This role combines strategic program management, investment and portfolio prioritization, and stakeholder partnership to deliver business transformation and operational excellence. This leader will enable a structured, agile, and harmonized approach to delivering cross-functional initiatives. The role requires deep expertise in procurement, project management, and stakeholder engagement to ensure procurement capabilities are continuously evolving across people, process, technology, and analytics.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Strategic Program Management
- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of initiatives within the Procurement strategic roadmap from ideation to implementation and adoption.
- Enable and support the execution of a multi-year procurement transformation agenda focused on talent, process excellence, digital tools, and data-driven decision-making.
- Provide clear visibility to leadership on initiative interdependencies, risks, milestones, and status, ensuring robust governance and timely escalation/resolution.
- Design, champion, and maintain a harmonized suite of agile-based project and program management tools, templates, and methodologies used across the Procurement function.
- Oversee procurement-related M&A program activities, coordinating with internal SMEs and managing integration timelines and risks.
Portfolio & Investment Prioritization
- Consolidate and evaluate programs and strategic investments, facilitating regular reviews and prioritization discussions with the Procurement Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
- Partner with the Functional Strategy Lead and Finance to align roadmap execution with investment strategy and budget implications.
- Communicate investment priorities and outcomes across relevant stakeholders (e.g., COE, Category Leadership).
- Stay current on market trends and external benchmarks to recommend leading practices in portfolio strategy and investment planning.
Special Projects Leadership
- Lead complex, high-impact special projects spanning innovation, ESG, digital procurement, or operational transformation.
- Drive initiatives from concept to execution, ensuring stakeholder alignment, measurable impact, and long-term adoption.
- Apply design thinking, change management, and continuous improvement principles to deliver scalable and sustainable outcomes.
Stakeholder & Change Management
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with global procurement teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Gather and synthesize business needs, aligning them with the overall procurement strategy and program portfolio.
- Drive change management efforts to ensure smooth transitions and stakeholder buy-in across diverse initiative types.
- Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and performance across all programs and project teams.
Functional Skills:
Must-Have Skills:
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives and managing complex project portfolios
- Deep understanding of procurement operating models, strategic sourcing, and enabling technologies
- Prior experience in driving procurement transformation
- Proven ability to apply agile, waterfall, and hybrid methodologies in a structured and scalable way
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong business acumen with the ability to influence at senior leadership levels
- PMP, PgMP, or Agile certification preferred
- Experience with M&A integration activities, financial planning, and digital procurement systems (e.g., SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle) a strong plus
Good-to-Have Skills:
Soft Skills:
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical, organizational, and execution skills
- Collaborative leader and coach with a passion for building high-performing teams and capabilities
- Continuous improvement mindset and a strong drive for results
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity through structure and communication
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation
- Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree.
- Minimum 10-15 years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic program management, transformation, or management consulting
