Manager, Procurement Excellence

Overview

Ingersoll Rand is elevating its global Procurement Excellence capabilities to support a world-class, AI-enabled Source-to-Pay (S2P) ecosystem. The Manager/Senior Manager of Procurement Excellence plays a critical execution role in this transformation—driving analytics, process improvements, digital enablement, and value realization across the enterprise.

This role is ideal for a high-performing, hands-on procurement, analytics, or process excellence professional who thrives in a global, cross-functional environment and wants to help shape the future of procurement at a high-growth industrial company.

Key Responsibilities

1. Procurement Performance & Analytics

• Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, KPI reporting, and predictive insights across categories, suppliers, and business units.

• Aggregate, validate, and analyze procurement data to support decision-making and performance reviews.

• Support the build-out of supplier performance management (SPM) and supplier 360 insights.

2. Value Delivery & Pipeline Management

• Partner with category leaders to track savings, cost avoidance, productivity, and value initiatives.

• Maintain the global value pipeline, ensure data accuracy, and support monthly/quarterly reporting rhythms.

• Standardize methodologies for benefits tracking, documentation, and ROI validation.

3. Process Excellence & S2P Optimization

• Contribute to global S2P process mapping, simplification, and harmonization efforts.

• Identify bottlenecks, manual steps, and improvement opportunities across intake, sourcing, contracting, purchasing, and invoicing.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, automation, and best practices.

4. Digital Procurement & AI Enablement

• Assist in implementing S2P and digital procurement technologies, including intake orchestration, supplier data platforms, workflows, and AI-powered tools.

• Partner with IT, Digital, and vendors to support UAT, requirements gathering, training, and adoption.

• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and help drive user adoption globally.

5. Working Capital & Business Spend Management

• Support analytics and initiatives related to payment terms, inventory strategies, and supplier financing opportunities.

• Assist with modeling, reporting, and cross-functional alignment with Finance and Treasury.

6. Governance & Operating Rhythm

• Support the global procurement operating cadence, including QBRs, MBRs, performance reviews, and leadership reporting.

• Maintain documentation, playbooks, SOPs, and standards that strengthen Procurement’s operating model.

• Drive consistent adoption of frameworks, templates, and best practices across regions and categories.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, Process Excellence, or Analytics.

• Strong analytical skills with experience building dashboards, models, and insights (Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or similar).

• Understanding of procurement processes (intake to invoice) and digital procurement tools.

• Experience supporting technology implementations, process transformations, or CI initiatives.

• Familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma, automation, or AI-enabled tools is a plus.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to work globally and cross-functionally.

• Detail-oriented, structured, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Why This Role Is Exciting

• You will be a core builder of IR’s next-generation digital procurement ecosystem.

• You’ll work side-by-side with the Head of Procurement Excellence on high-visibility global initiatives.

• You’ll gain hands-on experience with advanced procurement technologies, analytics, and process transformation.

• You’ll influence how Procurement operates across IR and help deliver measurable enterprise value.