Drive procurement excellence by personally leading and executing high-impact transformation initiatives, while providing strategic direction across global procurement processes and tools. Explicit hybrid role: combines hands-on project execution ('doing') with leadership and framework definition ('leading').
Define a clear vision on how AI and automation can be embedded into procurement processes and tools to support Business Procurement and Commodity teams. Acts as a strategic enabler (not an operational sourcing role).
- Translate business needs into scalable process standards and system capabilities.
- Own and design end-to-end procurement processes (S2P / P2P).
- Define and evolve the procurement tool landscape with IT and BPR&Dx.
- Ensure global scalability and regional adaptability.
- Personally lead and execute key transformation projects end-to-end.
- Take full ownership from concept to implementation, final user adoption, and measurable value delivery.
- Act as a player & coach: actively contribute to projects while guiding team members.
- Ensure initiatives are not only defined but successfully implemented and adopted.
- Develop and own AI and automation strategies embedded in procurement processes and tools.
- Directly lead selected AI/automation initiatives to ensure execution and collaborate with AI CoE in Corporate IT.
- Focus on enterprise-wide enablement rather than isolated tools.
- Deliver measurable improvements in Cost, SC resilience, TPRM, and Procurement related compliance management.
- Lead and develop a team with clear objectives and KPIs.
- Act as a role model through active management & involvement in key initiatives.
- Drive cross-functional alignment with IT, BPR&Dx, and business teams.
- Ensure stakeholder engagement across regions and local/regional procurement teams.
Critical Soft Skills
- Influencing & Communication – Ability to engage stakeholders across cultures, functions and levels.
- Collaboration – Strong team player with cross-functional coordination skills.
- Problem-Solving & Adaptability – Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving solutions. Strong acumen in understanding the root cause of a problem.
- Change Management – Skilled in guiding teams through process and system transformations ensuring sustainable change.
- Analytical Mindset with Creativity – Combine structured thinking with innovative approaches.
- 5 years in procurement or supply chain roles.
- Minimum 5 years of proven experience in AI/automation strategy development and implementation.
- Proven track record of personally leading transformation projects.
- Experience must include enterprise-level implementation and change management, not occasional AI usage.
- Strong background in process design and system implementation.
Travel
- Approximately 10–15% international travel is expected.
Skills Required
- 5 years in procurement or supply chain roles.
- Minimum 5 years proven experience in AI/automation strategy development and implementation.
- Proven track record of personally leading transformation projects end-to-end.
- Experience with enterprise-level implementation and change management (not occasional AI usage).
- Strong background in process design and system implementation (S2P/P2P processes and procurement tools).
- Influencing and communication skills across cultures, functions, and levels.
- Change management capability to guide teams through process and system transformations.
- Analytical mindset with creativity and problem-solving to navigate ambiguity.
- Ability to lead and develop a team with clear objectives and KPIs.
- Willingness to travel internationally approximately 10-15%.
What We Do
For over a half-century, Advantest has been designing innovative electronic measuring equipment and semiconductor test systems essential to the development and manufacture of advanced computer and telecommunications products. On April 1, 2012, Advantest completed its integration of Verigy Ltd. Additional Information about Advantest can be found at www.advantest.com.
