Procurement Lead - Functional Expert; H​/F

Procurement Lead
- Functional Expert (H/F)

Massy
- France

Founded in 2000, Ivalua is a global leader in cloud-based spend management solutions.

At Ivalua, we are a global community of experts who believe that digital transformation makes supply chains more sustainable and resilient, while improving supplier collaboration.

We achieve this through our cloud spend management platform, which enables hundreds of major brands to manage their spend and suppliers while optimizing profitability, enhancing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) performance, reducing risk, and improving productivity.

Driven by our passions and fueled by our shared ambitions, we empower ourselves to take on challenges and create impactful experiences for our customers and partner ecosystem, all while giving purpose to our teams.

Context:

The Innovation Success department aims to implement and ensure the success of our product innovations through close collaboration with our internal R&D department and our external customers. This allows us to offer proactive optimization of our products and solutions. We thrive in a culture of teamwork, dynamism, and enthusiasm, and we strive for excellence in everything we do.

We are developing a new generation of AI-powered procurement technology products. Leveraging agentic AI and our Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA), we enable organizations to automate complex workflows and help teams shift from manual, tactical execution to strategic value creation.

The Role:

As a Procurement Lead
- Functional Expert, you will collaborate closely with clients, partners, and the product team to map complex procurement workflows, optimize functional solutions, and drive continuous improvement. Your functional expertise will be instrumental in strengthening our clients' spend management strategies and ensuring their long-term success.

• Lead end-to-end implementations of various functional processes (Procure-to-Pay, Source-to-Contract, Supplier Relationship Management) through to go-live.
• Deploy our agentic AI solutions by leveraging your solid procurement domain expertise and natural language processing (prompting and functional logic) to adapt AI behaviors to the client's specific business context.
• Actively work with the Solution Architect during the design phase by sharing best practices with the client or partner, conducting product demonstrations, performing fit-gap analyses, and taking full functional responsibility for the design document.
• Collaborate closely alongside solution architects to demonstrate product value and share best practices with the client or partner.
• Support partners during implementation by providing design feedback and conducting configuration reviews during deployments.
• Oversee and contribute to the delivery and deployment plan, ultimately ensuring successful go-lives.
• Configure the solution and coordinate efforts with other team members to ensure project milestones are met.
• Integrate customer feedback to evaluate and improve product features.
• Provide PMO (Project Management Office) support and assist with change management initiatives to drive end-user adoption.

Skills & Experience

• Master's degree (Bac +5) in procurement, business/management, supply chain management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of functional experience in procurement, SRM (Supplier Relationship Management), and supply chain.
• Prior experience in software and SaaS (Software as a Service) implementation projects is a plus.
• Proven experience in driving digital transformation via leading cloud procurement platforms, with a strong ability to leverage natural language to drive AI/automation tools.
• Experience in managing client & partner relationships, facilitating workshops, and acting as a "Trusted Advisor".
• Strong functional knowledge of the Source-to-Pay (S2P) cycle, combined with excellent project management skills.
• Relevant certifications in procurement or project management (e.g., CIPS, CPSM, PMP) are highly desirable.

Soft Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to inspire clients during workshops and build strong, collaborative partnerships.
• Ab…