Oracle Procurement Cloud Functional Lead / Procurement SME – Utilities
Location: Remote/Hybrid – Up to 20% travel to Baltimore, MD or Chicago, IL
Duration: 10 Months (Potential Extension)
Start Date: Immediate
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Oracle Procurement Cloud Functional Lead / Procurement Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support a large-scale Customer Transformation Program focused on modernizing customer platforms, enterprise procurement processes, and integrated business operations within an Oracle Utilities environment.
The ideal candidate will possess strong functional expertise in Oracle Procurement Cloud and Coupa, with extensive hands-on configuration experience supporting end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) business processes. This individual will serve as the Procurement functional lead, partnering closely with client stakeholders, Oracle Utilities functional teams, finance organizations, implementation partners, and offshore delivery teams to design, configure, test, and implement enterprise procurement solutions.
This is a highly visible, client-facing role requiring excellent communication skills, proven consulting experience, and the ability to confidently lead workshops, facilitate solution discussions, and coordinate work across globally distributed teams.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead the Oracle Procurement Cloud functional workstream for a large-scale Oracle Utilities Customer Transformation Program.
- Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Oracle Utilities, and business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and validate business requirements.
- Lead client workshops, discovery sessions, solution design meetings, and business process reviews.
- Configure Oracle Procurement Cloud modules supporting end-to-end Procure-to-Pay processes.
- Configure and support Coupa procurement capabilities and integrations where applicable.
- Analyze current-state procurement processes and design scalable future-state solutions aligned with business objectives.
- Translate business requirements into functional designs, configuration specifications, and process documentation.
- Develop Functional Design Documents (FDDs), configuration workbooks, business process flows, and functional specifications.
- Collaborate with Finance, Oracle Utilities, Integration, and Technical teams to ensure seamless end-to-end procurement processes.
- Define functional requirements for integrations between Oracle Procurement Cloud, Coupa, Oracle Cloud Financials, Oracle Utilities applications, and other enterprise systems.
- Support supplier onboarding, purchasing, requisitions, approvals, sourcing, purchase orders, receiving, invoicing, and procurement reporting processes.
- Participate in solution design reviews, configuration validation, and integration planning activities.
- Support data conversion, procurement data validation, and reconciliation activities.
- Lead System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect triage, and issue resolution.
- Support mock cutovers, production deployments, hypercare, and post-production stabilization.
- Coordinate work assignments and provide functional guidance to offshore functional and technical teams.
- Identify project risks, dependencies, and opportunities for process improvement while ensuring successful delivery.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong hands-on configuration experience with Oracle Procurement Cloud.
- Functional experience supporting Coupa implementations and enterprise procurement processes.
- Deep understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle, including:
- Requisitions
- Purchase Orders
- Supplier Management
- Receiving
- Invoice Matching
- Procurement Approvals
- Procurement Reporting
- Experience configuring procurement workflows, approval hierarchies, purchasing controls, and supplier management processes.
- Experience documenting:
- Functional Design Documents (FDDs)
- Configuration Workbooks
- Business Process Flows
- Functional Specifications
- Test Scripts
- Configuration Documentation
- Ability to analyze complex business requirements and translate them into scalable Oracle Procurement Cloud solutions.
- Experience supporting:
- System Integration Testing (SIT)
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Defect Management
- Cutover Planning
- Go-Live Support
- Hypercare
Preferred Technical Skills
Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
- Oracle Procurement Cloud
- Coupa
- Oracle Cloud Financials
- Oracle Utilities
- Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)
- Enterprise Procurement Integrations
- Supplier Management
- REST APIs
- Web Services
- Middleware Platforms
- Data Conversion
- Procurement Reporting
- Workflow Automation
Utility Industry Experience
Preferred experience supporting electric, gas, or water utility organizations, including exposure to:
- Oracle Utilities implementations
- Customer Transformation Programs
- Utility procurement operations
- Capital project procurement
- Materials and inventory management
- Supplier and contractor management
- Enterprise procurement modernization
- Cross-functional integrations between procurement, finance, and utility operational systems
Leadership Responsibilities
- Lead client-facing workshops, requirements sessions, and solution design discussions.
- Present recommendations and solution options to business and project leadership.
- Coordinate deliverables across offshore functional and technical teams.
- Review configuration, documentation, and functional deliverables to ensure quality and consistency.
- Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, Oracle Utilities, Integration, Technical, and PMO teams.
- Drive issue resolution while maintaining project schedules and delivery milestones.
Soft Skills
Client-Focused
- Strong executive presence with excellent client relationship management skills.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Confident facilitator capable of leading workshops and presenting to stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Self-Starter
- Demonstrates ownership, accountability, and initiative.
- Works independently while collaborating effectively across multiple project teams.
- Proactively identifies risks, issues, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Delivery Focused
- Successfully manages competing priorities in fast-paced transformation programs.
- Delivers high-quality work while meeting aggressive project deadlines.
- Maintains attention to detail in complex enterprise environments.
Team-Oriented
- Collaborates effectively with business stakeholders, implementation partners, and offshore delivery teams.
- Mentors junior consultants and contributes to a collaborative project environment.
- Builds strong cross-functional relationships that drive successful project outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
- 8+ years of Oracle Procurement functional consulting experience.
- Multiple full lifecycle Oracle Procurement Cloud implementation projects.
- Proven hands-on configuration experience with Oracle Procurement Cloud.
- Functional experience implementing or supporting Coupa.
- Strong expertise in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) business processes.
- Experience supporting Oracle Utilities or utility industry transformation programs.
- Demonstrated success leading client workshops and coordinating offshore delivery teams.
- Excellent analytical, documentation, facilitation, and leadership skills.
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