Rachel Lubold

Senior Director of Procurement | Building Scalable Indirect Procurement Functions | Digital Procurement | AI-Enabled Sourcing | Procurement Transformation

Role
Senior Director Head of Procurement at Stride, Inc.
Location
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Rachel Lubold

I am a procurement executive focused on transforming indirect procurement into a strategic enterprise value driver across Fortune 500 and high-growth technology environments. I have built and led global teams, modernized Source-to-Pay ecosystems, and delivered measurable cost optimization while strengthening supplier innovation, risk posture, and operational scalability.My experience spans full indirect procurement portfolios including technology services, SaaS, consulting, contingent workforce, real estate, facilities, marketing, and corporate services. I partner closely with CFO, CIO, Legal, Security, TPRM, and Audit leaders to ensure procurement strategies accelerate business outcomes while maintaining strong governance and compliance frameworks.I am particularly passionate about:• Building modern procurement operating models• Driving digital procurement and intake-to-pay transformation• Developing high-performing procurement teams and future leaders• Converting supplier relationships into strategic business partnershipsKey impact areas across my career include: Significant YoY savings performance expansion through category transformation Enterprise CLM and ERP integration driving cycle time and control improvements Global supplier strategy redesign increasing strategic supplier adoption Source-to-Pay transformation across policy, tooling, and operating model Multi-entity procurement strategy alignment and integration

Experience

  1. Senior Director Head of Procurement

    Stride, Inc.

    Jan 2023 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

Education

  • Florida Atlantic University

    BS, International Business

    2000 — 2004

  • University of South Florida

    MBA, International Business, Marketing, Management

    2005 — 2007

Skills

  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Global Sourcing
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Supply Management
  • Procurement
  • Supply Chain
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Vendor Management
  • Supplier Negotiation
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Sourcing
  • Supplier Evaluation
  • Spend Analysis
  • Materials Management
  • Negotiation
  • Purchasing
  • Management
  • Product Development
  • Supplier Development
  • Outsourcing
  • Esourcing
  • E-Procurement
  • Analysis

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