Senior Manager, Procurement

• The Senior Manager, Procurement at Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) leads strategic sourcing, supplier management, and Procure-to-Pay operations, focusing on cost savings, process efficiency, and supplier performance across indirect and some direct categories.
• Key responsibilities include managing RFX processes, contract lifecycle, supplier relationships, spend analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and driving procurement process improvements aligned with business goals.
• Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree (MBA preferred), 7+ years in procurement, strong negotiation and analytical skills, proficiency with P2P and ERP systems, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment; experience in regulated industries like cannabis is a plus.
• AWH is a vertically integrated cannabis company committed to quality, customer-focused retail, operational excellence, and diversity, offering a remote/worksite hybrid role with occasional travel to company and supplier locations.

AWH is a U.S. multi-state operator in seven states including Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland.

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Senior Manager, Procurement

will join the Ascend Wellness Holdings ("AWH") procurement team reporting to the VP, Procurement, supporting a diverse portfolio of indirect and direct categories. This role plays a key part in AWH's procurement organization as a strategic, value-driven business partner that delivers measurable impact across cost savings, process efficiency, and supplier performance. The ideal candidate is a proactive, analytical, team player who thrives in an evolving, collaborative environment and is motivated by building scalable, sustainable processes that strengthen AWH's operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for primarily indirect spend categories, with potential to include direct materials and services.
• Manage RFX processes (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs) to evaluate supplier capabilities, negotiate pricing, and deliver cost savings.
• Oversee tactical supplier management, including contract lifecycle management, ad hoc negotiations, supplier performance reviews, and supplier consolidation opportunities.
• Support Procure-to-Pay (P2P) operations by managing PO creation, approvals, and catalog procurement in partnership with AWH site buyers.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation within procurement systems, ensuring supplier records, contracts, pricing, and category data are current, standardized, and compliant with internal controls.
• Drive value creation through spend analysis, identifying savings and cash flow opportunities, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.
• Partner cross-functionally across the company to align procurement strategies with organizational objectives.
• Engage with site teams and key stakeholders through periodic onsite visits to strengthen relationships, gain firsthand understanding of operations, and identify sourcing or process improvement opportunities.
• Champion process improvement projects, implementing best practices and scalable solutions that enhance procurement efficiency, visibility, and compliance.
• Contribute to supplier relationship management (SRM), ensuring supplier alignment with AWH's performance, compliance, and sustainability standards.
• Monitor category performance and market trends to identify emerging risks, opportunities, and innovations within assigned categories.
• Lead or participate in cross-functional initiatives such as supplier diversity efforts, policy development, risk mitigation projects, and system or process enhancement initiatives that strengthen the overall procurement framework.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of Procurement experience, ideally within a corporate or multi-site environment.
• Proven track record of achieving measurable cost savings, process improvements, and operational efficiencies.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills, with the ability to influence and drive results.
• Proficiency in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) systems and experience with ERP or eProcurement platforms such as SAP, Coupa, GEP, Procurify, or Beanworks.
• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to interpret spend data and translate insights into actionable sourcing strategies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities, with a talent for building trust-based relationships across functions and levels.
• Highly organized and adaptable, able to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities in a collaborative, evolving organization.
• Experience in supply chain management, including managing inventory policy, is a plus.
• Familiarity with the cannabis industry or other highly regulated industries is a plus but not required.
• Ability to travel occasionally to company locations or supplier sites to foster collaboration and align procurement initiatives with operational needs.

This position primarily performs duties in a remote office setting when not onsite in a dispensary or manufacturing facility environment.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, this position is regularly required to sit and regularly use hand(s) to handle, grasp, feel, and or touch. This position is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. This position is required to speak and listen regularly.

Company Overview

Ascend Wellness Holdings ("AWH") is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator, processor and provisioning center operator with assets in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. We seek to foster a robust and inclusive cannabis industry through a premium, unmatched customer-focused retail experience. We are looking to build a world-class team that will help carry out our mission of helping to shape the future of cannabis as a leading healthcare solution. We are committed to improving the quality of our patient's lives by offering unrivaled quality, consistency and meticulously curated products that satisfy our customers unique, individual needs. When it comes to customer service experience, our dispensaries will set a new standard of excellence, emphasizing health and wellness by a highly knowledgeable team. A team that is committed to our values, our people, and our communities; we are looking for people who are inspired by our vision and stay dedicated to our mission as we continuously expand.

EEO Statement

Ascend Wellness Holdings, INC., ("AWH") and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and celebrate the population of differences and does not discriminate in its hiring / hiring practices, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

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