Director - Procurement Center of Excellence

Director Of The Procurement Center Of Excellence

The Director of the Procurement Center of Excellence (CoE) will serve as a strategic leader within the enterprise procurement function, responsible for designing, leading, and continuously improving the tools, processes, policies, and capabilities that enable best-in-class procurement performance across Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS). This individual will oversee procurement transformation initiatives, drive enterprise-wide standardization and adoption, and enable high-impact decision-making through analytics and insights.

This role will directly support the entire Enterprise including the health plan and care delivery system procurement teams, fostering a consistent and scalable approach to sourcing, supplier management, category planning, and cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• Master's degree (MBA, MS SCM) or professional certifications (CPSM, CSCP, PMP) preferred.
• 10+ years of procurement experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership or CoE-type role.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise procurement transformation or operational excellence initiatives.
• Deep knowledge of procurement processes (S2P, S2C), tools, analytics, and supplier management.
• Strong analytical, leadership & communication skills.
• Healthcare, payer / provider, or highly regulated industry experience.
• Experience with Workday ERP.
• Familiarity with procurement systems such as Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Jaggaer, or similar.
• Strong change management, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Governance

Performance & Analytics

Process & Technology Enablement

Capability Building

Change Management & Transformation Support

Benefits

We offer more than the standard benefits!

Presbyterian employees gain access to a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more!

Learn more about our employee benefits :

https : / / www.phs.org / careers / why-work-with-us / benefits

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

About New Mexico

New Mexico continues to grow steadily in population and features a low cost-of living.

Varied landscapes bring filmmakers here from around the world to capture a slice of the natural beauty New Mexicans enjoy every day. Our landscapes are as diverse as our culture - from mountains, forests, canyons, and lakes, to caverns, hot springs and sand dunes.

New Mexico offers endless recreational opportunities to explore and enjoy an active lifestyle. Venture off the beaten path, challenge your body in the elements, or open yourself up to the expansive sky. From hiking, golfing and biking to skiing, snowboarding and boating, it's all available among our beautiful wonders of the west.

AA / EOE / VET / DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.