Oracle Procurement Cloud Functional Lead​/Procurement SME – Utilities

Oracle Procurement Cloud Functional Lead / Procurement SME – Utilities

Location: Hybrid -- Up to 20% travel to Baltimore, MD or Chicago, IL

Duration: 10 Months (Potential Extension)

Start Date: Immediate

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.

• 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.

• Strong hands‑on configuration experience with Oracle Procurement Cloud
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• Functional experience supporting Coupa implementations and enterprise procurement processes.
• Deep understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle, including:
• Requisition s
• 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

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

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