M&A Procurement Integration Lead

THIS IS A LONG TERM CONTRACT POSITION WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST, GLOBAL, TECHNOLOGY LEADER . Hybrid work, once a week to Office.

Our large, Fortune client is ranked as one of the best companies to work with, in the world. The client fosters progressive culture, creativity, and a Flexible work environment. They use cutting-edge technologies to keep themselves ahead of the curve. Diversity in all aspects is respected. Integrity, experience, honesty, people, humanity, and passion for excellence are some other adjectives that define this global technology leader.

Role Overview: This role leads supplier integration for M&A transactions, ensuring newly acquired suppliers are onboarded efficiently, compliantly, and at scale. It combines procurement expertise, process design, analytics, and AI-enabled automation to reduce integration cycle time, mitigate risk, and improve stakeholder experience. This is a transformation-driven operational excellence role — not a transactional buying position.

Minimum Qualifications: Experience in Procurement, Supplier Management, Operations, or M&A integration Advanced Excel skills (data analysis, pivots) SAP/Ariba or ERP experience Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications: Prior M&A integration experience Exposure to supplier privacy/security classifications Experience with automation tools and AI workflows

Responsibilities 1️⃣ M&A Supplier Integration Lead end-to-end supplier onboarding post-acquisition. Analyze supplier portfolios (spend, contracts, risk, payment methods, privacy impact). Partner with Legal, Finance, Sourcing, Security, and acquired company stakeholders. Ensure policy, compliance, and governance standards are implemented. Proactively identify and resolve integration blockers. 2️⃣ Digital & AI Enablement Use SAP/Ariba, Excel, Smartsheet, and dashboards for data-driven decisions. Leverage AI and automation tools to reduce manual effort and improve reporting. Digitize workflows and standardize integration playbooks. Support system improvements and UAT initiatives. 3️⃣ Process Improvement & Governance Redesign supplier integration workflows for scalability. Track KPIs (cycle time, manual touchpoints, compliance). Evaluate exceptions and recommend policy improvements. Conduct post-integration reviews to drive continuous improvement. 4️⃣ Stakeholder & Operational Support Communicate structured, data-backed updates to leadership. Manage multiple parallel M&A workstreams. Support procurement operations during peak periods.