Strategic HR & Payroll Procurement Leader (Remote)

American Red Cross; Town of Florida (NY); Remote; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental Vision plans

Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Sp

PTO: Starting at 19 days a year; based

Holidays: 11 paid holidays

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability and Insurance

Job summary

American Red Cross is seeking a Senior Category Manager to own end-to-end HR Total Rewards and Payroll category strategy and supplier management. This remote role supports the US team, collaborating with HR, Finance and legal to align sourcing with business goals.

You will lead complex sourcing events, negotiate with major providers, manage risk and drive cost savings while mentoring junior staff. Authorized to work in the US is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Management, HR, or related field (MBA a plus).
• 10 years of progressive procurement/category management experience.
• 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 for 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 HR Total Rewards and Payroll category strategies.
• Lead sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ) for benefits, payroll/HRIS platforms, services.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and SLAs with major providers.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance via QBRs, scorecards, SLAs.
• Identify and deliver cost savings and process efficiencies; track savings targets.
• Partner with HR/Total Rewards and Payroll leadership as procurement partner.
• Assess and mitigate supplier risk (financial, operational, data security/privacy).
• Manage contract lifecycle: renewals, amendments, terminations.
• Mentor or guide junior category managers/analysts.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Sourcing strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/HR/Related field

MBA (plus)

Tools

Workday

Alight

HRIS

Payroll platforms

Job description

American Red Cross is seeking a Senior Category Manager to own end-to-end HR Total Rewards and Payroll category strategy and supplier management. This remote role supports the US team, collaborating with HR, Finance and legal to align sourcing with business goals.

You will lead complex sourcing events, negotiate with major providers, manage risk and drive cost savings while mentoring junior staff. Authorized to work in the US is required.