Head of Business Analysis and Planning

Job Summary The Strategic Sourcing Director is a hands-on leader who develops and executes enterprise sourcing and category strategies for materials, equipment, and services to optimize total cost of ownership, strengthen supplier performance, and ensure supply continuity. Operating initially as an individual contributor, this role leads end-to-end sourcing (intake through implementation), builds scalable processes, tools, and governance, and partners with Operations, Maintenance, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to deliver measurable savings, mitigate third‑party risk, and improve procure‑to‑pay effectiveness.

Responsibilities Full‑stack, hands‑on sourcing leader who independently performs work typically done by Analyst/Specialist/Category Manager (intake, data gathering, RFx, analysis, negotiations, award, and supplier governance) with minimal support. executes end‑to‑end sourcing through implementation and supplier performance management. Builds and executes category strategies and sourcing roadmaps aligned to business objectives; prioritizes initiatives by value, risk, and operational criticality. Leads complex negotiations and contracting strategy with Legal; develops playbooks, approval paths, and compliant deal structures that maximize total value. translates business needs into sourcing strategies, aligns scope/specifications/service levels, and balances speed, risk, and operational requirements. Data‑ and process‑driven: builds spend/TCO insights and KPI dashboards (savings, compliance, cycle time, supplier performance) and drives continuous improvement across procure‑to‑pay. owns procurement controls/policies and proactively manages supply, commercial, and third‑party risk (including continuity planning). Leads implementation and adoption of awarded agreements (onboarding, catalogs, pricing controls, SLAs, compliance tracking) and drives change management to ensure benefits are realized.

Education and Experience 10+ years in strategic sourcing/category management/procurement with a proven record of delivering realized value (savings, risk reduction, supplier performance) in an industrial, energy, terminal, logistics, or similarly complex operating environment; Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field required; MBA/advanced degree and CPSM/CIPS (or equivalent) certification preferred.

Skills and Abilities Executive‑level influencing and stakeholder leadership; Expert negotiator with strong commercial and contract management skills; partners with Legal on complex terms (risk allocation, indemnities, insurance, remedies). Advanced analytics and financial modeling (spend, TCO/should‑cost, business cases) with ability to build dashboards that surface savings, demand trends, supplier concentration risk, and compliance leakage; strong Excel plus BI/ERP tooling (Power BI/Workday preferred; Practical AI user: leverages Microsoft Copilot (or equivalent) to accelerate research, RFx/content drafting, supplier communications, and category strategy deliverables; builds repeatable, secure workflows that protect confidential data.

Hours of Work Typical hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The role requires flexibility as business needs require. Occasional travel may be necessary, sometimes with little or no advance notice.

Physical and Environmental Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and smartphones. The company reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary with or without notice.

Legal Notice IMTT is an equal opportunity employer Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran and a drug free workplace.

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