Director of Procurement Systems and Analytics
Quaker Houghton · Pennsylvania, United States · 3 wk ago
PurchasingFull-time
Procurement Systems Strategy
- Develop and execute the roadmap for procurement systems (e.g., S2P, P2P, contract lifecycle management, supplier management tools)
- Lead system optimization, upgrades, enhancements, and integrations with ERP and enterprise platforms
- Establish governance, controls, and data standards to ensure system integrity, compliance, and policy adherence
- Drive adoption and change management across procurement technologies
- Serve as the primary liaison between Procurement and IT for system priorities and support
Digital Transformation & Innovation
- Identify opportunities to digitize and automate procurement processes
- Lead implementation of new tools and technologies to enhance efficiency and visibility
- Benchmark industry best practices and emerging procurement technologies
- Partner with cross-functional teams to enable end-to-end process improvements
Analytics & Data Strategy
- Define and implement a procurement analytics strategy aligned with enterprise objectives
- Oversee spend analytics, supplier performance analytics, savings tracking, compliance reporting, and risk dashboards
- Build executive-level reporting and KPI frameworks to measure procurement performance and value delivery
- Leverage advanced analytics, automation, AI/ML, and predictive insights to improve sourcing and supplier decisions
- Ensure high data quality standards, governance, and master data management
Supplier Risk Systems & Intelligence (System-Focused)
- Lead the design and enablement of supplier risk analytics frameworks embedded within procurement systems
- Oversee integration of third-party risk data sources (financial health, geopolitical, ESG, cyber, operational, sanctions, etc.) into procurement platforms
- Develop automated risk scoring models and dashboards to provide real-time supplier risk visibility
- Enable early-warning indicators through data monitoring, alerts, and exception reporting
- Partner with Enterprise Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Cyber teams to ensure supplier risk data is standardized and actionable
- Drive automation of risk assessments, onboarding due diligence workflows, and periodic risk refresh
- Establish risk data governance and audit-ready documentation standards within procurement systems
Leadership
- Lead and develop a high performing team, act as a trusted advisor to leadership and stakeholders
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders to promote a culture of accountability, integrity and compliance