About the role

Role: Associate Director - Procurement Transformation

Location: Bangalore & Pune

• Geographies to be supported
US/UK

• Work timings
9 AM - 6 PM IST (Please note - work timings may differ based on the project/geo requirements)

• Responsible for planning and driving growth, client success, new service offerings and competency building.

• Strong background of delivering programs leveraging industry leading products.

• Responsible for building partnerships with internal and external entities with mutually complementing goals to drive win-win results

• Delivered multiple complex transformation program in leadership capacity - on time, on budget, on value.

• Experience of setting up people & skill intensive practice there by leading to competency setup, value integration, bring in knowledge and grooming talents.

• • Strong experience of steering globally distributed teams to achieve client and organization goals.

• Source-to-Pay Implementation Expertise: Possess prior experience in delivering comprehensive end-to-end implementation projects for the Source-to-Pay workstream. Deep knowledge of S2P functional processes.

• Procurement Transformation Delivery : Execute procurement transformation and digitalization projects across diverse sectors and geographies, utilizing platforms such as Coupa, Ivalua, Lead engagements/workstreams end-to-end.

• Develop and Drive Opportunities: Lead or support initiatives to identify and advance opportunities by building and leveraging external networks and professional relationships.

• Engagement Roles : Independently manage the project and undertake key roles, including but not limited to Functional Design Lead, Testing Lead, Project Manager, Change Management Support across various projects.

• Recruitment and Mentorship: Oversee recruitment processes and provide guidance and mentorship to team members to foster professional growth.

• Industry Knowledge and Trends: Stay informed on the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and procurement best practices to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

• Competency Development: Contribute to internal capability-building initiatives by conducting knowledge-sharing sessions, creating best practice documentation, and facilitating internal training and development programs.

Mandatory technical skills

• 14+ experience in implementing S2P solutions in various cloud tools and/or ERP systems.

• Strong understanding of procurement processes and spend management principles.

• Hands-on experience in:

• Leading functional design workshops (including requirement gathering and fit-gap analysis)

• Creating documents at various stages of the project like creating to-be process flows, business process documents, configuration workbook, testing strategy, identify and finalize test scenarios and test scripts, training documents etc.

• Leading testing phases (SIT/UAT/Regression)

• Integration with client ERP’s will be a plus

Key behavioral attributes/requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills

• Strong client management skills and experience in working with global cross-functional teams

• Highly self-motivated individual with the ability to adapt in fast paced and dynamic environment

• Should be flexible to work on different P2P/CLM technologies/platforms after providing required support and trainings

• Take complete ownership of project roles & responsibilities, and drive internal practice development initiatives

• Post-Graduate/MBA/PGDM preferred

• B.E/B.Tech equivalent from reputed institute

• Any certifications on related technology/platform will be preferred

AD - Procurement Transformation (Coupa\Ivalua)

About the role