Director OF Procurement

Job Summary The Regional Procurement provides leadership, vision, direction, and structure as part of the Global Procurement Leadership Team. This role drives development and deployment of strategy and tactics through effective development and deployment of procurement resources and leaders to deliver significant value to Quaker Houghton’s bottom line. It is responsible for integrating the overall global and regional procurement strategy across business units, regions, and functions. The scope of responsibility includes indirect, logistics, and direct procurement. Responsibilities Lead the strategy, governance, optimization, and continuous improvement of procurement technology platforms and analytics capabilities. Drive digital transformation across the Source‑to‑Pay (S2P) ecosystem, enabling data‑driven decision‑making, operational excellence, compliance, and value creation. Ensure procurement systems and data architectures support proactive supplier risk identification, monitoring, and mitigation. Partner closely with Procurement, Finance, IT, Legal, Risk, and business stakeholders to keep platforms integrated, secure, scalable, and aligned with business strategy. Oversee procurement analytics, reporting, automation, and system innovation initiatives to enhance visibility, performance, and savings realization. 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. Identify opportunities to digitize and automate procurement processes and lead the implementation of new tools and technologies. Benchmark industry best practices and emerging procurement technologies. 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. 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. Provide 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. Lead and develop a high‑performing team, acting as a trusted advisor to leadership and stakeholders. Influence cross‑functional stakeholders to promote a culture of accountability, integrity, and compliance. Benefits Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory Paid time off for volunteerism Flexible dress code based on daily responsibilities Comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, vision, parental leave, holiday pay, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and savings plan EEO Statement Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S. federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr