Ph3Requisition ID: 82952 /h3 pDentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with over a century of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality, and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dental care. Dentsply Sirona’s headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. Visit for more information about Dentsply Sirona and its products. /p h3Procurement Digital and AI Lead (office based) /h3 pThe Procurement Digital and AI Lead is responsible for leading and delivering procurement technology initiatives by planning, managing, and executing the implementation of digital platforms and AI‑enabled solutions across Procurement. The role owns end‑to‑end program delivery, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and value realization for Source‑to‑Pay technologies, including leading the development of business cases for procurement‑specific AI agents. The role can be based in Italy (Badia Polesine), Slovakia (Bratislava) or Germany (Bensheim or Hanau) and in the US. /p h3Responsibilities /h3 ul liProvide leadership to pull together business cases along with a project team for key procurement technology such as Supplier Information Management, Risk Management, Purchase to Pay, etc. /li liProvide structured input and recommendations to leadership on proposed technology implementations by providing solution options, enabling informed decision‑making. /li liProvide input to the multiyear procurement technology roadmap. /li liLayout end‑to‑end project plans for digital and AI procurement initiatives, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, and success criteria, ensuring clarity on who owns what and by when. /li liDefine project roles and responsibilities, ensure resources are trained and available, and remove delivery blockers to keep initiatives on track. /li liPlan and manage deployment of procurement‑specific Copilot use cases, ensuring tasks, owners, deadlines, and adoption metrics (time saved, usage, quality) are clearly defined and tracked. /li liExecute projects rigorously against the agreed plan, escalating issues early, adjusting timelines or scope as needed, and ensuring projects are completed successfully and handed over with clear ownership. /li liWork closely with subject‑matter experts and cross‑functional teams to ensure that solutions are implemented consistently and that ownership for post‑go‑live processes is clearly assigned. /li liPartner with IT, Finance, Risk/EC, Supply Chain, Legal and other key stakeholders, to ensure fit‑to‑standard designs are delivered on time and aligned with enterprise architecture and controls. /li liCoordinate and drive contract enrichment and standardization initiatives to achieve a robust single repository source of truth, managing execution across systems, data owners, and stakeholders. /li liAbility to travel up to 5%. /li liKey responsibilities may evolve over time and specific deliverables outside of the scope of the above may be added. /li /ul h3Education /h3 ul liBachelor’s Degree in IT, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or equivalent level of relevant experience. /li liMS/MBA preferred. /li /ul h3Certifications / Licensing /h3 ul liLean Six Sigma or equivalent process related methodology preferred. /li liProject Management certification (PMP, CAPM, etc) preferred. /li liChange Management experience preferred. /li /ul h3Years and Type of Experience /h3 ul li8+ years of procurement / supply chain experience with strong exposure to cutting edge source-to-pay processes and technologies. /li liDemonstrated experience driving digital transformation, adoption, analytics and/or automation in an enterprise environment. /li /ul h3Key Required Skills, Knowledge and Capabilities /h3 ul liStrong program/project leadership with complex interdependencies; ability to prioritize, anticipate and mitigate risks. /li liProcurement platform experience (S2C and/or P2P), analytics/reporting, and workflow design. /li liAI enablement capability: identify and deploy Copilot use cases, define success metrics, and develop defensible business cases for AI agents/automation. /li liHigh interpersonal and communication skills; stakeholder management; facilitation and executive‑ready storytelling. /li liAbility to write SOPs/policies and design governance mechanisms that sustain adoption and compliance. /li liAbility to summarize complex data; strong written and verbal English. /li /ul h3Equal Opportunity Employer /h3 pDentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without unlawful discrimination or regard for race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual or gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable local law. /p h3Eligibility /h3 pAll successful applicants must be eligible to work in the country the position is based. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr