Director of Procurement Systems and Analytics

Job DescriptionThe Director - Procurement Systems & Analytics is responsible for leading the strategy, governance, optimization, and continuous improvement of procurement technology platforms and analytics capabilities. This role drives digital transformation across the Source-to-Pay (S2P) ecosystem, enabling data-driven decision-making, operational excellence, compliance, and value creation across the enterprise. The Director also ensures procurement systems and data architectures support proactive supplier risk identification, monitoring, and mitigation. Partnering closely with Procurement, Finance, IT, Legal, Risk, and business stakeholders, the Director ensures platforms are integrated, secure, scalable, and capable of delivering predictive insights that protect business continuity and enterprise value The Director partners closely with its stakeholders across the organization to ensure procurement systems are scalable, integrated, secure, and aligned with business strategy. This leader oversees procurement analytics, reporting, automation, and system innovation initiatives to enhance visibility, performance, and savings realization.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 platformsEstablish governance, controls, and data standards to ensure system integrity, compliance, and policy adherenceDrive adoption and change management across procurement technologiesServe as the primary liaison between Procurement and IT for system priorities and supportDigital Transformation & Innovation: Identify opportunities to digitize and automate procurement processesLead implementation of new tools and technologies to enhance efficiency and visibilityBenchmark industry best practices and emerging procurement technologiesPartner with cross-functional teams to enable end-to-end process improvementsAnalytics & Data Strategy Define and implement a procurement analytics strategy aligned with enterprise objectivesOversee spend analytics, supplier performance analytics, savings tracking, compliance reporting, and risk dashboardsBuild executive-level reporting and KPI frameworks to measure procurement performance and value deliveryLeverage advanced analytics, automation, AI/ML, and predictive insights to improve sourcing and supplier decisionsEnsure high data quality standards, governance, and master data managementSupplier Risk Systems & Intelligence (System-Focused) Lead the design and enablement of supplier risk analytics frameworks embedded within procurement systemsOversee integration of third-party risk data sources (financial health, geopolitical, ESG, cyber, operational, sanctions, etc.) into procurement platformsDevelop automated risk scoring models and dashboards to provide real-time supplier risk visibilityEnable early-warning indicators through data monitoring, alerts, and exception reportingPartner with Enterprise Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Cyber teams to ensure supplier risk data is standardized and actionableDrive automation of risk assessments, onboarding due diligence workflows, and periodic risk refreshEstablish risk data governance and audit-ready documentation standards within procurement systemsLeadership Lead and develop a high performing team, act as a trusted advisor to leadership and stakeholdersInfluence cross-functional stakeholders to promote a culture of accountability, integrity and compliance