The client is a global leader in steel manufacturing.

1. Procurement Digital Strategy & Governance

• Develop and execute the Procurement Digital Transformation Roadmap, ensuring alignment with cost efficiency, risk mitigation, and ESG compliance.


• Lead the digitization of procurement processes, including eSourcing, supplier management, contract lifecycle management, and spend analytics.


• Collaborate with IT teams to define the target architecture for Procurement applications, ensuring seamless integration with SAP ERP and Supply Chain systems.


• Work with Finance and Risk teams to enhance spend visibility, compliance, and fraud detection mechanisms.

2. eProcurement & Sourcing Digitalization

• Lead the implementation and optimization of eProcurement platforms (SAP Ariba, Ivalua, S4HANA).


• Optimize the eRFQ, eRFP, and eAuction processes for raw materials, direct procurement, indirect procurement, and logistics.


• Enable automated supplier onboarding and qualification, ensuring compliance with industry safety, sustainability, and geopolitical risk standards.


• Work with category managers to drive AI-driven category insights for better sourcing decisions.

3. Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) & Risk Mitigation

• Implement AI-driven supplier risk management tools to assess financial health, ESG compliance, and geopolitical risks of critical suppliers.


• Drive real-time supplier performance tracking, integrating data from logistics, quality control, and finance systems.


• Ensure supplier collaboration platforms are adopted effectively, improving transparency and efficiency in supplier engagement.

4. CAPEX & Strategic Procurement Digitalization

• Optimize the CAPEX procurement process, ensuring digital workflows streamline long-term investment approvals, contract negotiations, and supplier due diligence.


• Work closely with engineering and finance teams to ensure efficient vendor selection, contract compliance, and project milestone tracking.


• Enable digital tools for asset lifecycle management, integrating procurement insights with maintenance and production planning.

5. Procurement Analytics & Data-Driven Decision Making

• Drive real-time procurement analytics, integrating spend analysis, supplier risk, cost modeling, and price forecasting.


• Work with data scientists to build predictive procurement models, ensuring better cost control in volatile raw material markets.


• Ensure Azure Data Lake & SAP BW integration to provide procurement teams with accurate, actionable insights.

6. Change Management & Adoption

• Lead stakeholder engagement with category managers, buyers, plant procurement teams, and global procurement heads.


• Develop a change management strategy to ensure the seamless adoption of digital procurement tools.


• Design and implement training programs on procurement automation, analytics, and supplier risk management.


• Ensure ongoing support and refinement of procurement processes based on user feedback and industry trends.

Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of experience in procurement digital transformation, procurement operations, or supply chain IT strategy.


• Expertise in direct procurement (raw materials, steel products, logistics), indirect procurement (MRO, services), and CAPEX procurement.


• Strong knowledge of SAP MM, SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Jaggaer, or equivalent procurement platforms.


• Experience driving procurement transformation in a large, multi-plant, multi-country industrial environment.


• Understanding of supplier risk management, ESG compliance, and cost reduction strategies.


• Strong stakeholder management skills, working with CPOs, CFOs, plant managers, and IT leaders.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience leveraging AI, RPA, and predictive analytics for procurement optimization.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, IT, or a related field.


• Certifications in SAP Ariba, Coupa, or Ivalua preferred.


• Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or Agile certifications are an advantage.