Responsibilities: 

•Identify and develop opportunities for business process transformation in the areas of strategic sourcing, purchasing transaction automation, A/P automation, working capital improvement, payments, performance analytics and compliance tracking 

oProfile a customer’s current maturity across various procurement and finance functions to identify the opportunity and effort to get to best-in-class

oDevelop business cases and enablement plans to support business process transformation

oDrive executive meetings to obtain buy-in to the program through insightful solution options and a clear articulation of Ariba’s domain expertise

•Support the development of new DTO assets through conceptualization, implementation and execution 

oIdentify opportunities to refine existing or develop new intellectual property and methodology, frameworks and tools based on past experience, research, and analysis

oBe viewed as a thought leader in industry circles by speaking at industry forums, publishing articles and delivering innovative solutions

oDevelop intellectual capital that can be leveraged into marketing and sales materials that will position the firm as a thought leader and generate revenue

oSupport innovation around our service delivery model and provide guidance to the service and support organizations on how to execute improvements

oActively contribute to knowledge capital; responsible for coordinating efforts across specific content areas

•Helps develop and lead training on the Value Advisor frameworks internally

•Familiar with the full spectrum of Ariba’s software and services, as well as key differentiators between Ariba’s and the competition’s offerings

•Ability to influence the opinions and decisions of clients using understanding of client’s current performance level vs. best-in-class maturity

•Proactively communicates with internal and external stakeholders

•Identifies opportunities across all elements of a successful program (e.g. processes, systems, spend, structure, measures and incentives, people and culture)

oTargets, cultivates, and manages high-level client relationships (e.g. C-level, VP, or Director) to build influence and trusted advisor status

Qualifications: 

•The ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following functional areas: Supply Chain Management, Sourcing, Procurement, Accounts Payable and Working Capital Management 

•Strategy consulting experience at senior manager or principal level 

•S/4 Procure-to-Pay

•Ariba – Sourcing & Contract Management

•Ideal skills would be a combination of SAP MM/IM/SRM & S/4 P2P and Ariba.

•Operational Procurement

•Sourcing & Contract Management

•Invoice & Payable Management

•Procurement Analytics

•Experience in technology enabled business transformation projects 

•MBA or similar advanced degree 

•10 years Procurement and Finance experience (Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, Working Capital Management) 

•Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

•Strong presentation and organizational skills 

•Strong leadership and people development skills 

•Strong business and financial acumen 

•Excellent listener 

•Ability to work in a team environment and share best practices regularly 

•Adaptable management style to conform to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers 

•Strong problem-solving ability 

Good to Have skills:

•Principal Architect level

•S/4 HANA, Coupa

•Stream/Team lead role experience

•Pre-sales & Bid Management experience

•Varied industry experience

•Multiple End-to-end project lifecycle experience

•SAP Activate

•Design Thinking