Senior Manager - Transformation
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About the Role
Al Ghurair seeks a Senior Manager to lead the Procurement Center of Excellence, driving digital transformation, analytics, and automation. The role involves strategic oversight, system optimization, and team leadership.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the multi year strategy for the Procurement CoE, aligning with enterprise wide digital transformation and procurement excellence agendas
- Champion the adoption of leading practices in procurement data management, analytics, and system governance across all business units
- Establish strategic partnerships with technology providers and internal stakeholders to enable scalable system solutions
- Lead enterprise level initiatives in automation, AI/ML integration, and predictive analytics
- Govern and enhance procurement data frameworks, ensuring enterprise wide consistency, compliance, and security
- Oversee enterprise wide reporting ecosystems, enabling standardized, real time dashboards and analytics
- Manage a portfolio of procurement technology solutions and lead the roadmap for digital upgrades
- Drive initiatives to reduce manual interventions by automating reporting, data reconciliation, supplier performance tracking, and system alerts
- Build and lead a high performing team of senior data analysts, automation architects, and system specialists
- Lead the enterprise wide identification and implementation of process optimization, automation, and digitalization initiatives in procurement
Requirements
- Undergraduate Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Science or similar; Certification in analytics
- Minimum 10 years of experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role within Procurement CoE, Shared Services, or Data/Systems Transformation
- Expert knowledge in procurement systems, data architecture, analytics platforms, and automation tools
- Proven track record of leading enterprise wide transformation programs with tangible value delivery
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and executive communication skills
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Job Description
- To lead and evolve the Procurement Center of Excellence (CoE), providing strategic direction and operational oversight to elevate procurement capabilities across the organization. This role drives digital transformation, advanced analytics, and automation initiatives while ensuring robust data gover
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the multi year strategy for the Procurement CoE, aligning with enterprise wide digital transformation and procurement excellence agendas.
- Champion the adoption of leading practices in procurement data management, analytics, and system governance across all business units and corporate functions.
- Establish strategic partnerships with technology providers and internal stakeholders to enable scalable system solutions, future ready analytics platforms, and value based procurement decisions.
- Lead enterprise level initiatives in automation, AI/ML integration, and predictive analytics to generate business intelligence and support executive level strategic planning.
- Act as a key advisor to senior leadership by providing data driven insights, risks, and opportunities to enhance procurement performance and business continuity.
- Govern and enhance procurement data frameworks, ensuring enterprise wide consistency, compliance, and security in line with regulatory and corporate standards.
- Oversee enterprise wide reporting ecosystems, enabling standardized, real time dashboards and analytics accessible to executive and functional leadership.
- Manage a portfolio of procurement technology solutions (e.g., D365, Oracle, Xpedeon) and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and lead the roadmap for digital upgrades.
- Drive initiatives to reduce manual interventions by automating reporting, data reconciliation, supplier performance tracking, and system alerts.
- Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex data/system challenges, acting as the senior escalation point for cross functional teams.
- Deliver performance insights and analytics narratives that inform executive dashboards, Board reporting, and investment decisions.
- Build and lead a high performing team of senior data analysts, automation architects, and system specialists to drive CoE capabilities.
Qualifications
- Graduate in Engineering, Data Science, Supply Chain, or related fields. MBA or certifications in analytics, automation, or systems (e.g., Six Sigma, PMP, Power BI, SQL) preferred.
- Undergraduate Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Science or similar Certification in analytics.
Knowledge & Skill
- Minimum 10 years of experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role within Procurement CoE, Shared Services, or Data/Systems Transformation
- Expert knowledge in procurement systems, data architecture, analytics platforms, and automation tools
- Proven track record of leading enterprise wide transformation programs with tangible value delivery
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and executive communication skills
- Strategic thinking with the ability to balance tactical delivery and long term capability building
Experience
- Minimum: 3 5 years managerial experience, knowledge of procurement function, knowledge of PowerBI
- Preferred: 5 years experience, Lean 6 Sigma qualification, knowledge of automation, excellent analytical and pr
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