Head of Functional Excellence - Strategic Procurement Americas

Job

525681

Posted since

16-Oct-2026

Organization

Procurement Procurement

Field of work

Company

Experienced Professional

Job type

Full-time

Remote only

Employment type

Permanent

• United States of America

Head of Functional Excellence - Strategic Procurement, Americas

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation! We know that the only way a business thrives is if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first.

Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways.

Transform the everyday with us!

In this role you will work remotely from a home office.

We are looking for a Head of Functional Excellence - Strategic Procurement, Americas. This strategic leadership role will guide the continued evolution of Strategic Procurement across the Americas region by advancing operational excellence, organizational effectiveness, governance, compliance, digital transformation, and capability building across multiple business units.

It is essential that the Head of Functional Excellence (FE) and the FE-team coordinate and work closely with the global FE-Network and effectively embed enterprise-wide methodologies, tools, and processes across the Americas region while also advocating for regional needs.

The successful candidate will combine strong leadership skills with exceptional project management capabilities, influencing senior stakeholders while driving large-scale initiatives from strategy through execution. Hereby, ensuring that all BUs across the region are fully compliant with internal and external regulations and requirements. This role requires a self-motivated leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can navigate complexity while delivering measurable business impact.

You’ll make an impact by:

Functional Excellence, Strategy & Steering

• Leading the development and execution of the global Procurement Functional Excellence strategy across the Americas region.
• Coordinating closely with the global Functional Excellence network to embed enterprise-wide methodologies, tools, processes, and standards while advocating for regional business needs.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen procurement performance, productivity, efficiency, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Establishing and promoting procurement best practices, standards, governance frameworks, and operating models across business units.
• Championing innovation, digitalization, and AI-enabled process transformation within procurement and supply chain activities.
• Developing and implementing a multidimensional target system to support the future steering of procurement as a full value creator.
• Establishing and operating a controlling system for consolidated procurement topics while supporting business-specific requirements across the region.

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Leading, developing, and connecting a high-performing Functional Excellence network across the Americas and the global organization.
• Fostering accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement throughout the procurement organization.
• Serving as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to business unit leadership teams and senior procurement executives.
• Driving alignment among regional and global procurement organizations.

Program & Project Management

• Directing complex cross-functional projects and transformation programs from concept through implementation.
• Establishing project governance that includes milestone tracking, risk management,…