Performance & Governance Lead

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Job Description

About the Role

The Performance & Governance Lead is part of the Global Procurement Strategy & Performance team and plays a key role in improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. This position exists to translate procurement strategy into measurable goals, performance insights, and governance practices that support informed decision-making and business outcomes. The role helps ensure that strategic priorities, performance expectations, financial objectives, and operational risks remain aligned across the global procurement organization. Working closely with procurement leaders and cross-functional partners, the Performance & Governance Lead drives transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement through a structured performance framework and governance model. This role also supports leadership by providing clear visibility into progress, risks, and opportunities while helping the organization remain focused on the highest priorities.

How You Will Contribute

• Develop and continuously improve the global procurement performance framework, including metrics, reporting processes, dashboards, and performance insights.
• Partner with procurement leaders to define and track performance measures that support strategic objectives and operational success.
• Analyze performance data and provide clear, decision-focused insights on trends, risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with finance and business stakeholders to ensure consistent and transparent reporting of procurement value, costs, and investments.
• Coordinate governance forums and performance reviews, ensuring effective agenda management, decision tracking, and follow-through on actions.
• Manage the procurement operating calendar to align strategic planning, budgeting, performance monitoring, and transformation activities.
• Maintain governance standards and business continuity planning while identifying and addressing risks that could impact reporting quality or delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, supply chain, data and analytics, or a related field.
• Significant experience in global or transformation-focused environments, including designing and implementing performance and governance processes within procurement organizations.
• Experience establishing and managing procurement performance metrics, including value tracking, operating expenditure, and investment reporting.
• Knowledge of goal-setting and performance management approaches, with the ability to connect strategy, measurement, governance, and risk management.
• Experience collaborating with senior stakeholders across procurement, finance, and other business functions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex information into clear insights and recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting performance results, risks, and decisions to leadership audiences.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and AI-enabled tools, along with experience developing and maintaining business continuity plans.

Locations

Lodz, Poland

Base Salary Range:

zł328,000.00 - zł451,000.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

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Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time