Senior Director, Procurement

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care for all people, as well as the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With more than 600 health centers across the country, Planned Parenthood organizations serve all patients with care and compassion, with respect, and without judgment, striving to create equitable access to health care. Through health centers, programs in schools and communities, and online resources, Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable education and information that allows people to make informed health decisions. We do all this because we care passionately about helping people lead healthier lives.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports the independently incorporated Planned Parenthood affiliates operating health centers across the U.S. Planned Parenthood Action Fund is an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit membership organization formed as the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The Action Fund engages in educational, advocacy, and electoral activity, including grassroots organizing, legislative advocacy, and voter education. Planned Parenthood values the experience of employees, and our cultural ethos is “In This Together” which aims to support a workplace culture that centers on belonging, learning, and individual recognition.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) seek a Senior Director, Procurement. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer in the Office of the CFO. The Procurement Department is responsible for developing the systems and processes used to secure necessary goods and services for the organization, including travel. The department also negotiates costs, prepares contracts, and processes invoices and payments to ensure that PPFA acquires the goods and services critical to achieving its mission in a timely and cost-effective manner. 
Purpose: The Senior Director, Procurement will develop and lead PPFA and PPAF’s Procurement Strategy, focusing on optimizing and standardizing procurement policies, sourcing processes, supplier relationships, supplier management, and delivering cost savings for services and goods. This role will work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and executive leadership across the National Office to oversee and execute procurement activities across multiple categories–such as technology & data, staffing services, events and logistics, solicitation services, campaign and advocacy services and content acquisition –ensuring alignment with business goals, operational efficiency, and budget targets. In addition, the Senior Director, Procurement will manage the Accounts Payable team and make decisions on procurement best practices, procurement staffing, procurement team organizational structure, opportunities for improving procurement across all stakeholders, and design training, communications, and change management systems to ensure optimal compliance by the organization. 
Delivery: ●Structure existing and future procurement staff to maximize effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of a centralized procurement system.●Assess the current procurement system and processes and make recommendations to optimize the procurement function at PPFA and ensure ongoing alignment with other processes that are input and output of the procurement process.●Develop and implement a comprehensive procurement strategy to meet PPFA  business objectives.●Collaborate with Tech Strategy & Services to proactively align procurement processes with technology and data governance best practices.●Partner with technology teams within Tech Strategy & Services to ensure that the right technology enablement layers are utilized to empower the procurement team.●Work with appropriate teams to analyze and monitor all category spends to ensure maximum value, spending, efficiency, and compliance with PPFA and PPAF procurement and governance standards.●Create Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the category budget holders and leaders ●Lead, train, and develop procurement staff effectively to implement best practices, optimize resources, and ensure minimal disruption when implementing changes to procurement across the organization.●Pursue cash flow improvements through negotiation of payment terms.●Working closely with business leads and legal counsel, leading contract negotiations to secure mutually beneficial terms and conditions with key vendors and agencies.●Manage supplier risk by ensuring selected vendors are compliant with PPFA and PPAF’s expectations for quality, security, compliance and performance. Track supplier performance to ensure performance is in line with the deployed category strategies.●