify and drive operational efficiencies and process excellence for the organization.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Introduce innovative ideas that help achieve desired business outcomes and monitor progress through process metrics

• Blending skills in consulting, process improvement, and process governance, you will serve as a trusted advisor to procurement leaders and teams to inform process innovation, deliver process thought leadership, and design efficient and mature processes

• Responsible for policy and procedure governance

• Collaborate across the entire organization and especially with the Systems & Tools and Project Management teams on process enhancement

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in consulting, process improvement, or business operations

• 5+ years of Source-to-Pay process experience

• Process and policy design and implementation experience

• Bachelor's Degree

Other Qualifications

• Certification of operational improvement methodologies or experience applying operational improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)

• Ability to both delve into the details of operational tactics and engage meaningfully on the big picture or overall strategy

• Be driven by intellectual curiosity to understand processes and propose novel approaches

• Strong presence and interpersonal skills to interact and influence teams, executives, colleagues, and cross-functional teams

• Ability to identify dependencies between complex processes/programs/projects and determine impact

• Creative problem solver with a bias for action, understanding the value of structure while balancing the need for agility and innovation within that framework

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex thoughts into simple, actionable recommendations; strong presence in front of senior executives

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

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’