Associate Director Global Procurement - Data Analytics & Content Lead

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Analytics Strategy & Roadmap Development :
• Develop and execute a strategic data and analytics roadmap for the procurement function. The roadmap provides a clear vision and direction for how data and analytics will be used to achieve business goals.
• Continuously coordinate business needs requirements from Source to Pay teams to prioritize into the roadmap & define impacts on technology or data infrastructure.
• Partner with leadership team & governance committee to prioritize initiatives / use cases to be deployed based on cost / benefit analysis.
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics that will be used to measure the success of each initiative. Establish a monitoring and reporting framework to track progress and make data-driven adjustments.
• Data & Analytics Governance Process :
• Lead the data & analytics governance committee, engaging with stakeholders within procurement & the business to ensure full alignment to strategic roadmap and priorities.
• Establish robust governance mechanisms to escalate findings through appropriate channels.
• Establish and enforce data governance and data quality standards within the procurement department. Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Data & Analytics Use Case Build & Implementation
• Own and maintain portfolio of prioritized analytics use cases to build & implement for Source-to-Pay
• Oversee a team of resources to gather requirements for various use cases and confirm implementation strategy (i.e., build vs. buy).
• Oversee implementation of data & analytics use cases in partnership with relevant stakeholders
• Procurement Data Management
• Oversee management of procurement specific content utilized across multiple platforms including Preferred Supplier, Buying Portal, Policy Compliance, etc..
• Oversee process and governance for spend taxonomy refresh.
• Executive Reporting :
• Support the preparation of high-level reports and dashboards to senior management and stakeholders, highlighting key procurement metrics, trends, and strategic insights in partnership with the functional strategy lead.
• Key Stakeholder Management :
• Coordinate across procurement and the business stakeholders to ensure business requirements are gathered and well understood.
• Regularly engage with appropriate Technology and third-party stakeholders to drive execution activities of analytic use cases (i.e., building dashboards, etc.).
• Manage and mentor a team of data analysts, providing guidance and support in their day-to-day activities.
• Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making within the team.

Must Have Skills

Soft Skills

Basic Qualifications :

Skills Required

Data Visualisation, KPI, Project Management, Erp, Sla