Senior Manager, Global Procurement - CPO Office

IHG•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for owning the Global Procurement planning cadence and performance management. The Senior Manager will lead executive-ready reporting, dashboards, and narratives for the Procurement Leadership Team, Executive Committee, and Board forums. They will track the delivery of strategic commitments, surfacing risks and insights early, and partner with the CPO on presentations, papers, and leadership communications. The role also provides PMO leadership for Procurement Digital and AI-enabled initiatives, establishing clear delivery discipline while keeping ways of working pragmatic. The Senior Manager will translate complex data into compelling stories using advanced visualization and AI tools, own delivery standards, artefacts and insights within assigned initiatives, and manage the PLT agenda, meeting calendar, and content. This role requires influencing senior stakeholders through insight, preparation, and clarity rather than formal authority.

Requirements

Exceptional PowerPoint capability and executive storytelling skills.
Advanced data visualization skills, including use of AI-enabled tools.
Confidence influencing senior leaders and navigating ambiguity.
Candidates from Consulting, FP&A, Business Analysis, Product Ownership, or Strategy & Transformation backgrounds.
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, senior-facing environments.

Responsibilities

Own Global Procurement planning cadence and performance management.
Lead executive-ready reporting, dashboards, and narratives for Procurement Leadership Team, Executive Committee, and Board forums.
Track delivery of strategic commitments, surfacing risks and insights early.
Partner with the CPO on presentations, papers, and leadership communications.
Provide PMO leadership for Procurement Digital and AI-enabled initiatives.
Establish clear delivery discipline while keeping ways of working pragmatic.
Translate complex data into compelling stories using advanced visualization and AI tools.
Own delivery standards, artefacts and insights within assigned initiatives.
Own the PLT agenda and meeting calendar and content, in conjunction with PLT.
Influence Senior stakeholders through insight, preparation and clarity rather than formal authority.