Director, Procurement Data & Analytics

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Lead Novolex's procurement analytics transformation through data, insights, and operational excellence.

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Director, Procurement Data & Analytics will lead Novolex’s procurement data and analytics function, overseeing a team of 7 and serving as a strategic leader in advancing data-informed decision-making across the procurement organization. This leader will be responsible for defining and scaling analytics capabilities that improve visibility to spend, savings, supplier performance, compliance, and sourcing effectiveness. The role will partner closely with category leaders, finance, operations, IT, and executive stakeholders to translate complex data into actionable insights, strengthen reporting discipline, and support enterprise procurement transformation. This individual will also champion data governance, reporting standardization, tool optimization, AI-enabled analytical capabilities, and continuous improvement across procurement systems, dashboards, and analytical processes.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

• Procurement Analytics Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of 7 responsible for procurement reporting, analytics, and insight generation across spend, savings, supplier performance, compliance, and sourcing activities.
• Data Strategy & Governance: Establish and maintain strong data governance practices for procurement data, including data quality, master data alignment, KPI definitions, reporting standards, and metric consistency across categories and business units.
• Spend Analytics: Oversee enterprise procurement spend analytics to identify trends, opportunities, risks, leakage, inflation impacts, and value creation opportunities that support sourcing and business decisions.
• Savings & Performance Reporting: Drive standardized savings tracking, procurement performance scorecards, and executive reporting that provide accurate visibility to pipeline, realized savings, productivity, and value delivery.
• Dashboard, Reporting & AI Enablement: Design, enhance, and manage dashboards, scorecards, reporting tools, and AI-enabled analytical solutions that improve access to timely, actionable procurement insights for leadership and stakeholders.
• Supplier & Category Insights: Deliver analytical support for supplier segmentation, supplier performance management, category strategy development, should-cost analysis, benchmarking, and opportunity assessment.
• Cross-Functional Business Partnership: Collaborate with procurement leadership, finance, operations, and other business stakeholders to align analytical priorities with business goals and support strategic decision-making.
• Forecasting & Scenario Analysis: Support budgeting, forecasting, risk assessment, and scenario modeling related to commodity exposure, supplier changes, sourcing events, and procurement initiatives.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities to streamline reporting, automate recurring analyses, reduce manual processes, and improve the speed and quality of decision support.
• Executive Communication: Prepare and deliver polished, executive-ready analyses, presentations, and performance updates using Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication tools to clearly communicate insights, risks, and recommendations.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Finance, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, supply chain analytics, strategic sourcing, finance analytics, or a related function, including significant people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success leading analytics teams and developing talent in a fast-paced, matrixed business environment, with experience setting strategic direction and driving accountability through leaders and individual contributors.
• Strong expertise in procurement analytics, spend analysis, savings tracking, KPI development, supplier performance measurement, and executive reporting.
• Experience with procurement and ERP systems, business intelligence tools, dashboard development, data visualization platforms, and AI-enabled analytics tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate large, complex data sets into clear business insights and recommendations.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment across procurement, finance, operations, and technology teams.
• Advanced communication and presentation skills, including strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and the ability to present findings effectively to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Strong project management, prioritization, and process improvement capabilities.
• Experience establishing reporting disciplines, data controls, and standardized analytical methodologies.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience in manufacturing, packaging, or a complex multi-site operating environment preferred.
• Knowledge of source-to-pay processes, category management disciplines, and procurement operating models.
• Lean Six Sigma or other continuous improvement experience a plus.
• Strong business acumen with the curiosity and judgment to identify performance drivers and operational risks.
• Demonstrated ability to build structure, consistency, and rigor within reporting and analytics processes.
• Comfort operating with urgency while maintaining high standards for data accuracy and insight quality.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $150,000 - $210,000 + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.

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