Procurement Manager COE

Subway; Shelton (CT); On-site; USD 105,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension/401K/RSP

Competitive Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Company Holidays

Volunteering time

And More.....

Job summary

Subway is transforming its procurement function and seeks a hands-on COE Manager to lead spend analytics, CLM, and savings tracking across Corporate Spend, IT, and Finance.

Reporting to the VP of Procurement, you will build the digital stack, establish governance, deliver Finance-grade reporting, and partner with FP&A, IT, and Legal to drive EBITDA improvements and credibility with the CEO/CFO.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in procurement, analytics, finance, or related technology roles closely tied to Procurement.
• Hands-on experience building/managing spend analytics (data categorization, cleansing, dashboards).
• Experience with at least one enterprise procurement/spend platform (Coupa, Jaggaer, SAP Ariba, Spend HQ, Ivalua, or similar).
• Track record designing Finance-validated savings processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation, selection, and implementation of Procurement's digital stack (spend analytics, CLM, project/savings tracking, or an end-to-end P2P platform).
• Own these platforms ongoing — vendor relationships, integrations, user access, continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with IT on data connectivity and drive tool adoption through training and support.
• Build and maintain the enterprise spend cube with cleansing, categorizing, enriching data, and develop analytics identifying savings opportunities.
• Produce Finance-grade reports for VP/CFO reviews and support savings validation.

Skills

Spend analytics

BI dashboards

Procurement tech

CLM

Savings tracking

Project management

Advanced Excel

Power BI/Tableau

Data cleansing

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Data Analytics

Tools

Coupa

Jaggaer

SAP Ariba

Spend HQ

Ivalua

Job description

Ready to build what's next with one of the world's most iconic brands?

Why Join Subway?

Subway isn't standing still — we're building. This business is focused on growing franchisee profitability, strengthening our brand, and creating long-term value. We move fast, think like owners, and hold ourselves to a high standard because our work directly impacts thousands of franchisees worldwide. If you bring energy, accountability, and a bias for action, you'll fit right in.

About the Role

The Manager, Procurement Center of Excellence is a key leadership role in Subway's Procurement transformation. While sourcing teams own category strategies and negotiate deals, the COE Manager is the operating backbone: owning the systems, data, analytics, reporting, and governance infrastructure that lets Procurement deliver and prove its value to the enterprise.

This is a hands-on, build-from-the-ground-up role. Reporting to the VP of Procurement, you'll identify, source, build business cases for, and implement the digital and operational foundation Procurement needs to scale — evaluating technologies (spend analytics, CLM, project/savings tracking), building executive dashboards and Finance-grade reporting, establishing governance standards, and turning raw spend data into sourcing insight and delivered EBITDA.

You'll work across all procurement pillars (Corporate Spend, IT, COE, FAF, Beverages & Snacks) and partner closely with Finance/FP&A, IT, and Legal — ensuring savings are validated and tracked, systems run smoothly, reports are accurate, and the VP has what's needed to lead with credibility at the CEO/CFO level.

What You Will Do

Lead evaluation, selection, and implementation of Procurement's digital stack (spend analytics, CLM, project/savings tracking, or an end-to-end P2P platform), with focus on driving EBITDA improvement. Own these platforms ongoing — vendor relationships, integrations, user access, continuous improvement. Coordinate with IT on data connectivity and drive tool adoption through training and support.

Spend Analytics & Insights

Build and maintain the enterprise spend cube (cleansing, categorizing, enriching data from all sources). Develop analytics identifying savings opportunities and maverick spend. Produce dashboards giving leadership real-time visibility by category, supplier, business unit, and geography. Support sourcing teams with opportunity analysis, benchmarking, and savings modeling.

Savings Pipeline & Financial Tracking

Own the savings tracking methodology — how initiatives are identified, valued, tracked, and validated through Finance sign-off. Maintain the pipeline across all pillars (owner, delivery date, confidence level, validated outcome for every initiative). Partner with FP&A on validation and reconciliation. Produce Finance-grade reports for VP/CFO reviews.

Project Tracking & Governance

Run the COE office, tracking all sourcing initiatives, tech projects, and build-out workstreams with clear milestones and owners. Establish governance standards (policy, process maps, approval workflows, sourcing playbooks, compliance tracking). Prepare VP for leadership/CFO reviews. Flag risks and blockers early.

Deliver training on tools, processes, and sourcing methodology. Benchmark against best-in-class peers to identify capability gaps. Continuously improve COE processes and outputs based on feedback and business needs.

Skills & Qualifications

Technical & Functional

Hands-on spend analytics (building/maintaining a spend cube); BI/dashboard tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar); working knowledge of procurement tech (spend analytics platforms, CLM, savings tracking) including leading implementation and adoption; practical (not theoretical) AI application in Procurement; Finance-grade savings tracking design; structured project/program management across multiple workstreams; comfort with large, messy datasets; process design and documentation from scratch; financial acumen — fluent with FP&A on savings validation and reconciliation.

Leadership & Interpersonal

Builder mentality — energized by creating systems and governance where little exists, comfortable without a playbook; highly organized across complex, simultaneous workstreams; analytical storytelling that turns data into executive-ready insight; confident communicating at VP/CFO level and laterally with Finance, IT, Legal, and business teams; strong cross-functional collaboration; influence without authority to drive adoption; continuous improvement mindset; self-starter who operates independently in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment while engaging the VP appropriately.

Experience & Background

8+ years in procurement, supply chain, analytics, finance, or related technology roles closely tied to Procurement. Hands-on experience building/managing spend analytics (data categorization, cleansing, dashboards). Experience with at least one enterprise procurement/spend platform (Coupa, Jaggaer, SAP Ariba, Spend HQ, Ivalua, or similar) — CLM and spend platforms key. Track record designing Finance-validated savings processes. Experience in a build/transformation environment, standing up processes or tools from scratch. Strong project management skills (PMP a plus, not required). Advanced Excel; Power BI/Tableau proficiency; practical AI application in Procurement. Experience preparing VP/CFO/CEO-level materials. Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Why This Role

Procurement is in the early stages of a transformation with direct, measurable impact on enterprise EBITDA. This isn't a support function — it's the leadership role that makes the transformation possible. Without the systems, data, and accountability infrastructure this role builds, savings can't be identified, validated, or sustained at scale. Full CEO/CFO sponsorship, direct VP reporting, and a mandate to build something that's never existed at Subway before — for someone energized by building and ready to run a $15M+ EBITDA program.

What do we offer?

• Pension/401K/RSP (country specific)
• Competitive Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company Holidays
• Volunteering time
• And More.....

Compensation

$105,000–$131,400 annually, based on job-related factors including skills, experience, education/training, location, and internal equity.

Subway uses technology-assisted tools to support recruitment, strictly to organize and sort applications based on job-related qualifications. All decisions are made by people. Questions or requests for an alternative review process are welcome.