Role : AVP / Senior Manager - Procurement -Platform Services ( Implementation Specialist for Ariba / Coupa)

This position will be expected to use discretion in applying best practices and procedures to resolve issues, demonstrate a broad and thorough understanding and application of technical and/or specialized concepts and knowledge in procurement business process, lifecycle for sourcing, contracts and PO/invoicing.

This role has a need to have a strong background in Ariba / Coupa deployment and Administration.

The Individual will need to respond to RFP/RFQ's and/or participate with Sales team pre-sales. The person will help the APAC practice of Platform Services grow and mature, and provide leadership to the growing APAC team.

Key Responsibilities:

- Act as the best practice lead to client for pre and post deployment programs and projects Optimization

- Supplier Enablement Strategy

- Change Management Strategy and plan creation (Stakeholder mapping/assessments, Communication Plan and Training Plan)

- Procurement Systems (i.e Ariba, Coupa, Jagger) pre and post deployment services and support

- Manage multiple clients and objectives

- Manage a growing team of junior to mid-level resources in a matrix organization

- Support Pre-Sales as a subject matter expert

Work Experience / Educational Qualifications:

- PG / MBA / Graduate with 5-10 years of work experience in operational, procurement management, consulting capacity with 4 or more years of relevant Ariba and/or Coupa and strategic procurement experience

- Prior management experience supervising 5 or more people

- Must have Ariba / Coupa Implementation Experience

- Experience responding to RFP's/RFQ's and working with Sales teams

- Strong leadership skills, including ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of an organization

- Ability to work independently

- Ability to develop and implement processes across multiple procurement systems

- Excellent problem-solving ability

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (both internally, with client stakeholders, and the supplier community)

- High degree of administration and deployment proficiency in Ariba / Coupa business modules

- Experience in using different procurement software and ERPs.

- Strong knowledge in Upstream and Downstream product and tools

- Comprehensive knowledge of Change Management

- Creation of communications

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