Senior HR & Payroll Procurement Leader (Remote)

American Red Cross; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA/FSA options

401K match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability insurance

Service awards

Job summary

American Red Cross seeks a Senior Category Manager to own end-to-end category strategy for HR Total Rewards and Payroll spend. The role partners with HR, Finance, and Legal to align strategy with business goals while managing supplier risk in a highly sensitive data environment.

This 100% remote position can be located anywhere in the United States and requires the candidate to operate on an East Coast schedule, with occasional travel if needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Management, HR, or related field (MBA a plus).
• 10 years of progressive procurement/category management experience, with direct experience sourcing HR/HCM, benefits, payroll, or related professional services categories.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating large, complex service contracts.
• Strong understanding of HR Total Rewards and Payroll vendor landscape (Workday, Alight).
• Familiarity with data privacy and compliance considerations specific to HR/payroll data.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills, spend analysis, TCO modeling, business case development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies for HR Total Rewards and Payroll spend, informed by market intelligence, spend analysis, and stakeholder priorities.
• Lead complex sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ) for benefits carriers, payroll processing/HRIS platforms, and related services.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and SLAs with major providers (e.g., benefits administration platforms, payroll processors, compensation survey vendors).
• Manage supplier relationships and performance through structured QBRs, scorecards, and SLA governance.
• Identify and deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and process efficiencies; track and report against savings targets.
• Partner with HR/Total Rewards and Payroll leadership as primary procurement business partner - embed early in planning cycles and technology roadmaps.
• Assess and mitigate supplier risk (financial, operational, data security/privacy given sensitivity of payroll/benefits data, compliance with ERISA, ACA, state payroll regulations, etc.).
• Manage contract lifecycle including renewals, amendments, and terminations.
• Mentor or provide guidance to junior category managers/analysts as needed.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Sourcing and supplier management

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Management, HR

MBA a plus

Tools

Workday

Alight

HRIS / Payroll platforms

Job description

American Red Cross seeks a Senior Category Manager to own end-to-end category strategy for HR Total Rewards and Payroll spend. The role partners with HR, Finance, and Legal to align strategy with business goals while managing supplier risk in a highly sensitive data environment.

This 100% remote position can be located anywhere in the United States and requires the candidate to operate on an East Coast schedule, with occasional travel if needed.