Associate Director, Procurement Integration Lead

Procurement Integration & Global Process Roll-out

Own end-to-end roll-out of the global Procure to Pay process and transition to ERP tools and processes across all acquired entities, sequencing onboarding waves against entity readiness, priorities, geographies & budgets, supporting the Global Head of Procurement in driving cost synergies

Translate the target operating model and current process design into entity-specific implementation plans

Track and drive resolution of the process and adoption issues surfaced by the acquired entities

Partner with Category Management, Third Party Risk Management, Legal, Independence and Technology teams to ensure the process roll-out is successful operationally as entity volume scales

Support the future roadmap towards an ERP/Ariba environment, ensuring the current state decisions are made with future-state architecture in mind

Build & maintain a repeatable onboarding playbook so each successive wave of entities ramps faster than the previous

Continuously evaluate and propose automation and AI/tool adoption opportunities within existing processes, partnering with Global teams on prioritization and delivery

Directly manage and develop the Category Managers and Buyers/Analysts, bringing hands-on category management expertise to support negotiations and deal execution where needed

Provide strategic sourcing support where required across high profile vendors, build clear yearly savings plan and be responsible for delivery of savings targets to support value creation plans

Be responsible for coaching & training the other Category Managers and supporting the team’s development needs

Category Management Leadership & Savings Delivery

Change Management & Communication

Lead the change management approach for process roll-out, including communications, training content & adoption of tools, tailored to each entity’s starting point

Build strong working relationships with internal function owners and business leadership to sustain adoption beyond roll-out stage

Co-ordinate with entity CEOs/CFOs and other local leadership to secure buy-in and sustained process adoption, facilitating business engagement

Governance, Reporting & Stakeholder Management

Lead governance reporting on integration progress, adoption metrics, and change management to the Head of Procurement, Steering Committees and other firm leadership forums

Track individual cross-functional performance against agreed process SLA’s and escalate to Head of Procurement & assigned owners when required

Maintain a live view of roll-out status, risks and blockers across all entities and drive timely escalation resolution of critical items that might disrupt onboarding plans

Serve as the primary procurement liaison to the broader integration/transformation program, ensuring procurement milestones stay aligned with the firm’s overall integration and savings timeline

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Lead and develop a high-performing integration team across U.S. and offshore operations

Represent the function with strong executive presence, delivering clear, concise, and executive-ready communications and deliverables

Other duties as assigned