Associate Director, Business Cycle and Strategy - Global Supply Chain and Procurement - Finance

Job description

Shape, define, and cascade the strategic agenda for Global Supply Chain and Procurement Finance, translating enterprise priorities into business cycle programs and multi-year strategic initiatives that drive long-term value creation

• Establish and deploy global methodologies, standards, and tools that simplify, unify, and automate procurement and supply chain planning, forecasting, and performance routines
• Serve as a trusted thought partner and strategic advisor to function leadership, building a culture of analytical excellence through advanced analytics capabilities, forward-looking insights, and self-serve reporting that empowers decision-making at all levels
• Ensure the business cycle is not just a financial exercise but a mechanism for strategic dialogue and prioritization.

Establish clear calendars, templates, assumptions governance, and ways of working to ensure alignment across global and region teams.

Performance Analysis & Decision Support

Serve as a strategic insight engine for both functions. Deliver regular performance insights that connect procurement and supply chain outcomes (e.g., savings, productivity, price/mix, inventory, service levels, compliance, working capital, risks/opportunities) with financial impact.

Process Standardization & Automation

Establish global standards for procurement and supply chain finance analytics and business cycle processes, partnering with Digital/Data and Finance transformation teams to automate data flows, reduce manual reporting, and improve data quality and control. Ensure analytics, routines, and strategic frameworks meet stakeholder needs and enable consistent, high-quality decision-making. Facilitate alignment on KPIs, definitions, strategic priorities, and ownership across teams, and proactively surface cross-functional risks and opportunities to senior leadership.