Procurement & P2P Product Owner
Summary
Owns the Coupa procurement platform, defines P2P processes, and negotiates supplier contracts to ensure cost-effective purchasing and compliance in a healthcare precision-medicine company.
CareDx, Inc. is a leading precision medicine solutions company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers. CareDx offers products, testing services, and digital healthcare solutions along the pre- and post-transplant patient journey, and is the leading provider of genomics-based information for transplant patients.
The Procurement & P2P Product Owner is responsible for the Coupa platform while establishing and overseeing the procurement processes within the organization and ensuring cost-effective purchase of all materials and services. The Procurement & P2P Product Owner partners closely with the operations and quality teams to ensure compliance to appropriate policies and procedures while supporting strategic decision-making. Ideally looking for candidates either in Chicago, Illinois or Milwaukee, WI.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the Business Product Owner for Procure-to-Pay (Coupa), ensuring system capabilities align with business needs.
- Define and manage the Coupa roadmap and backlog, prioritizing enhancements, releases, and automation initiatives.
- Drive system adoption and user experience improvements, including guided buying, punchouts, and workflow optimization.
- Own all Coupa training, SOPs, and user enablement programs across the organization.
- Define and maintain the end-to-end P2P operating model, ensuring clear roles and alignment across Procurement, AP, and Finance.
- Develop and maintain procurement policies and procedures to support scalability and consistency.
- Establish and enforce PO compliance policies (e.g., “No PO / No Pay”) and procurement governance standards.
- Own procurement-related controls, including Delegation of Authority (DoA), vendor onboarding controls, and PO approval integrity.
- Partner with Internal Audit, Finance, and IT to design, test, and enhance P2P controls and system changes.
- Assess and mitigate supplier, system, and process risks to ensure compliance with SOX and regulatory requirements.
- Own the supplier lifecycle, including onboarding standards, enablement, and ongoing governance.
- Establish supplier governance framework, including segmentation, performance tracking, and preferred vendor strategy.
- Lead sourcing activities and negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with suppliers.
- Track and report key procurement and P2P metrics to improve efficiency, cost, and compliance.
- Perform cost analysis, benchmarking, and scenario modeling to support strategic decision-making.
- Identify and drive process improvement initiatives, focusing on automation, scalability, and user experience.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve issues and continuously improve end-to-end P2P performance.
Minimum Education, Experience, & Specialized Knowledge (Required):
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, or finance.
- 5+ years’ experience leading a procurement process.
- Proficiency with Coupa.
- Talent in negotiation and networking.
- Experience with PowerBI is highly preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, large datasets, data analysis, etc.).
- Ability to manage data entry and minimize errors or duplicates.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Additional Details:
Every individual at CareDx has a direct impact on our collective mission to improve the lives of organ transplant patients worldwide. We believe in taking great care of our people, so they take even greater care of our patients.
Our competitive Total Rewards package for US Employees includes:
- Competitive base salary and incentive compensation
- Health and welfare benefits, including a gym reimbursement program
- 401(k) savings plan match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- And more!
- Please refer to our page to view detailed benefits at
In addition, we have a Living Donor Employee Recovery Policy that allows up to 30 days of paid leave annually to a full-time employee who makes the selfless act of donating an organ or bone marrow.
With products that are making a difference in the lives of transplant patients today and a promising pipeline for the future, it’s an exciting time to be part of the CareDx team. Join us in partnering with transplant patients to transform our future together.
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This is the anticipated base salary range in the United States. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include, but are not limited to, the type and length of experience within the job, the type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units. CareDx is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.
