Assistant Vice President, Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

Key Responsibilities

The AVP will develop and execute a strategic vision that drives efficiency, optimizes cost savings, and improves customer satisfaction. Key duties include:

• Leading and mentoring high-performing, multimodal teams.
• Providing strategic direction for all procurement activities, including strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and contract negotiation.
• Overseeing all disbursements and managing the university’s Procurement Card (P-Card) program.
• Serving as the business owner for all P2P systems (e.g., GMS and AppZen), driving continuous system and process enhancements.
• Leveraging data analytics to ensure all P2P decisions and performance monitoring are data-driven.

Work Interactions and Work Mode Designation

• This role operates as a key member of the CFO’s management team, requiring a high degree of collaboration with university leadership and functional units across all campuses.
• This position has been designated as Hybrid 2 Days. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation.

Qualification & Requirements

All applicants are required to submit a cover letter. To ensure consideration, applications must be received by November 19th.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or a related area.
• 8 – 13 years of progressively responsible, related experience in Procurement, Accounts Payable, and/or Financial Management.
• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory/managerial experience leading professional staff and managing organizational change.
• Demonstrated advanced experience in drafting, negotiating, and administering complex business contracts.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in planning, developing, and coordinating RFXs, contracts, and agreements for a multi-functional organization.
• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated ability with managing contemporary procurement systems and processes in a large organization (e.g., Workday, or Banner).
• Thorough knowledge of the principles of general procurement practices, business and contract law, and federal procurement regulations and guidance.
• Exceptional management skills to lead and develop a large department, including performance management, team building, and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct complex analyses, formulate objective conclusions, and utilize data extraction and analytical tools (e.g., Google Suite) for operational decision-making.
• Strong knowledge of financial principles, internal controls, and fiduciary responsibility in managing budgetary resources.
• Excellent knowledge and experience with procurement interrelationships between all stakeholders: requestors, administrative functions, buying, receiving, disbursements, and suppliers.
• Demonstrated strong and effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to negotiate with vendors and gain cooperation from diverse stakeholders.

Preferred Requirements

• Knowledge and experience of procurement and accounts payable practices in complex higher education and/or non-profit organizations is preferred
• An advanced degree in business or a related area is strongly preferred.

Benefits

Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options.