Manager, Procurement Digitalization

Position Overview

The Manager
, Procurement Digitalization is responsible for leading a team of Digital Product Owners that support procurement systems, data, reporting, and digital transformation initiatives across the organization. This role serves as the bridge between Procurement, Information Technology, suppliers, and global business partners, ensuring that procurement technologies, processes, and data governance capabilities deliver measurable business value.

The position combines people leadership, product ownership, operational support, and strategic digital transformation. The Manager
, Procurement Digitalization is accountable for the performance of a team supporting procurement technology platforms, including Ivalua, Supplier Scorecard, Power BI reporting solutions, supplier data governance processes, and TRATON procurement systems. This individual will drive platform adoption, process improvements, system governance, roadmap prioritization, and continuous improvement initiatives while developing team capabilities and ensuring exceptional stakeholder support.

• Own the strategy, roadmap, governance, and operational support of procurement digitalization platform sand related procurement technologies.
• Partner with Procurement, IT, suppliers, and business stakeholders to prioritize initiatives and deliver digital solutions that improve business performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team ofDigital
  
  Product Owners including workload management, performance development, and resource planning.
• Lead procurement data governance initiatives, including supplier master data quality, supplier onboarding, sustainability data, and data cleansing efforts.
• Oversee procurement reporting and analytics capabilities, including Power BI solutions, operational reporting, and performance monitoring.
• Manage support and governance for procurement technologiesandTRATON platforms ensuring effective stakeholder support and issue resolution.
• Champion continuous improvement, automation, AI adoption, and digital transformation initiatives that increase efficiency, improve user experience, and deliver measurable business value.

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of technical project/program management experience

OR

• Master's degree and at least 4 years of technical project/program management experience

OR

• At least 8 years of technical project/program management experience

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

• 5+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Product Ownership, Digital Transformation, Business Systems, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience, including team development, coaching, performance management, and resource planning.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, including sourcing, supplier management, source-to-contract, and supplier data governance.
• Experience with procurement technology platforms such as Ivalua, SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, SAP, or similar enterprise solutions.
• Proven experience managing product roadmaps, backlogs, business requirements, system enhancements, testing, and release cycles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience with reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI, SQL, and related technologies.
• Excellent communication, project management, and organizational skills, with the ability to balance strategic priorities and operational execution.

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting

The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

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