Procurement Process Architect

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As Procurement Process Architect you will drive all procurement process activities and coordinate the process team during Transition phase.

Why you’ll love your job:

• Enhance your Client Facing skills to lead the client through the Procurement Process Transformation
• Provide and learn process expertise and best practices input through all phases of Transition
• Create and maintain a transition project plan for respective transition process activities
• Have ownership and create the business requirements specification documents
• Prepare the desk procedures and process flows to be used for knowledge transfer
• Coordinate the approach and deliverables with client representatives and IBM counterparts across geographies
• Drive client workshops to identify and document clear requirements and apply to the particular shared service environment
• Lead and deliver the Knowledge Capture phase with support of the Delivery teams to document As-Is or To-Be processes to be implemented
• Coordinate and support the Knowledge Cascade plan with the Delivery teams
• Prepare UAT scripts and coordinate UAT and dress-rehearsal with the Delivery teams
• Empowered to deliver go-live ramp-up support for IBM Operations
• Support the client and delivery teams during Go-Live and Hypercare phases

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Fluency in English and strong communication/soft skills as this is a client facing role
• Experience in Procurement Process and/or System design and implementation
• Detailed understanding of the P2P E-Sourcing and Helpdesk application deliverables along with related integrated process
• Understanding of the full end to end client process in order to explain IBM’s P2P process identify gaps and then drive adoption of the IBM P2P process to reduce gaps
• Position involves frequent travels to client locations
• Proficiency in MS Office MS Visio MS Project

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• PMP Certification is appreciated