Sr. Director

Description:

Sr. Director, Procurement Strategy, Digital and Process, is accountable for enterprise ownership of the Procurement Strategic Framework, encompassing strategy, process architecture, digital enablement, governance, and continuous improvement across the global Source‑to‑Pay ecosystem.

This role shapes and delivers world‑class procurement capabilities across Supplier & Category Excellence; Technology, Data & Actionable Insights; Organizational Agility, while owning the global digital procurement strategy and leading transformational programs that drive value creation, efficiency, compliance, and exceptional user experience at scale.

This role will operate as a strategic leader, transformation executive, and enterprise integrator, enabling standardized yet flexible processes, advancing data‑driven decision‑making, and building a high‑performing, innovative procurement organization.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Procurement & Digital Strategy

Lead the global procurement digital strategy, global process architecture, enterprise procurement policies, third‑party risk management practices, and core functional capabilities.
Own and evolve the Procurement Strategic Framework, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, business priorities, and long‑term value creation goals.

Shape End‑to‑end Global Process Ownership For

Source‑to‑Contract (S2C)
Payments & Experience (PEX)
Spend Management Strategy, including strategy definition, process architecture, change management, capability design, and global deployment.

Technology, Investment & Transformation Leadership

Own and manage the procurement technology and process budget, ensuring disciplined investment decisions and measurable return on investment.
Enable the procurement function through best‑in‑class digital capabilities that simplify, automate, and standardize processes while delivering traceable value creation via digital platforms, data science, analytics, and reporting.
Lead enterprise‑level transformation programs that deliver superior user experience, operational excellence, and sustained value.
Provide leadership and accountability for major or critical process audit findings, ensuring timely remediation and systemic risk mitigation.

Cash Flow & Value Enablement

Ensure procurement processes directly support enterprise cash flow, working capital optimization, and financial stewardship.

Process Implementation & Optimization

Global Deployment & Adoption:

Drive global deployment and adoption of end‑to‑end procurement processes, balancing enterprise standardization with required regional and local customization.
Ensure consistent execution of process standards across geographies, business units, and operating models.

Digital & Process Transformation

Improve stakeholder and user experience through digital and process transformation, including leadership of key initiatives such as:

Accounts Payable Transformation, Third‑Party Risk Management, Automated contracting and autonomous sourcing
Data management, analytics, and insights
Intelligent stack optimization
Gen AI‑enabled procurement capabilities

Performance, Analytics & Value Tracking

Lead the optimization and transformation of end‑to‑end procurement processes across technology, skills, and operating performance.

Establish and manage process performance data, KPIs, and value tracking mechanisms across the global Source‑to‑Pay continuum, including:

Target setting and performance management
Cycle time and efficiency improvements
Financial performance and value realization
Maximization of technology and transformation investments
Partner with performance management teams to develop and operationalize robust reporting and analytics that measure effectiveness, efficiency, and business impact.

Capability Enablement & Training

Develop and execute a comprehensive, ongoing training strategy covering skills, processes, systems, and policies.
Collaborate closely with business, corporate, and sector procurement teams to embed capabilities, drive adoption, and sustain performance improvements.

Benchmarking & Thought Leadership

Leverage external benchmarking, market intelligence, and leading practices to inform procurement strategy, digital transformation roadmaps, and process architecture decisions.
Continuously bring outside‑in perspectives to improve competitiveness and future readiness.
 Collaborate with cross‑functional partners (Finance, IT, Legal, Risk, Audit, Operations) to ensure alignment and implementation of policy, process, and system changes.

Organizational Strategy, Engagement & Talent Development

Create and sustain a high‑performance, innovative, and inclusive culture across the global procurement organization.
Foster engagement, ownership, and accountability while developing next‑generation procurement capabilities and digital fluency.

Qualifications & Education

Master’s degree or equivalent preferred. Bachelor’s degree required (Technical degree preferred)
12+ years Comprehensive knowledge of and extensive experience with procurement business processes, practices and technology, including cross-functional and cross-geographic, team-based global category management, global technology deployment.
Extensive experience in global procurement, process ownership, or enterprise transformation roles within complex, multinational organizations.
Demonstrated success delivering large‑scale process, technology, and capability transformations with measurable value outcomes.
Strong business acumen and ability to translate enterprise strategy into actionable procurement initiatives.
Experience managing large-scale spend and third-party payments across diverse categories.
Exceptional leadership, talent development, and organizational building skills.
Advanced knowledge of procurement technologies, process optimization, and payment processing.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence executive stakeholders.