Head of Procurement (Virtual Position)

Welch's is on a journey towards our bold ambition of being the global-leader of convenient, good for you fruit-based food and beverages. To turn this goal into a reality we need you and other exceptionally talented, agile, and innovative individuals who are eager to contribute to something extraordinary!

Welch's is looking for a Manager, Procurement Process and Analytics to join our Strategic Sourcing team. This role will establish and lead a new capability focused on procurement technology, data, process ownership, and intelligence.

ERP implementation has created an ongoing need for dedicated ownership at the intersection of Procurement, process, data, and technology. This role will stabilize procure-to-pay and selected PL2P processes, improve procurement data, and help the Strategic Sourcing team turn information into actionable savings, supplier, risk, and compliance insights.

This individual contributor will architect Welch's Procurement Control Tower, including responsible use of artificial intelligence and automation to reduce manual monitoring and identify exceptions, risks, and opportunities. It establishes a new capability focused on technology, data, and process ownership rather supplier category management

This role is based at our headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts, and follows a hybrid schedule, with three days in the office and remote flexibility on Thursdays and Fridays.

Own post-implementation stabilization and continuous improvement of procure-to-pay and selected PL2P processes, including governance, controls, performance measures, and issue resolution

Serve as the primary Procurement liaison to IT and ERP support teams, translating business needs into prioritized technology requirements, enhancements, and release plans

Act as the business process owner for procurement workflows, roles, approvals, access, controls, documentation, and system-enabled ways of working

Improve the quality, consistency, and usability of spend, supplier, agreement, purchase order, and invoice data through clear standards, ownership, and remediation plans

Develop scalable analytics that identify savings opportunities, price dispersion, fragmented spend, supplier performance trends, compliance gaps, and emerging risks

Architect and implement a Procurement Control Tower that integrates data and insights across ERP and other procurement systems

Apply responsible artificial intelligence, workflow automation, and exception-based monitoring, with appropriate human oversight, security, data governance, and internal controls

Build dashboards, alerts, and exception workflows that reduce manual monitoring and help teams act quickly on issues and opportunities

Partner with Strategic Sourcing managers to define high-value use cases, validate insights, and embed technology and analytics into category strategies and value-creation pipelines

Lead business testing, user acceptance, training, adoption, hypercare, root-cause analysis, and change communications for procurement technology and process improvements

Evaluate procurement technology solutions and partners, maintain a practical capability roadmap, and measure adoption, control effectiveness, efficiency, and business value

A systems thinker who understands how procurement processes, data, controls, and technology work together

Analytical and curious, with the ability to move from data to insight, recommendation, and action

A hands-on builder who can establish new capabilities, create structure, and move work forward independently

A disciplined process owner who values governance, data quality, documentation, controls, and sustainable adoption

A collaborative partner who can influence across Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Finance, IT, Legal, and other functions without direct authority

Comfortable balancing immediate stabilization needs with a longer-term procurement technology and intelligence roadmap

Passionate community: Hybrid work model: Enjoy a flexible and collaborative work environment designed to support well-being, productivity, and connection.

Paid time off and holidays: Receive 40 hours of paid volunteer time annually for all non-union employees.

Development and advancement: Access LinkedIn Learning, tuition reimbursement, and both formal and informal opportunities to grow your career.

Benefit from a generous company match to help support your financial future.

Flexible benefits from day one: Choose benefits that meet your needs and preferences, including health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; life and accident insurance; Employee Assistance Programs; This range reflects the minimum and maximum base salary for the position across all US locations, is based on a full-time work schedule, and represents Welch’s good faith estimate as of the date of this posting.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for participation in a bonus plan.

We are committed to the prevention of employment discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and/or military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.

Welch's offers more than just a job - it's an opportunity to grow, innovate, and make a global impact with a passionate community.

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