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Key details
Function
Operations
Seniority
Manager
Workplace
On-site
Location
US
Specialty
Procure To Pay
Job Description
Oversee and lead strategic planning for the optimization of our indirect catalog and offering in North America, including both expense and capitalized goods, materials and services; as well as new categories. Responsible for designing and analyzing data reports enterprise KPI's, compliance to policies, and identified trends and recommendations for improvement. The position will also create and implement self-service tools for end users. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
- Catalog Enablement
- Develop and implement a plan for operational efficiency improvement, effective process and tools to implement automated workflows
- Provide leadership needed to achieve procure to pay initiatives and operating plans including: competitive cost reduction, achieving budgets and forecasts and continuously improving end-to-end processes
- Ensure capable procure-to-pay activities including accounts payable and procurement processes are aligned by achieving productivity, P2P compliance, training and operation goals
- Manage all needed catalog data from a variety of internal and external sources, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Performance and Reporting
- Develop and implement data collection and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and data quality
- Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets with actionable insights using industry best practices
- Develop, implement, and manage self-service reporting tools
- Talent Management
- Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties: complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports
- Support talent development framework and proven experience in creating/maintaining training curriculum
- Additional Support
- Support other initiatives in the company that may affect CoE's performance and operations
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
- Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
Minimum
- Bachelor's Degree Business Management, Supply Chain & Operations, Retail, CPG, or similar
- 3+ years professional experience in procure to pay activities
- Demonstrated and proven leadership ability
- Ability to synthesize analysis into compelling verbal and written communications and presentations
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Vizio)
- Ability to monitor compliance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations
- Analytical skills with the ability to identify, quantify and effectively leverage data to support business decisions, communicate opportunities and/or raise business risks
- Self-starter, ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while delivering solid action-oriented results quickly
- Ability to identify, quantify and effectively communicate business risks
- Ability to proactively share insights and seek to understand how to continue to bring value to internal stakeholders
- Ability to become a key point of contact for the team, speak to internal clients on a regular basis, develop and maintain long term relationship with internal stakeholders
Desired
- 5+ years experience with P2P clearly exposed
- 3+ years of professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Operations Management
- CPM/CPSM, CSCP or equivalent certification
- Develop and implement a plan for operational efficiency improvement, effective process and tools to implement automated workflows
- Provide leadership needed to achieve procure to pay initiatives and operating plans including: competitive cost reduction, achieving budgets and forecasts and continuously improving end-to-end processes
- Ensure capable procure-to-pay activities including accounts payable and procurement processes are aligned by achieving productivity, P2P compliance, training and operation goals
- Manage all needed catalog data from a variety of internal and external sources, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Performance and Reporting
- Develop and implement data collection and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and data quality
- Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets with actionable insights using industry best practices
- Develop, implement, and manage self-service reporting tools
- Talent Management
- Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties: complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports
- Support talent development framework and proven experience in creating/maintaining training curriculum
- Additional Support
- Support other initiatives in the company that may affect CoE's performance and operations
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
- Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
Minimum
- Bachelor's Degree Business Management, Supply Chain & Operations, Retail, CPG, or similar
- 3+ years professional experience in procure to pay activities
- Demonstrated and proven leadership ability
- Ability to synthesize analysis into compelling verbal and written communications and presentations
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Vizio)
- Ability to monitor compliance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations
- Analytical skills with the ability to identify, quantify and effectively leverage data to support business decisions, communicate opportunities and/or raise business risks
- Self-starter, ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while delivering solid action-oriented results quickly
- Ability to identify, quantify and effectively communicate business risks
- Ability to proactively share insights and seek to understand how to continue to bring value to internal stakeholders
- Ability to become a key point of contact for the team, speak to internal clients on a regular basis, develop and maintain long term relationship with internal stakeholders
Desired
- 5+ years experience with P2P clearly exposed
- 3+ years of professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Operations Management
- CPM/CPSM, CSCP or equivalent certification
From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into what today is the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.
Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.
Whether you’re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our Kroger family!
What you’ll receive from us:
The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:
- A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
- Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
- Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
- Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
- Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
- Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.
Audit details(provenance, verification trail, raw fields)
Core fields
Posting ID
kroger:210896Title
Sr. P2P Ops Analyst
Function
Operations
Location
Cincinnati, OH, United States
Workplace mode
in_person
Posted at
2026-07-23 14:08:29Z
Compensation
undisclosed
Provenance
First seen (our tracker)
2026-07-24 06:51:09Z
Last seen
2026-07-27 06:38:19Z
Last updated
2026-07-27 06:38:19Z
Removed at
still open
Days open
Open for 4 days (and counting)
ATS adapter
oracle_hcm
ATS slug
eluq.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com|CX_2001Verification trail
This posting hasn't been probed by our closure verifier yet. Stream C runs on a rolling schedule against postings approaching the close-decision threshold.
LLM enrichment
Enriched at 2026-07-27 16:13:01Z. Enrichment runs once per posting, never re-runs.
Seniority
manager_m1
Role archetype
operations
Specialty
procure_to_pay
Workplace mode
onsite
City (normalized)
—
Country (normalized)
United States
Comp range
—
Tech stack
—
Novel role archetype?
no
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