Atlas Copco

Sourcing & Procurement Process Improvement Lead

Atlas Copco$95K — $115K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
  • Experience in process improvement, continuous improvement, business analysis, supply chain, sourcing/procurement, operations, or systems support.
  • Ability to understand end-to-end business processes and identify practical improvement opportunities.
  • Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Ability to lead projects and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Comfortable working with systems, reporting tools, spreadsheets, and structured data.
  • Strong ownership, follow-up, organization, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate Sourcing and Procurement processes and workflows to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
  • Lead initiatives to improve speed, accuracy, transparency, and cross-functional alignment.
  • Design and implement improved workflows and process documentation.
  • Support enhancements to systems, tools, reporting, including ERP-related processes.
  • Enhance data quality and reporting to support better decision-making.
  • Train users on Sourcing and Procurement systems and best practices.
  • Track adoption and follow-up actions to ensure sustained improvements.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Excellent paid time off (4 weeks).
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Commitment to a learning culture with individual learning opportunities.
  • Onboarding program with personal buddy guidance.
  • Excellent compensation package with flexible benefits and generous 401(k).
  • Additional technical training for the most qualified candidate.
Full Job Description
Your role
We are looking for a Sourcing & Procurement Process Improvement Lead to help improve how our Sourcing and Procurement organization works.

This is a high-impact continuous improvement role focused on processes, systems, data, reporting, training, automation, and cross-functional workflows. The successful candidate will help create clearer ways of working, reduce manual effort, improve visibility, strengthen system adoption, and support more consistent execution across the team.

What You'll Do as the Sourcing & Procurement Process Improvement Lead
  • Evaluate Sourcing and Procurement processes, systems, tools, and workflows to identify gaps, inefficiencies, risks, and improvement opportunities.
  • Lead process improvement initiatives that improve speed, accuracy, transparency, ownership, and cross-functional alignment.
  • Design and implement improved workflows, standard work, process documentation, and practical governance models.
  • Support system, tool, reporting, and automation improvements, including ERP-related processes, dashboards, trackers, and productivity solutions.
  • Improve data quality, reporting structure, and process visibility to support better decision-making.
  • Train and support users on Sourcing and Procurement systems, tools, processes, and best practices.
  • Track adoption, results, and follow-up actions to ensure improvements are sustained.
To succeed, you will need
Even if you don't meet all the points, but are ready for a challenge, click on "Apply" anyway. We love your spirit!

Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.

Experience
  • Experience in process improvement, continuous improvement, business analysis, supply chain, sourcing/procurement, operations, or systems support.
  • Ability to understand end-to-end business processes and identify practical improvement opportunities.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work across functions and levels of the organization.
  • Ability to lead projects, influence stakeholders, and drive adoption without direct authority.
  • Comfortable working with systems, reporting tools, spreadsheets, and structured data.
  • Strong ownership, follow-up, organization, and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Distribution, or Operations.
  • Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
  • Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or other continuous improvement methods.
  • Experience documenting processes, creating standard work, or training users.
  • Experience working in a global or matrixed organization.
  • Experience with SQL, automation tools, programming, or scripting languages is a plus.
In return, we offer
    • Health insurance/ Dental insurance/ Vision insurance
    • Excellent paid time off (4 weeks!)
    • Life & Disability insurance
    • We believe in and foster a learning culture where global mobility is an important enabler for growth.
    • Our learning culture supports you on your journey: benefit from our individual learning opportunities (LinkedInLearning e.g.), our feedback culture, the internal job portal, global project assignments, or on site training from our academy.
    • You will experience a on-boarding program, including guidance by a personal buddy.
    • Excellent compensation package, including a flexible benefits plan, and generous 401 (k) retirement plan
    • Additional technical training provided for the most qualified candidate.

    Job location
    Hybrid
    This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our facility in South Charlotte NC.
    Contact information
    Talent Acquisition Team: Chelsea Yates

About Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco is a Swedish industrial company that was founded in 1873. It manufactures industrial tools and equipment. The company operates in four business areas: Compressor Technique, Vacuum Technique, Industrial Technique, and Power Technique. Atlas Copco has a presence in over 180 countries and has over 39,000 employees. The company is committed to sustainable productivity and has set ambitious sustainability targets for 2030.
Learn more about Atlas Copco
Size
43,989 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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