Looking for Coupa Consultant

Looking for Coupa Consultant

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates thorough abilities, knowledge and/or a proven record of success in the following areas:

• Demonstrating both deep source-to-contract and procure-to-pay functional and technical knowledge through applicable configuration experience enabling Coupa applications from design through deployment and post go-live support;
• Providing technical and functional leadership and support during the following implementation phases: Assess and plan, Design, Build / Configure, Test & Train, Deploy & Hypercare;
• Possessing the ability to troubleshoot software application issues and lead / assist application testing and triage;
• Demonstration of experience with integration, data architecture, and supporting programming language (SQL, Java, etc.);
• Leading the design of a module/set of modules within Coupa leveraging past experience and leading practices;
• Identifying gaps, developing the business and/or technical requirements to build leading practice designs for clients;
• Leading Project Management activities including work plan development, status meetings, supporting the development of leadership communications and presentations;
• Overseeing junior staff and providing guidance and coaching to ensure their development and success on engagements;
• Overseeing work progress and ensuring timely completion of technical development activities;
• Providing fact based insights based on qualitative and quantitative data sets to support recommendations;
• Communicating firm understanding of both Strategic and Operational Procurement practices, helping to guide client leadership and staff in support of a leading practice system;
• Providing oversight and guidance to system build and testing activities;
• Overseeing Supplier Enablement activities including supporting change management activities related to communications and training;
• Coordinating with Change Management teams in the system deployment activities, including training, communications, go-live readiness and leading applicable stakeholder calls; and,
• Overseeing hypercare activities and providing recommendations and solutions to address any unexpected post-go-live issues.

Demonstrates thorough abilities, knowledge and/or a proven record of success in the following areas:

• Understanding of Sourcing and Procurement leading practices and the ability to communicate at a strategic and operational level;
• Possessing the ability to facilitate working sessions with client leads to define business requirements and design leading practice solutions;
• Thinking creatively and independently to solve complex problems;
• Providing insights and improvements to current tool sets and offers opportunities for improvement;
• Demonstrating extensive interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate staff;
• Possessing the ability to develop presentations for leadership level clients;
• Demonstrating experience in Procure to Pay, Sourcing, Contracting, and Supplier Management modules of Coupa;
• Demonstrating experience in CLM-A, Risk modules, Coupa Pay and Coupa Expenses;
• Understanding of system architecture and benefits of different ERP systems and their connectivity with Coupa; and,
• Possessing the ability to motivate others, including staff and client personnel.

Certification(s) Preferred:

Coupa Platform Certification, Coupa Product Certifications (CLMA, CSO, Expense Management, Pay, etc.), Coupa Solution Architect, Coupa Technical Architect.