Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vantage Data Centers is a leading company in powering and cooling data centers for hyperscalers and cloud providers. They are seeking a Director of Procurement Intelligence & Predictive Analytics to lead the development of advanced analytics capabilities across Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance, aiming to drive data-driven decision-making and improve operational performance.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead the global strategy, roadmap, and governance for procurement analytics, data science, and decision intelligence capabilities that enhance procurement performance, supplier management, sourcing effectiveness, contract compliance, and spend optimization
- Serve as a strategic advisor to Procurement, Finance, Technology and executive leadership by translating complex procurement, supplier, inventory, and supply chain data into actionable insights, business strategies, and measurable outcomes
- Lead the design and deployment of predictive and prescriptive analytics capabilities, leveraging machine learning, statistical modeling, optimization, forecasting, and decision intelligence to drive enterprise value using both internal and external data sources
- Oversee the development and implementation of analytical models supporting demand forecasting, supplier risk management, capacity planning, inventory optimization, lead-time prediction, anomaly detection, and cash flow forecasting
- Establish and champion executive dashboards, supplier scorecards, KPI frameworks, and reporting standards that provide visibility into procurement, supply chain, fulfillment, and project performance across the organization
- Drive enterprise-wide working capital and cash flow optimization initiatives through advanced analytics of purchasing activity, payment timing, inventory investments, accruals, supplier terms, and capital project spending
- Partner with senior leaders across Finance, Procurement, Operations, Technology, and business functions to improve forecasting accuracy, scenario planning, capital allocation, operational efficiency, and supplier performance
- Lead transformation initiatives across Source-to-Pay processes by identifying strategic opportunities for automation, compliance improvement, process optimization, and operational excellence
- Advance procurement analytics capabilities that increase guided buying adoption, spend visibility, purchase order compliance, invoice matching accuracy, goods receipt management, and overall procurement effectiveness
- Establish and maintain global procurement data governance standards, including data quality frameworks, master data management, metadata, lineage, controls, and stewardship practices
- Drive a culture of data-driven decision making by promoting analytics adoption, enhancing self-service capabilities, and ensuring analytical insights are embedded into business operations and strategic planning
- Influence enterprise data and analytics strategy through collaboration with technology and data teams, ensuring scalable solutions, strong governance, and sustainable business impact
- Mentor and develop analytics talent while fostering best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement across the analytics organization
- Additional duties as assigned by Management
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Supply Chain, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in data science, advanced analytics, business intelligence, analytics engineering, quantitative strategy, or a related discipline, including experience leading enterprise-scale analytics initiatives
- 5+ years of experience supporting or partnering with Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, or other enterprise business functions, with demonstrated influence at the leadership level
- Proven experience developing and executing analytics strategies, roadmaps, and operating models that drive measurable business outcomes and organizational transformation
- Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and translate complex analytical insights into strategic recommendations, business decisions, and investment priorities
- Deep expertise in advanced analytics, machine learning, statistical modeling, forecasting, optimization, and modern cloud data platforms such as Azure Synapse, Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, or similar technologies
- Experience leading the development of enterprise reporting, KPI frameworks, executive dashboards, and self-service analytics capabilities using Power BI, Tableau, or similar technologies
- Strong understanding of procurement operations, strategic sourcing, supplier management, spend analytics, working capital optimization, Demand to Delivery, Source-to-Pay, Asset & Inventory, and supply chain performance management
- Familiarity with procurement and ERP platforms such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, Oracle, Workday, Yardi, SAP ERP, or similar enterprise systems
- Expertise in data governance, master data management, data quality, metadata management, lineage, stewardship, and enterprise data management best practices
- Experience integrating and leveraging procurement, finance, supplier, inventory, contract, project, ERP, and payment data to drive strategic insights and operational improvements
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams, large-scale transformation initiatives, and enterprise data programs in complex, high-growth organizations
- Travel up to 20%, with flexibility to increase as business needs evolve
- Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or equivalent)
- Preferred experience in data center infrastructure, construction, capital projects, procurement analytics, finance analytics, supply chain analytics, or other CAPEX-intensive environments
- Experience building, mentoring, and developing analytics, business intelligence, or data science talent preferred
- Professional certifications such as CDMP, CPSM, CIPS, PMP, or related credentials are preferred
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and AD&D
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- Participation in a 401k program that includes company match
- Many other additional voluntary benefits
- Company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits
- A comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations
- An array of benefits, recognition, training and development
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