role overview own and optimize the long-tail indirect procurement practice to deliver measurable savings, compliance, and enhanced user experience through p2p platform excellence aligned to finance common architecture flows.

core responsibilities

1. Strategy & process design

- develop category strategies, preferred supplier programs, vendor management and guided buying rules for low-value/high-volume spend.
- execute spend segmentation, supplier rationalization, and catalog optimization to reduce fragmentation
- design and implement procurement policies, buying channels, approval workflows, and spend thresholds.

2. Platform management & automation

- manage and enhance eprocurement/s2p platforms (desired: sap s4/hana, ecc, ariba, coupa, servicenow among others).
- configure catalog setups, punchouts, and taxonomy design to drive platform adoption.
- identify and implement opportunities for rpa (robotic process automation), marketplaces, and p2p efficiency improvements.
- identifying and implementing opportunities to automate manual workflows within the s2p process aligned to finance logic (finance module into erps deep comprehension is required)
- improving p2p efficiency by reducing the need for human intervention in high-volume, low-complexity transactions, including accounts payable workflows

3. Strategic sourcing & supplier management

- lead high-volume rfq events and negotiate with tail-end vendors to secure best value and conditions.
- supplier onboarding, qualification, registration, activation, risk assessments, contracts
- manage long-tail vendor relationships through defined slas and kpis.

4. Analytics & governance

- build analytics dashboards to monitor maverick spend,



costs and savings tracking, and supplier performance (vendor rating)
- implement p2p compliance controls, risk screening, and esg supplier assessments.
- ensure rigorous documentation and present performance insights and savings updates to leadership.

5. Stakeholder & change management

- drive cross-functional and geographical change management to ensure policy and platform adoption.
- translate complex customer requirements into prompt, accurate financial and procurement actions.

technical requirements

· experience: 10+ years experience within finance and supply chain (possess wide experience on financial systems); 5 years in procurement/sourcing; 2+ years specifically in tail spend management (direct/indirect: goods and services). In depth industry experience is required (most desired within manufacturing ecosystems), full understanding of the end-to-end supply chain processes.

· systems: hands-on expertise in p2p platforms (sap s4/hana, ecc, ariba, coupa, servicenow).

· domain: deep knowledge of procure-to-pay flows (sourcing, procurement, supplier qualification, esg&risk;, onboarding, contracts, pr – po conversion, approval flows, good receipt (gr), invoice digitization, accounts payable workflows

· certification: apics, sox compliance or equivalent

- process mapping & gap analysis:





as-is state

documenting fragmented, manual email-based procurement workflows and "maverick" spend patterns outside of formal controls.

future technology focus “to-be” state

platform optimization: translating procurement logic into s2p platform configurations (servicenow, ariba, coupa).

digital transformation: moving from manual processes to rpa, marketplaces, and automated spend segmentation.

data-driven consulting: building analytics dashboards to identify maverick spend and track real-time compliance.

managerial competencies

1. Operational precision & systems thinking

- ability to deconstruct complex business requirements into automated logic and manage high-pressure project timelines with surgical accuracy.
- expert at following and auditing complex technical procedures to ensure platform integrity and process compliance.

2. Strategic judgment & problem synthesis

- advanced situational judgment to identify process bottlenecks and implement scalable, data-driven solutions.
- proactive decision-making skills focused on balancing stakeholder needs with p2p best practices and risk mitigation.

3. Cross-functional collaboration & leadership

- proven track record of fostering synergy across finance, procurement, legal, and it teams to achieve unified practice goals.
- strong interpersonal influence to drive change management and ensure general adoption of new supply chain transformation digital workflows.
- the finance & supply chain - bpc is a strategic leadership role requiring the executive presence to sit on client steering committees and influence c-suite stakeholders.

📌 Servicenow source-2-pay business process consultant (México)
🏢 CoreX
📍 México