Procurement Transformation Consultant (S2C / SAP Ariba)
Duration: 6 months
Workload: Full time hours
Setup: Freelance (Daily Rate / Limited Company / Portage / Micro-Enterprise)
Sponsorship: Not Provided
Location: Paris (Courbevoie), France
We are looking for an experienced Source-to-Contract (S2C) professional to support a major procurement transformation programme, focusing on Sourcing processes, SAP Ariba, and the implementation of a new GEP Sourcing platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the transformation of Sourcing processes and support the build and deployment of the future GEP Sourcing module.
- Analyse, document and optimise S2C and Sourcing workflows.
- Gather business requirements and translate them into functional specifications.
- Lead UAT planning, execution and deployment readiness activities.
- Support change management, user adoption, training sessions and webinars.
- Act as a functional expert for SAP Ariba and Sourcing solutions.
- Manage continuous improvement initiatives based on user feedback and operational metrics.
- Define and implement support processes, including L1 to Shared Service Centre transition and L2 support.
- Coordinate with Procurement, IT, ServiceNow support teams and software vendors.
- Develop knowledge management materials, user guides and best practice documentation.
Must-Have Skills:
- Extensive experience with S2C and Sourcing processes.
- Strong SAP Ariba experience.
- Experience delivering Procurement or S2C digital transformation programmes.
- Expertise in business process analysis, functional design and UAT.
- Change management, training and stakeholder engagement experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Fluent French and English.
- Experience working across Procurement, IT and business stakeholders.
Nice-to-Have:
- GEP implementation experience.
- ServiceNow experience.
- Knowledge of procurement best practices and sourcing event management (RFI, RFP, RFQ, eAuctions).
- Experience supporting global procurement organisations.
- Interest in AI-driven process improvement and user adoption.