Associate Director, Source to Contract Process & Platform Enablement

Job Description

Role Summary

The AD SourcetoContract Process & Platform Enablement is responsible for leading and advancing SourcetoContract (S2C) execution enablement serving as a senior business lead for the processes platforms and controls that enable compliant efficient and scalable sourcing contracting and thirdparty risk management. This role shapes how S2C capabilities are translated into business outcomes by aligning process design platform enablement governance and continuous improvement across the endtoend execution lifecycle.

This role leads the business-side enablement of S2C execution across sourcing events awards contract creation and lifecycle management and supplier contract enablement. The role is expected to standardize and modernize execution through disciplined operating models strong cross-functional partnership and thoughtful adoption of digital and AI-enabled capabilities that improve user experience decision support control effectiveness and speed to partnership with Category Management Legal Procurement Operations IT/Digital and other COE towers the leader ensures S2C execution is well-controlled resilient scalable and continuously improving.

Key Responsibilities

1. S2C Process & Platform Ownership

• Serve as a senior business lead for SourcetoContract execution processes and enabling platforms including sourcing events supplier collaboration award workflows contract authoring approvals execution amendments and renewals.
• Drive process and platform alignment across sourcing and contracting to support seamless handoffs into downstream P2P execution.
• Drive a controlled endtoend lifecycle for S2C execution with appropriate approvals auditready traceability and contract integrity.

2. Enablement Roadmap & Continuous Improvement

• Lead the enablement roadmap and backlog for S2C processes and platforms including enhancements configuration changes and defect remediation.
• Prioritize work based on business value risk mitigation compliance impact and operational efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement across sourcing cycle times contract turnaround template usage clause compliance and user adoption.

3. Change Release & Readiness Management

• Lead business-side change and release readiness for S2C platforms including impact assessment testing coordination UAT and golive preparation.
• Help ensure sourcing and contracting changes do not disrupt active sourcing events contract execution or downstream purchasing.
• Partner with IT and Operations on issue management escalations and postdeployment stabilization.

4. Controls Compliance & Contract Integrity

• Advance sourcing and contracting workflows that support required controls approval routing legal review checkpoints and standardized contract language.
• Partner with Legal Finance Compliance and Risk to operationalize policy requirements and mitigate commercial and regulatory risk through execution.

5. Supplier & Stakeholder Enablement

• Enable effective supplier participation in sourcing and contracting workflows through clear processes templates and supporting guidance.
• Partner with Category Managers and Legal to improve usability and consistency while maintaining required safeguards.

6. Operating Model with CLM and TPRM Operations

• Partner with Central Operations and any execution or BPO teams supporting sourcing contract and TPRM administration to maintain clear operating rhythms.
• Define escalation paths issue resolution processes and continuous improvement loops in partnership with operations teams to reduce friction and improve service levels.

7. CrossCOE Collaboration

• Partner with Strategy Governance & Excellence to operationalize sourcing and contracting standards within execution workflows.
• Partner with P2P Process & Platform Enablement to ensure clean downstream integration from contract to purchase.
• Partner with Analytics to ensure S2C execution data supports trusted KPIs savings tracking and contractual compliance insights.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• 8 years of experience supporting and enabling SourcetoContract processes and platforms in a business COE or product ownership role.
• Strong understanding of sourcing execution contract lifecycle management approvals and supplier engagement.
• Handson experience leading requirements definition UAT enablement enhancements and user training.
• 5 years with Coupa Sourcing Icertis and Process Unity platforms
• Experience leading AI-enabled process improvement and digital innovation within procurement sourcing contracting or adjacent enterprise workflows.
• Experience driving standardization of sourcing and contracting execution at scale.

• Experience partnering closely with Legal and Category Management teams.
• Familiarity with contract template governance clause libraries and compliance enablement.

Leadership Attributes

• Strong execution focus with the ability to balance speed control and risk.
• Strong crossfunctional influencer and advisor who can drive alignment across Procurement Legal and Operations without direct authority.
• Clear communicator who translates business and legal requirements into executable processes and platform outcomes.
• Forward-looking leader who can evaluate and apply AI capabilities to simplify processes improve decision support and enhance user experience responsibly.

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Flex Designation:

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In this Hybrid-Eligible role you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertexs Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

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