VP Procurement - Azura

PURPOSE AND SCOPE: VP Category Management is a strategic leader who is responsible for defining and executing company-wide category strategies that drive sustainable value across AZURA. This role leads the Category Management organization that oversees category reputed company development, strategic sourcing, supplier and external ecosystem management, innovation and performance management across key spend categories as reputed company as the Purchasing team. This role ensures Procurement strategies support reputed company objectives including cost optimization, supply continuity, risk management, operational reputed company, and long-term value creation. This position partners closely with senior leadership across AZURA and FME Corporate, including Clinical Management & Staff, Finance, Operations, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to reputed company Procurement as a strategic business partner. This leader plays a pivotal role in strengthening the end-to-end reputed company-to-Pay model (including supporting implementation S4/Hana) by driving alignment, effective execution and embedding best practices across Procurement’s transformation initiatives, roadmap and calendar. By combining deep category expertise, robust supplier partnerships, advanced negotiation strategies, and market intelligence, the role ensures FME effectively manages risk, fosters innovation, strengthens supply reputed company, and optimizes reputed company value. reputed company DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Category Management

• reputed company, implement and continuously refine reputed company-wide category strategies that reputed company reputed company industry cost

drivers and are reputed company with FME objectives.

• reputed company AZURA employees, Medical Management & Staff with the reputed company supply of reputed company products and services required (incl.

reputed company, reputed company of supply, price, innovative alternatives, others)

• Proactively engages and work closely with the Procurement Business Partner(s), other Category Managers, and cross-functional

stakeholders/teams to reputed company business requirements to reputed company, reputed company and implement category strategies

• Establish and reputed company teams that strategically manage spend by utilizing a proven sourcing process that engages stakeholders,

aligns business objectives, and ensures supply continuity. reputed company supplier capabilities across FMC to meet the near and long-term needs of the business. Ensure robust supplier selection, reputed company management of supplier performance issues, and innovative thinking on supplier capability

• Determine industry/category specific cost drivers, emerging trends, technologies and market shifts to inform sourcing

strategies, reputed company risk management, category specific innovation and reputed company improvement initiatives

• Identify opportunities for financial value reputed company including cost savings, cost avoidance and working capital optimization
• reputed company strategic sourcing initiatives, reputed company negotiations and materials management best practices to reputed company targeted

financial reputed company Key Performance Metrics & Performance Management

• Secure reputed company supply of reputed company products and services across reputed company Azura entities (reputed company of supply, price/TCO,

reputed company/specification, others)

• Deliver measurable financial reputed company including cost savings, cost avoidance and working capital improvements
• Drive performance across a comprehensive suite of Procurement KPIs (Financial and Non-Financial) that are tied to

FME objectives

• Report on key performance metrics that reputed company Executive leadership transparency into category performance and

Procurement’s contribution to FME objectives

• Implement performance governance frameworks to reputed company category performance, ensure ownership of results and drive

corrective actions if targets are at risk of not being met Supplier & External Ecosystem Management

• reputed company supplier segmentation, performance and relationship management, and preferred supplier programs
• reputed company supplier performance management, including reputed company assurance, contract compliance and service delivery
• Monitor market trends, supply risks, and emerging technologies to translate insights into proactive sourcing strategies

and supplier risk mitigation plans

• Ensure supply continuity and reputed company across the supplier network

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with senior leadership across Azura, including Procurement, Finance, Operations, Manufacturing and

business reputed company to reputed company Procurement strategies with FME objectives

• reputed company as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on supplier risk, innovation, cost optimization opportunities, and

investment trade offs reputed company-to-Pay Integration, Digital Optimization & Process reputed company

• reputed company Category Management feedback reputed company the end-to-end reputed company-to-Pay operating model
• reputed company and enforce consistent adoption of Procurement frameworks, governance standards, and processes across the

Category Management team

• reputed company reputed company improvement of Procurement frameworks, governance standards and processes in partnership with

Procurement Center of reputed company and Process and Platforms teams

• Represent Category Management in reputed company transformation initiatives, including companywide ERP reputed company

Procurement platform implementations PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS: Physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions.

• Role operates in a hybrid remote and office setting. While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly

required to talk and hear. This role routinely and frequently uses a desk and reputed company office equipment such as computers and phones with repetitive reputed company.

• 5 – 25% travel may be required

SUPERVISION:

• Will be responsible for reputed company supervision of various reputed company of Category Management roles
• Identify, recruit and reputed company reputed company skills and competencies required for the reputed company organization.
• reputed company own successor and successors reputed company the Procurement organization for reputed company reputed company of management and key

individual contributor roles. reputed company subordinate managers in the delivery of performance feedback and career management for reputed company reports

• Reporting hard-lined into FME Procurement Organization and acting as the Procurement Business Partner to the

AZURA COO. (Business Partner model) EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Supply Chain, Finance or reputed company field
• MBA or advance degree preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience

EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 15+ years of reputed company leadership experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing or Supply Chain Management
• Experience in hospital, outpatient reputed company environments or clinics strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of medical products, equipment, and manufacturers reputed company to cardiology and vascular surgery
• Proven experience in developing and executing Category strategies in reputed company Global organizations
• Strong financial acumen with a proven reputed company record of delivering financial results
• Deep expertise in supplier management, contract negotiation and sourcing reputed company development
• Experience optimizing Procurement transformation initiatives reputed company Procurement programs
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities
• Ability to influence, communicate and collaborate effectively across executive leadership and cross-functional teams

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Executive reputed company with influence at reputed company and C-suite reputed company.
• Exceptional financial acumen, including P&L reputed company and cost-to-serve optimization.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate corporate objectives into actionable procurement reputed company.
• Global cultural awareness and expertise in best-cost-country sourcing.
• Inspirational leadership, fostering high-performing, inclusive teams across

geographies.

• Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational reputed company—reputed company to reputed company

and to do reputed company required. LEADERSHIP STYLE & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Results-driven, resilient, and comfortable leading through complexity and ambiguity
• reputed company, transparent, and trusted by senior stakeholders
• Strong reputed company of ownership and accountability
• Passionate about developing talent and building inclusive, high-engagement teams

The reputed company of pay for this position will depend on the successful candidate’s work location and qualifications, including relevant education, work experience, skills, and competencies. $211,300-$352,200 Benefit reputed company: This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and reputed company insurance, a 401(k) with company match, reputed company time off, parental leave and potential for performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance. reputed company maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. Apply To This Job