Dir, Procure to Pay & Contract

Client Reference Code: 194229
Title: Director, Procure to Pay and Contracts Applications

Location: St. Louis, MO

Job Summary:

Oversee the management of operational issues to ensure appropriate priority and sense of urgency in resolving production issues, including the coordination of the respective administrative support teams including Procure to Pay (P2P), Contracts, Supplier Information and Performance Management (SIPM), JD Edwards (JDE) and the Capital Accounting solution to troubleshoot and resolve issues; direct completion key project milestones supporting P2P and Contract Management Solutions; track and recommend changes to project plans and/or resources as needed; gather stakeholder requirements and identify potential solutions for evaluation and testing, ensure effective communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, risk and resources of the work effort being managed; communicate and work with internal P2P and Contracts support and Internal IT to resolve system, data related and/or workflow issues; assess current and future needs for opportunity assessments; evaluate and manage technical changes required to accommodate future requirements/changes in the business process; assist with all aspects of an upstream deployment including (but not limited to): process configuration, documenting current and future process flows and business rule configuration, user interface configuration, external system integration (if required), user and supplier set-up, training and project management; lead supplier enablement team for successful buyer and supplier interactions, ensure supplier enablement team has appropriate resources and design enablement projects for success, responsible for supplier enablement project content and strategy including: Enablement Road Map, On-Boarding Plan, Catalog creation and maintenance, supplier communication and training on the supplier network and Contracts creation and maintenance, and data collection; manage and monitor enhancement requests with P2P and Contracts Management Provider for key functionality not currently available in the product and provide feedback to stakeholders; managing and controlling application upgrades and system maintenance processes; manage defect tracking process, issue resolution and escalation procedures; manage, design and develop repeatable solutions/configurations by leveraging common process and technology; establish and manage system controls in accordance with company's policies and procedures; provide documentation as required to internal and external auditors to address design and functionality of the application; oversee and manage the accountability of process documentation from the various applications; understanding the interaction of data between the various applications and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system; manage communication for applications outage planning; track and address outages with provider, including scheduled maintenance and disaster recovery; and provide assistance to Strategic Procurement, Legal, Accounts Payable and Tax and Finance Departments. Create and maintain all application end user training materials and delivery mechanisms for the enterprise.

Education/Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or a closely related field and 8 years of experience as a Software Engineer, Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, Programmer Analyst, or related Applications Development role to include 5 years of experience with JDE ERP, Ariba Contracts Management, and P2P systems.

Job Code : TWCFSC715 Dir, Procure to Pay & Contract Exempt

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