Program Manager, Supplier Management

Your work days are brighter here.We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.About the TeamIt’s fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they’re doing. At Workday, we’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: one of our core values is fun!About the RoleWorkday is looking for a Program Manager, Supplier Management (P3) to support and execute key Supplier Management programs within the P2P Strategy & Operations organization. In this role, you will operate in close partnership with, and under the direction of, the Sr. Supplier Management Program Manager to ensure our Supplier Management framework is executed consistently, efficiently, and with clear business impact. You will be responsible for the ongoing administration and execution of established Supplier Management programs, with a particular focus on the global Supplier Business Review (SBR) framework. This includes managing the SBR cadence, coordinating cross-functional input, preparing supplier performance scorecards and materials, tracking follow-up actions, and helping stakeholders use the process to derive meaningful value from our strategic supplier relationships. You will collaborate with internal Procurement teams, business stakeholders, and suppliers to ensure Supplier Management routines are well-run, data-driven, and aligned to Workday’s priorities around supplier performance, governance, risk management, and value realization. This role plays a key part in ensuring third-party risk is identified, assessed, and managed in partnership with cross-functional risk, security, and compliance teams. ResponsibilitiesExecute the established Supplier Business Review (SBR) framework across sourcing teams, ensuring meetings are scheduled, prepared, and run in a consistent and high-quality manner.Partner with the Sr. Supplier Management Program Manager to operationalize Supplier Management programs, focusing on day-to-day administration, tracking, and continuous refinement of execution.Prepare and maintain supplier performance and risk scorecards and related reporting, consolidating data from multiple sources (e.g., performance, security, compliance, financial) to provide a clear view of supplier performance, risks, and opportunities.Coordinate inputs from category managers, sourcing leads, and business stakeholders to ensure SBR materials and discussions are complete, accurate, and aligned to business objectives.Capture, document, and track supplier-related actions and commitments coming out of SBRs and governance forums, and follow up with owners to ensure progress and closure.Support the administration of supplier governance forums (e.g., SBRs, steering committees), including agenda preparation, content consolidation, logistics, and post-meeting communications.Coordinate with Security, Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and other risk stakeholders to ensure third-party risk assessments, remediation plans, and ongoing monitoring requirements are embedded into Supplier Management routines and governance forums (e.g., SBRs, steering committees).Maintain and continuously improve templates, guidance documents, and playbooks that support Supplier Management routines and help teams derive value from the process.Analyze supplier performance and risk indicators (e.g., incident history, control effectiveness, SLA adherence) and SBR outcomes to identify patterns, trends, and insights that can drive improved cost, quality, delivery, innovation, and risk management.Track and drive closure of supplier risk mitigation and remediation actions (e.g., control gaps, audit findings, security issues), ensuring owners are accountable and timelines are met.Support training and enablement activities to help sourcing teams and stakeholders understand and effectively engage in Supplier Management and third-party risk management processes (including how to interpret supplier scorecards, risk ratings, and remediation plans).About YouYou are passionate about driving successful supplier relationships and motivated by making programs work smoothly at scale. You are detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable coordinating across multiple stakeholders, timelines, and priorities. You enjoy working with data and frameworks, and you take pride in turning process into tangible supplier and business value. You are comfortable working at the intersection of supplier performance, governance, and risk, and can balance business outcomes with regulatory and security considerations. You bring a structured, analytical approach to understanding third-party risk and translating it into clear actions for stakeholders.Basic Qualifications5+ years of experience in Supplier Management, Strategic