Capability Network Coupa Consultant

Job description

Organization: Accenture Strategy - Capability Network Sourcing & Procurement Coupa Consultant

Travel Required: 80-100% travel

Looking for a rewarding career with global impact? Then consider Accenture's rapidly expanding Capability Network with approximately 3,000 Management Consulting and Strategy professionals (we like to call them rock stars!) based in a network of prominent locations around the world.

Capability Network Professionals….

· Love the variety and excitement of moving from project to project
· Thrive in a fast-paced, inclusive environment with countless opportunities to learn and grow
· Collaborate with diverse organizations on groundbreaking projects
· Enjoy the camaraderie of working together towards a common goal and forming lasting friendships

If this sounds like the right team for you, we invite you to read on - and visit www.accenture.com/capabilitynetwork .

Sourcing & Procurement professionals are sought with the following profile to take part in Procure to Pay transformation programs :

Key responsibilities may include:

· Participating in Project Management activities (PMO, status calls, operational committee)
· Addressing both strategic and operational Sourcing and Procurement topics
· Supporting team through problem definition, issue identification and work plan development using problem solving principles and past experience
· Supporting process design activities, formulating the specific solutions to address prioritized requirements (Workshops, Agile prototyping)
· Supporting implementation activities for organization, processes and business content
Supporting Change Management activities to prepare the client for deployment and adoption (Change Program, Operating Model & Organizational alignment, Communications, Trainings)
· Executing Supplier Enablement methodology (Supply Base segmentation, Communications, Connectivity)
· Supporting the collection and analysis of large amounts of data, developing key insights / findings, and proposing solutions to Procure to Pay issues.
· Coordinating Master Data activities with the client and the technical teams

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications

·  Bachelor's Degree
·  Minimum of 3 years of experience in Sourcing and Procurement
·  Minimum of 3 years of experience with Coupa

Professional Skills

Demonstrated expertise in any of the following Sourcing and Procurement areas:

·  Proven ability and experience in interacting with business leads to define implementation strategies, business requirements and solution design related to procurement processes
·  Defines processes to optimize work and avoid re-work
·  Resolves problems quickly and effectively using creativity and innovation
·  Develops simple and easy to understand frameworks and formats to present information and ideas
·  Capable of managing multiple priorities and meet closely-spaced, ambitious timelines
·  Organizes and manages work effort of self and others to provide quality service in a productive and cost-effective manner
·  Adopts methods and tools that improve personal and team productivity
·  Asks for and defines needed support when recognizing own/team's limits
·  Team player
·  Excellent communication and lead level skills
·  Experience with Ariba or Coupa P2P solutions, or equivalent platforms
·  Procure-to-Pay Process Transformation, Supplier Relationship Management including Contract Management, and Spend Management Solutions

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world's largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 435,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com .

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