Director, Procurement Excellence & Strategy

Aspen One; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen One is seeking a Senior Procurement leader to guide enterprise procurement excellence, operating model governance, and a modernized Source-to-Pay tech stack including Coupa. You will partner with finance, IT, and sourcing to align priorities, drive efficiency, and deliver measurable value across the organization.

The role emphasizes strategic direction for procurement analytics, policy governance, and adoption of standardized processes in a dynamic, luxury-focused enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Set the enterprise Procurement Excellence strategy and multi-year roadmap, including the operating capabilities, governance, organizational priorities, annual planning and prioritization process, and continuous improvement initiatives that support business strategy and long-term value objectives
• Define and evolve the Procurement operating model and governance framework, including decision rights, service ownership, cross-functional handoffs, escalation paths, resource alignment, and accountability for enterprise standards
• Partner with the Director of Strategic Sourcing to establish aligned priorities, coordinate strategic initiatives, and ensure procurement systems, processes, supplier enablement, data, and operational resources support sourcing strategies, with consistent communication, coordinated decision‑making, and shared accountability for results
• Translate Procurement Modernization objectives into measurable business outcomes, balancing financial value, operational risk, user experience, standardization, control requirements, and organizational capacity
• Own the Procurement technology strategy and roadmap, driving continuous optimization of Coupa and the broader Source‑to‑Pay technology ecosystem to expand functionality, improve user experience, increase automation, strengthen controls, and enhance operational efficiency
• Partner with the Director of Strategic Sourcing, Finance, IT, Accounts Payable, and business stakeholders to prioritize technology investments and enhancements, evaluate emerging technologies, including AI‑enabled capabilities and intelligent automation, and establish performance measures for technology‑enabled value, including increased spend under management, process efficiencies, improved compliance, and operational cost reductions
• Provide strategic direction for Procurement Operations through the Procurement Operations Manager, who is accountable for Coupa administration, supplier administration, user support, training, documentation, and operational reporting, and establish the service model, including service ownership, intake and prioritization standards, performance expectations, escalation protocols, and accountability for timely issue resolution
• Oversee platform and supplier enablement governance, ensuring Coupa capabilities, supplier onboarding, catalogs, access, workflows, and related services support business needs, policy requirements, and an effective user experience
• Monitor operational health and organizational capacity through service‑level measures, platform performance, demand and backlog trends, control exceptions, and recurring root‑cause themes, and guide the prioritization of enhancements, stabilization needs, and support investments with IT, Finance, Accounts Payable, business leaders, and external service providers
• Provide strategic direction for inventory data governance, procurement analytics, and performance management through the Inventory Data Analyst and Procurement Analytics Analyst, and establish expectations for item master integrity, inventory controls, analytics quality, and cross‑functional data ownership
• Set the enterprise Procurement KPI and value‑realization framework, including Finance‑aligned savings governance and visibility into spend, compliance, adoption, service, supplier, inventory, data‑quality, and operational performance, and ensure performance reporting is governed by consistent definitions, validated data, and appropriate separation of duties
• Sponsor dashboards, inventory insights, and decision‑support capabilities that identify trends, risks, sourcing opportunities, replenishment needs, root causes, and corrective actions, and use performance insights to focus leadership attention and improvement priorities
• Set the enterprise procurement adoption and change strategy for Coupa and standardized processes, including training, communications, business‑readiness plans, adoption measures, and accountability mechanisms, and partner with business leaders and change champions to address resistance, remove adoption barriers, and incorporate user, supplier, and operational feedback into the improvement roadmap
• Establish and maintain enterprise procurement policies, controls, standards, and exception governance that support compliance, usability, audit readiness and accountability across

Job description

Aspen One is seeking a Senior Procurement leader to guide enterprise procurement excellence, operating model governance, and a modernized Source-to-Pay tech stack including Coupa. You will partner with finance, IT, and sourcing to align priorities, drive efficiency, and deliver measurable value across the organization.

The role emphasizes strategic direction for procurement analytics, policy governance, and adoption of standardized processes in a dynamic, luxury-focused enterprise.