Sr.Manager,Procurement&AccountsPayable

## Responsibilities Build and implement a best-practice procurement process that improves speed, flexibility, and clarity for the business while maintaining strong controls for Included Health. Lead sourcing strategy, vendor negotiations, commercial terms, redlines, and stakeholder coordination for strategic and high-value deals; serve as the commercial lead for larger transactions and ensure the right approval path is followed. Establish a proactive renewal and vendor strategy motion, including contract strategy forums, category reviews, renewal calendars, and earlier engagement with business owners before contracts become urgent. Separate strategic contract decisions from tactical PO funding and administrative review so the company has the right forum for each type of decision. Oversee the procurement teammate and the day-to-day logistics of procurement tickets, Jira workflow, PO issuance, change orders, renewal follow-up, and communication with business stakeholders to keep work moving through each stage. Provide oversight and support for the accounts payable function, helping the AP team resolve issues, remove blockers, and create stronger connections across Procurement, Finance, Accounting, and business teams. Drive improvements to the invoice-to-pay process, including automation opportunities within Workday that reduce manual administrative work, improve invoice processing efficiency, and strengthen controls. Partner with AP and Accounting leadership to improve invoice routing, issue resolution, vendor communication, and cross-functional follow-through when invoices, POs, or approvals are not aligned. Create clear ownership, SLAs, dashboards, and KPI reporting for cycle time, SLA adherence, early engagement, PO hygiene, invoice processing, and escalation trends. Partner with Finance, Accounting/AP, Legal, Security, IT, and business leaders to balance commercial value, business urgency, risk, and operational practicality. Lead change management and training so