Procurement Excellence Director

As Procurement Excellence Director, you will shape and lead the global Procurement Excellence agenda across EMEA, North America, LATAM and China.

You will define the standards, capabilities, processes and ways of working that enable procurement teams around the world to deliver sustainable value and operate as a strategic business partner.

This is a highly strategic and transformational role. You will work across regions and functions to strengthen procurement maturity, drive digitalization and automation, improve governance and risk management, and build capabilities for the future.

You will have a broad enterprise-wide impact, partnering with senior leaders across Procurement, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Legal and other functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global Procurement Excellence roadmap, translating business priorities into meaningful transformation initiatives and long-term capability improvements.
• Define and continuously improve the global Procurement Excellence strategy, operating model and maturity roadmap.
• Establish and maintain global procurement policies, processes, standards and governance frameworks.
• Lead procurement transformation initiatives, including digitalization, automation, data analytics and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Drive the adoption and optimization of procurement technologies, including ERP, Source-to-Pay, Supplier Management and Contract Management solutions.
• Establish global performance management frameworks, KPIs and reporting standards to support fact-based decision making.
• Build procurement capabilities through competency frameworks, career paths, training, coaching and leadership development.
• Strengthen procurement organizations in developing regions while further advancing mature procurement operations.
• Develop global supplier governance, performance management and risk management frameworks.
• Lead cross-regional continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and drive alignment across regions, functions and stakeholder groups.
• Lead change effectively, ensuring new processes, technologies and ways of working are adopted and embedded across the organization.

Requirements

• A Master's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in procurement and/or supply chain, including significant experience in senior leadership roles.
• A strong track record in global procurement transformation and operating model development.
• Experience with procurement governance, process excellence and digital procurement solutions.
• International experience across multiple regions; experience with EMEA, North America, LATAM and/or China is highly valuable.
• Strong executive-level stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• A data-driven and digital mindset, with a strong understanding of performance management and analytics.
• Excellent change leadership, communication and presentation skills.
• The ability to connect strategic objectives with practical implementation and sustainable business impact.
• A professional procurement qualification such as CIPS, ISM, NEVI or equivalent is an advantage.