Investigo
Procurement Excellence & Governance Manager
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Role Summary
The Procurement Excellence & Governance Manager is accountable for building and maintaining the procurement operating framework.
The role owns processes, tools, data governance and KPI/reporting routines to ensure consistent, compliant, and scalable procurement execution globally.
Scope & Impact
- Global remit across procurement process standards, reporting, tools and governance routines.
- Owns KPI dictionary definitions and reporting architecture (dashboards, templates, cadence).
- Drives digitalisation and continuous improvement to reduce manual work and improve decision quality.
What you’ll be doing
Governance & Operating Framework
- Define and maintain standard procurement processes, policies and playbooks.
- Establish governance cadence and standard packs enabling fast decision-making.
- Ensure auditability and compliance readiness across procurement activities.
Performance Management & Analytics
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- Define KPI dictionary and ensure consistent measurement across sites and categories.
- Drive reporting automation and stable dashboards supporting management discussions.
- Partner with Finance and IT to ensure one source of truth for spend/savings reporting.
Digitalisation & Continuous Improvement
- Lead digitalisation roadmap (tool adoption, data quality, automation of operational tasks).
- Identify and deliver process improvements reducing cycle times and manual workload.
- Support capability building through training and coaching on standards and tools.
Cross-Functional Enablement
- Enable Category, NPI, Regional and Operational Procurement through standards and reporting routines.
- Interface with Legal/Compliance/Sustainability to embed requirements into processes.
Leadership & Stakeholder Scope
- Key interfaces: Head of Procurement, Category Management, NPI, Regional Leads, Operational Procurement, Finance, IT, Legal, Compliance, Sustainability.
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This is what you’ll need to be successful in this role
Previous Experience & Seniority
- 8+ years experience in procurement excellence, transformation, governance or process leadership.
- Track record in performance management, analytics, and process standardisation.
- Experience with ERP and BI/reporting tools; ability to translate data into decision-ready insights.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Data/Analytics or related discipline.
- CIPS (or equivalent) desirable.
Personal Attributes
- Highly structured, disciplined about standardisation; strong stakeholder management.
- Pragmatic improvement mindset; able to drive adoption without formal authority.
Salary: £75,000 - £82,000
Location: Fully remote, but regular global travel is required (located near an airport would be advantageous)
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