Senior Process Expert Procurement Analytics & Sustainability

**Procurement sustainability process design & integration** * Continuously review how sustainability requirements are reflected in procurement processes (e.g., supplier qualification, sourcing, contracting, supplier management) and identify areas for improvement. * Derive procurement-specific sustainability topics from Omya's overarching corporate sustainability strategy, targets and regulatory commitments (e.g., CO₂ reduction, responsible sourcing, human rights, circularity). * Propose and operationalize measures to embed sustainability criteria, clauses and decision gates into procurement methodologies, in close alignment with the OS&S delivery teams and the global procurement function. * Support process standardization and alignment of sustainability practices across the end-2-end service scope, spanning Omya's headquarter and business units. **Focal point for procurement sustainability** * Act as the central point of contact for sustainability topics within the global procurement function, bridging corporate sustainability, category management, supplier management and OS&S process management. * Translate external requirements (e.g., CSRD, CSDDD, CBAM, ESG ratings, customer requests) into clear procurement process implications and guidance. * Drive awareness, training and adoption of sustainable procurement practices across procurement teams and relevant stakeholders. * Represent procurement in cross-functional sustainability initiatives and ensure procurement's contribution to corporate sustainability KPIs is transparent and measurable. **Procurement analytics – design and requirements** * Partner with procurement staff (category managers, buyers, S2C/P2P process experts, supplier management) to identify analytics needs and define the design, scope and format of required analytics and reports (e.g., spend analytics, supplier performance, sustainability KPIs, savings tracking). * Translate business questions into clear analytics requirements, mock-ups and report specifications that can be handed over to the OS&S Engage analytics team for technical implementation and number crunching. * Ensure analytics outputs are fit-for-purpose, decision-oriented and aligned with procurement governance, KPI frameworks and sustainability reporting needs. * Coordinate prioritization of analytics demand from the procurement function and act as the interface to the OS&S Engage analytics team throughout design, validation and roll-out. **Operational execution** * Oversee their field of responsibilities within the OS&S Process Management team and accomplish tasks in a quality and timely manner in order to maintain and develop the standard process model for procurement sustainability and analytics. * Support Group-wide projects / initiatives (e.g., ESG reporting, supplier sustainability assessments, analytics platform roll-outs) and adhere to milestones in a quality and timely manner. * Operationalize measures to improve sustainability integration and analytics design within procurement processes and introduce measures into the OS&S delivery teams. * Operationalize efficient handover points between procurement, sustainability reporting and the OS&S Engage analytics team. * Handle process-related issues on sustainability and analytics topics and resolve process-related exceptions promptly. * Specify and document business requirements for sustainability data, ESG-related supplier information and analytics reports, and if required functional test scripts. * Develop training materials as required for the process and maintain playbooks and training materials. * Process scope for this role includes, among others, sustainable supplier qualification, ESG criteria in sourcing and contracting, supplier sustainability assessments, sustainability KPI reporting and procurement analytics demand management. * Ensure procurement process consistency by clarifying data flows, system interfaces and control points across procurement subprocesses and coordinating with upstream and downstream teams to resolve gaps or inefficiencies. **JOB REQUIREMENTS** **Education** * University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Economics, or any other related field **Experience** * Min. 5 years of relevant working experience in a procurement, sustainability or analytics-related position and leadership responsibilities **Knowledge and skills** * Proven experience with sustainable procurement practices and/or procurement analytics design * Solid understanding of procurement end-to-end processes (S2C, P2P, supplier management) and their interfaces with sustainability * Knowledge of relevant sustainability regulations and frameworks (e.g., CSRD, CSDDD, CBAM, GHG Protocol, EcoVadis or similar) * Experience in translating business needs into analytics requirements and report designs (mock-ups, KPI definitions, dashboards) * Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies and transformation initiatives * Hands-on experience with SAP ERP, S/4HANA preferred; exposure to procurement and ESG/analytics tools (e.g., Ariba, Power BI, EcoVadis) is beneficial * Strong problem solving and root-cause analysis skills with a bias to action * Skilled in coaching and transferring knowledge to other teams * Strong organizational skills and ability to execute * Creative and critical thinking skills **Other requirements** * Excellent command of both oral and written English are required * Good command of both oral and written additional language is beneficial * Willingness to travel up to 10-15% **POSITION SCOPE** **Reporting Line(s)** Solid line(s) to: Head of process management Source-2-contract Dotted line(s) to: Number of direct reports: Number of dotted line reports: **Performance Measures** * To be detailed in alignment to respective E2E GPO performance measures **Working Relationships** Internal contacts: * Head of Process Management * Global process owner S2C * S2C teams * OMYA Sustainability function * E2E service lines teams * E2E service lines * Business process management teams * Business External contacts: * Digital tool suppliers * Sustainability rating agencies and data providers (e.g., EcoVadis, CDP) * Market research institutes, e.g. for benchmarking