Senior HR & Payroll Procurement Leader (Remote)

American Red Cross; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Red Cross is hiring a Senior Category Manager to own end-to-end strategy for HR Total Rewards and Payroll spend, including benefits administration and payroll platforms. This is a remote position within the United States, requiring an east coast schedule and active collaboration with HR and Finance stakeholders.

You will drive multi-year category plans, lead sourcing events, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier performance while mitigating risk.

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, benefits carriers).
• Familiarity with data privacy and compliance considerations specific to HR/payroll data
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration and influence skills.
• Strong analytical skills, spend analysis, TCO modeling, business case development.
• Adept negotiation skills in pay for performance and shared risk allocation in agreements.
• Ability to lead cross-functional business meetings, develop and deliver clear presentations and communicate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies for HR Total Rewards and Payroll spend.
• 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.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance through QBRs, scorecards, and SLA governance.
• Identify and deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and process efficiencies.
• Partner with HR/Total Rewards and Payroll leadership as primary procurement business partner.
• Assess and mitigate supplier risk (data privacy, ERISA, state regulations).
• Manage contract lifecycle including renewals, amendments, and terminations.
• Mentor or provide guidance to junior category managers/analysts.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/HR/related field

MBA is a plus

Tools

Workday

Payroll platforms

Job description

The American Red Cross is hiring a Senior Category Manager to own end-to-end strategy for HR Total Rewards and Payroll spend, including benefits administration and payroll platforms. This is a remote position within the United States, requiring an east coast schedule and active collaboration with HR and Finance stakeholders.

You will drive multi-year category plans, lead sourcing events, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier performance while mitigating risk.