Procurement Data Science & Analytics Manager
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Job Location:
Houston, MS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description:
Procurement Data Science & Analytics Manager
Huntsman is seeking a Procurement Data Science & Analytics Manager supporting the Global Procurement organization located in The Woodlands Texas. This position will lead the analytics vision across Procurement and adjacent operations and partner closely with Procurement leadership Supply Chain Finance Commercial and IT stakeholders.
Job Scope
The Procurement Data Science & Analytics Manager is responsible for defining and executing Huntsmans Procurement analytics strategy including advanced analytics AI/ML enablement data governance and enterprise dashboarding. This role leads a team of analysts owns the analytics roadmap and translates complex data into actionable insights that improve margin cost visibility supply resilience and operational performance.
In summary as the Procurement Data Science & Analytics Manager you will:
Lead coach and develop a team of data analysts ensuring strong execution prioritization PDP management and career development.
Set technical standards for analytics development data engineering practices automation and quality.
Own Procurements data strategy including data models hierarchies governance and audit compliance.
Oversee data sourcing from SAP SAP HANA Databricks and external systems ensuring data quality lineage and refresh reliability.
Establish standards for master data metadata and documentation to support scalability and reuse.
Design and lead development of predictive and advanced analytics models including forecasting accuracy improvement PPV drivers cost indices contract leakage detection supplier-risk modeling and should-cost analytics.
Architect and deploy AI-enabled tools and automation including Copilot Studio ML pipelines text mining anomaly detection and automated data flows.
Govern the full analytics and model lifecycle (MLOps versioning validation monitoring bias checks and integration into Power BI and workflows).
Partner with Procurement leadership to frame business questions and translate analytics into clear actionable recommendations for executive decision-making.
Drive insights that support cost savings supplier performance supply resilience and working-capital improvements.
Collaborate with Finance Supply Chain Operations and Commercial teams on integrated analytics and dashboards.
Own and continuously improve the full portfolio of Procurement dashboards including spend supplier performance OTIF PPV pricing operations capex commercial support and forward-looking indicators.
Improve dashboard architecture reduce refresh failures and streamline leadership consumption.
Lead continuous improvement of the Databricks analytics environment.
Communicate complex analytics clearly and concisely to VP- and C-suite-level audiences.
Provide proactive visibility into risks cost trends and key performance drivers.
Qualifications
You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in the United States.
Minimum Qualifications
710 years of experience in data analytics data science FP&A analytics supply chain analytics or procurement analytics (chemical industry experience preferred).
Demonstrated experience leading and developing a technical analytics or data science team.
Strong proficiency in SAP SAP HANA SQL Power BI (advanced) and Databricks.
Hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning models AI automation and Copilot-enabled solutions.
Strong business acumen with the ability to influence senior and executive stakeholders.
Skills and Knowledge
Strong leadership coaching and team development skills.
Ability to translate complex technical analytics into business-ready insights and recommendations.
Strategic thinking with a continuous improvement mindset.
Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
High level of accountability prioritization and execution discipline.
Comfort operating in a fast-paced data-driven and evolving environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building business-ready AI agents using Copilot Studio.
Knowledge of procurement analytics methodologies such as should-costing PPV analysis and index tracking.
Familiarity with Celonis Alteryx Automation Anywhere or similar analytics and automation platforms.
Prior experience partnering directly with Procurement and Operations leadership teams.
Huntsman is proud to promote equal opportunity in the workplaceAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race color religion sex national origin disability age or any other protected characteristic.
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Manager
Key Skills
- Adobe Analytics
- Data Analytics
- SQL
- Attribution Modeling
- Power BI
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Tableau
- Data Mining
- SAS
- Analytics
About Company
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global chemical manufacturer of differentiated and specialty chemicals serving a diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets.
