Sr Manager -Sourcing/Procurement transformation

Position: Sr Manager - Sourcing & Procurement digital initiatives

(IT & Manufacturing industries)

Location: Bangalore

Business partner:

1. Drive the sourcing digital roadmap and business case: quantify ROI, prioritize features (cost savings, cycle time, supplier onboarding, availability of critical parts) and defend prioritization with IS PO and functional leaders.
2. Own stakeholder governance: represent sourcing at solution reviews, escalate business criticality to IS and ensure delivered scope meets the agreed acceptance criteria and business goals.
3. Measure and improve: own KPIs and dashboards (PO cycle time, PO automation %, supplier OTIF, invoice exception rate, supplier onboarding time, critical parts availability) and use data to drive continuous improvement.

4. Technology Evangelist:

   You will also be the evangelist for adoption of procurement platforms and digital tooling across sourcing.
5. Own functional design & documentation: author PRDs/functional specs, define data model/mappings for master data (supplier, material, contract), and specify API/EDI integration points to ERP (SAP MM/PP), procurement platforms, WMS/TMS and PLM where relevant.
6. Partner with other Information Systems/product teams to build a viable backlog, prioritize enhancements, and ensure solutions follow product development standards and secure, scalable integration patterns.
7. Lead acceptance activities: create test cases, run UAT, own cutover planning, manage hypercare and stabilisation post golive. Train and handhold end users to drive adoption and behaviour change.
8. Participate in triage & resolution of design, integration or production issues that impact sourcing continuity; ensure fixes are verified and deployed with minimal business disruption.

• Process champion:

  You will also act as the process champion for sourcingfacing workflows: convert problem statements into lean, plantcompatible processes and system acceptance criteria.

What kind of experience & skills do you need for this role?

• Experience in Sourcing/Procurement transformation, systems delivery or supplychain product ownership, with demonstrable handson work in ProcuretoPay, Supplier Lifecycle Management, RFx/RFQ and Contract Lifecycle Management for direct and/or indirect materials.
• Strong functional of SAP MM (required); familiarity with SAP PP and QM preferred. Proven superuser experience mapping ERP procurement flows to operational needs.
• Experience with enterprise procurement platforms (Ariba / Ivalua or equivalent), CLM tools and supplier portals. Able to compare products and define fit/gap for sourcing processes.
• Track record of owning endtoend delivery: PRD/functional spec authorship, data migration rules, UAT/test case design, cutover and hypercare; experience managing Systems Integrators / product vendors.
• Strong analytical skills; comfortable validating dashboards or working with BI teams (Power BI / Tableau / SQL) to produce operational KPIs and business cases.
• Working knowledge of Agile delivery frameworks and experience collaborating with product owners, architects, developers and QA.
• Ability to assess the need for a change from problem statements
• Experience in Business Process designing
• Strong quantitative analytical skills

Heres what were looking for:

• Business-first and delivery oriented mindset
• Superior Interpersonal, storytelling & Negotiation skills
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• Team Management
• Conflict Management

What you bring to Ather:

• Bachelors/Masters Degree in a quantitative discipline, e.g. Engineering with 8 - 12 years work experience in Supply Chain consulting, systems development or architect role
• Proven handson experience in SAP MM (required), exposure to SAP PP/QM desirable; experience with Ariba/Ivalua or other procurement platforms
• Preferred: Masters in Business Administration or equivalent from a premier B-school, Lean Six Sigma certification and Lean understanding
• Preferred: Experience in Manufacturing Organization