Director Procurement Systems and Analytics

C110 Quaker Chemical Corporation; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible dress code

Paid time off for volunteerism

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

C110 Quaker Chemical Corporation in Conshohocken, PA, is seeking a Regional Procurement leader to drive global strategy and oversight of procurement technology platforms. This role entails significant responsibility in optimizing procurement processes, ensuring compliance, and fostering digital transformation throughout the organization.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience managing procurement systems and creating analytical frameworks that deliver real-time insights into supplier risk. The position offers a competitive pay structure as well as comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Experience with procurement technology platforms and analytics.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively.
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and optimization of procurement technologies.
• Drive digital transformation and automation in procurement.
• Develop and execute procurement systems roadmap.
• Ensure data quality and compliance in procurement systems.

Job description

Job Summary

The Regional Procurement provides leadership, vision, direction, and structure as part of the Global Procurement Leadership Team. This role drives development and deployment of strategy and tactics through effective development and deployment of procurement resources and leaders to deliver significant value to Quaker Houghton’s bottom line. It is responsible for integrating the overall global and regional procurement strategy across business units, regions, and functions. The scope of responsibility includes indirect, logistics, and direct procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, governance, optimization, and continuous improvement of procurement technology platforms and analytics capabilities.
• Drive digital transformation across the Source‑to‑Pay (S2P) ecosystem, enabling data‑driven decision‑making, operational excellence, compliance, and value creation.
• Ensure procurement systems and data architectures support proactive supplier risk identification, monitoring, and mitigation.
• Partner closely with Procurement, Finance, IT, Legal, Risk, and business stakeholders to keep platforms integrated, secure, scalable, and aligned with business strategy.
• Oversee procurement analytics, reporting, automation, and system innovation initiatives to enhance visibility, performance, and savings realization.
• Develop and execute the roadmap for procurement systems (e.g., S2P, P2P, contract lifecycle management, supplier management tools).
• Lead system optimization, upgrades, enhancements, and integrations with ERP and enterprise platforms.
• Establish governance, controls, and data standards to ensure system integrity, compliance, and policy adherence.
• Drive adoption and change management across procurement technologies.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Procurement and IT for system priorities and support.
• Identify opportunities to digitize and automate procurement processes and lead the implementation of new tools and technologies.
• Benchmark industry best practices and emerging procurement technologies.
• Define and implement a procurement analytics strategy aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Oversee spend analytics, supplier performance analytics, savings tracking, compliance reporting, and risk dashboards.
• Build executive‑level reporting and KPI frameworks to measure procurement performance and value delivery.
• Leverage advanced analytics, automation, AI/ML, and predictive insights to improve sourcing and supplier decisions.
• Ensure high data quality standards, governance, and master data management.
• Lead the design and enablement of supplier risk analytics frameworks embedded within procurement systems.
• Oversee integration of third‑party risk data sources (financial health, geopolitical, ESG, cyber, operational, sanctions, etc.) into procurement platforms.
• Develop automated risk scoring models and dashboards to provide real‑time supplier risk visibility.
• Provide early‑warning indicators through data monitoring, alerts, and exception reporting.
• Partner with Enterprise Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Cyber teams to ensure supplier risk data is standardized and actionable.
• Drive automation of risk assessments, onboarding due diligence workflows, and periodic risk refresh.
• Establish risk data governance and audit‑ready documentation standards within procurement systems.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing team, acting as a trusted advisor to leadership and stakeholders.
• Influence cross‑functional stakeholders to promote a culture of accountability, integrity, and compliance.

Benefits

• Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory
• Paid time off for volunteerism
• Flexible dress code based on daily responsibilities
• Comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, vision, parental leave, holiday pay, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and savings plan

EEO Statement

Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S. federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities.