Real Page - Director - Procure To Pay/Procurement

Key Responsibilities

- Serve as the local leader of RealPages Hyderabad-based Procure to Pay center of excellence (COE), with both direct and dotted line reports across the Global Procure to Pay team.

- Drive the alignment of sourcing and procurement to established global standards, ensuring a consistent internal stakeholder experience across all aspects of the procurement cycle.

- Maintain a strong leadership presence for the Global Procure to Pay team, and partner closely with in-country cross functional leaders.

- Lead and direct team members across the Global Procure to Pay team on various activities including spend/supplier analysis, strategic sourcing and procurement, reporting, renewals management, process improvement and change management.

- Focus on talent development in building a strong COE able to support RealPages procurement needs on a global scale.

- Engage in strategic negotiations with key suppliers on an ad hoc basis.

- Leverage a continuous improvement mindset to identify and implement processes and systems to streamline strategic sourcing and procurement workflows.

- Develop and maintain key internal relationships and gain consensus with business unit leadership and functional teams to ensure alignment of objectives and priorities in support of the business.

- Develop materials and present updates on progress and performance to company leadership.

Qualifications & Skills:

- Minimum 8 years of experience in strategic sourcing and/or procurement, with at least 5 years of people leadership experience.

- In-depth understanding of strategic sourcing, procurement workflows, and vendor lifecycle management.

- Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills, both internally and externally.

- Strong working knowledge of ERP systems such as Oracle and Coupa.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort with data analysis and reporting tools.

- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, and dynamic environment with a global scope.