Director, Procurement Analytics & Insights

Overview

Lead procurement reporting, analytics and insights for the Bangalore-based Procurement Analytics & Insights team, and lead, coach and develop a team of managers, senior managers and analytics professionals.

What you'll do

• Lead the delivery of procurement reports, dashboards, scorecards and insights supporting sourcing, category management, supplier management, contracting and procurement operations.
• Manage procurement data products, reporting platforms and data assets, ensuring data is accurate, accessible and fit for business use.
• Partner with procurement teams to analyze business challenges, identify trends and deliver actionable insights that improve decision-making and performance.
• Own procurement KPI reporting, scorecards, executive reporting and operational dashboards while ensuring consistent metrics and reporting standards.
• Manage intake, prioritization and delivery of analytics and reporting requests across procurement functions.
• Ensure data quality, governance and business rule compliance across procurement data sources.
• Drive adoption and value realization of reporting tools, dashboards, self-service analytics and AI-enabled solutions through stakeholder partnership and training.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of managers, senior managers and analytics professionals.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Global Process Owners (GPOs), Technology, Data Management, Finance and Shared Services teams to align priorities and resolve issues.
• Continuously improve analytics processes, automate manual activities and enhance insight delivery through technology and process improvements.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 12–15 years of experience in Procurement, Finance, Analytics, or a related business function, including at least 5 years in a people leadership role.
• Experience leading large teams in a complex matrix environment and managing senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on, results-oriented leader with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong understanding of data, reporting, analytics and AI technologies.
• Experience working across geographies and business sectors.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong interpersonal, consultative and facilitation skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex environments and deliver results under tight timelines.
• Agile, adaptable leader with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal).

Nice to have

• MBA or other advanced degree.
• Knowledge of Sourcing, Contracting and Source-to-Settle processes.
• Experience operating within a Global Capability Center (GCC) environment.
• Experience leading procurement reporting, analytics or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, SAP, procurement data platforms and AI-enabled analytics solutions.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
• Up to 5% domestic and international travel.