Lead and develop a procurement team while performing hands-on procurement (~70% of time). Validate orders in Salesforce, place equipment orders via vendor portals and APIs, troubleshoot order issues, manage confirmations, support end-of-period activities, improve processes, participate in hiring/onboarding, and ensure operational governance and customer satisfaction.
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading and developing a team of Procurement Specialists.
This role drives operational discipline, and data integrity, ensuring the team operates with accuracy, consistency, and scalable execution in support of Director and Sr Manager-level performance objectives. The Procurement Manager is accountable for team performance, workload balance, and continuous process improvement.
This is a player/coach role. The Procurement Manager is expected to allocate approximately 70% of time to moving orders through the procurement lifecycle, while dedicating 30% to people leadership, team development, and operational governance responsibilities. Managing their team to give our internal and external clients the best possible experience.
Duties / Responsibilities
- Manage and oversee Procurement support for all of Ahead:
- Validate the accuracy of orders through Salesforce using customer and vendor quotes
- Accurately order equipment from our vendors using many different portals and tools
- Trouble shoot orders being placed via API and with vendors
- Ensure team members are following up on order confirmations and moving opportunities to Vendor Accepted in a timely manner
- Support AHEAD and Vendor/OEM EOM/EOQ/EOY activities to include being available to facilitate late and/or complex orders
- Support Operational Close for AHEAD Month/Quarter/Year ends
- Handle or escalate internal and external customer satisfaction issues as they arise
- Give input on hiring, participate in onboarding, and training Procurement new hires
- Identify areas of improvement of best practices for Procurement function in conjunction with Sr Manager of Procurement and other teams
- Participate in maintaining detailed documentation of all Procurement processes
- *Other job duties as assigned
Education and Experience
- Minimum Required – HS Diploma
- Preferred – AA or above
- 2-5 years of people management experience
- 5+ years IT purchasing/procurement experience preferably in the VAR/Distribution space
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Microsoft Office
- Salesforce and/or Netsuite preferred
- Proven people leadership and coaching capability
- Deep understanding of quote-to-cash lifecycle and booking compliance
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, sales-centric environments
Physical Requirements
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.
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The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
Why AHEAD:
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
USA Employment Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid company holidays
- Paid time off
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.
Use of AI:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, or to capture recordings and create transcriptions or summaries during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please refer to the Candidate Privacy Notice or contact us at [email protected].
You may opt-out of the review or analysis of your application and resume by AI tools by using the General Application. Please include the role you wish to apply for in the Additional Information field. You may also choose to opt-out of recording and transcription at any time, including after joining an interview. Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt-out.
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