(SENIOR) MANAGER PROCUREMENT ANALYTICS – LEAD ANALYST (m/w/d)

Take the functional lead of our procurement analytics squad and drive Procurement Analytics to new heights. As Senior Manager Procurement Analytics, you will lead, coach and inspire a team of data scientists and visualization specialists, set clear OKRs, and manage agile delivery across multiple workstreams.

Tasks

You will own the Group Procurement Analytics Suite,incl. spend cockpits,supplier-risk models,dynamic price forecasts and ESG dashboards,translating complex output into concise stories for C-suite action.Your leadership will unlock savings,protect supply and embed data-driven thinking enterprise-wide

• Define analytics strategy, OKRs & use-case funnel (spend, savings, performance) aligned with Group Procurement targets
• Manage Lufthansa Group’s Procurement Analytics Suite
• Prioritize backlog & feature development
• Lead agile squad of 5 analysts/data scientists
• Develop price forecasts, risk dashboards, simulators
• Translate models into Power BI visuals/storyboards
• Drive data-literacy for category managers, buyers, executives
• Extract insights for strategies & process optimization
• Research industry trends & regulations
• Guide teams on analytics tools & best practices
• Analyze S2P performance, drive improvements, oversee features
• Report on strategic effectiveness, efficiency & bottlenecks

Requirements

• Master’s degree in data science, business analytics, or similar
• 8 + years in procurement / supply-chain analytics, incl. 3 + years team leadership
• Proven track record turning analytics into savings / value / risk mitigation
• Expert in SAP Data Sphere/SAP BW (or Snowflake), SQL, Python or R
• Advanced Power BI incl. DAX/M and data-modelling best practice
• Solid grasp of ML/AI lifecycle & MLOps
• Agile product management (Scrum / Kanban)
• Benefit-tracking & NPV modelling
• Interest in emerging technologies like AI, ML, Blockchain, RPA, IoT
• Strategic storyteller able to engage C-suite
• “Coach-leader” mindset, building high-trust, high-impact teams
• Fluent German & English

About Deutsche Lufthansa AG

The Lufthansa Group is an aviation group with operations worldwide. It plays a leading role in its European home market. It plays a leading role in its European home market. With 96,677 employees, the Lufthansa Group generated revenue of EUR 35,442m in the financial year 2023. Deutsche Lufthansa AG is organized into the business segments Network Airlines, Point-to-Point Airlines, the Aviation Services segment with the business segments Logistics, MRO and the other companies and Group functions.

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