Engagement & Capabilities Lead

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About the Role

The Engagement & Capabilities Lead is part of the Global Procurement Strategy & Performance team and plays a key role in shaping employee engagement and capability development across the Global Procurement function. This role exists to strengthen employee connection, collaboration, recognition, and alignment with organizational priorities while building the skills needed for future success. Working across global teams and functions, the role leads the design and evolution of engagement initiatives and learning strategies that support technical, business, and leadership development. As a recognized expert, the Engagement & Capabilities Lead provides strategic guidance, drives continuous improvement, influences stakeholders across the organization, and helps build a high-performing, future-ready procurement community through measurable and impactful programs.

How You Will Contribute

• Develop and lead a global engagement strategy that strengthens employee connection, collaboration, recognition, and alignment with procurement priorities.
• Create and execute a multi-year capability development roadmap to build procurement, business, leadership, and future-focused skills.
• Establish and evolve a Global Procurement Academy using digital, instructor-led, peer-based, coaching, and experiential learning approaches.
• Design and deliver engagement programs, events, communications, and recognition initiatives that support a connected and engaged culture.
• Build role-based learning pathways and capability programs for procurement teams and functional groups across the organization.
• Partner with procurement leaders, Human Resources, and Learning teams to align engagement and development initiatives with broader business priorities.
• Measure engagement and learning outcomes using data, metrics, and employee feedback to drive continuous improvement.

• Orchestrate and manage events to drive engagement and learning, including social events and learning activities and events

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Learning and Development, Organizational Development, Communications, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in learning and development, capability building, employee engagement, communications, or a related discipline.
• Experience designing and delivering learning and engagement programs within complex global organizations.
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions, teams, and geographic regions in a highly collaborative environment.
• Strong expertise in learning strategy, curriculum design, and capability development.
• Experience with employee engagement programs, event design, and program management.
• Strong facilitation, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including influencing without direct authority.
• Proficiency in learning analytics, measurement approaches, learning platforms, collaboration tools, and digital learning technologies.

Base Salary Range:

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

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