Assistant Manager - Procurement Transformation - Pune

The Consulting business at KPMG Global Services (KGS) is a diverse team of more than 6400 professionals. We provide consulting services to KPMG Firms worldwide to support the business transformation journeys of clients across industries. Our colleagues help clients explore potential obstacles to change and collaborate on critical decisions that can deliver real value to their businesses.

Through your work, you’ll build a global network and unlock opportunities that you may not have thought possible with access to great support, vast resources, and an inclusive, supportive environment to help you reach your full potential.

As a firm, we are deeply committed to diversity, inclusion and equity at our workplace. We offer a safe and inclusive environment built on trust, where all our colleagues can bring their authentic selves to work and know that their uniqueness is valued. 

We prohibit unfair treatment of applicants and employees and discrimination on any ground, including but not limited to, caste, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, medical condition, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, nationality, cultural origin, family or parental status, defense veterans, physical, mental or sensory disability or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable Indian laws and regulations.

Roles & responsibilities

•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, Ariba, Ivalua, Zycus, GEP, and Jaggaer. 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

•Prior 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 behavioural 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

This role is for you if you have  the below

Educational qualifications

•Post-Graduate/MBA/PGDM preferred •B.E/B.Tech equivalent from reputed institute •Any certifications on related technology/platform will be preferred

 

 

Experience Level

Mid Level