P2P Transformation Lead – Procurement, AI & Automation at LatentBridge – Mumbai | Jobyssey

About the Role

We are looking for a senior Procurement / P2P Transformation Consultant to support a large-scale Procure-to-Pay transformation and standardisation programme for a global organisation.

The client has selected an AI-first procurement platform, ProCall, as the target technology, with PwC supporting the implementation and go-live planned for June 2027.

The consultant will act as an independent business and process transformation advisor, representing the client's business interests throughout the transformation journey.

The role is not intended to replace the technology implementation partner. Instead, the consultant will work alongside the client and implementation team to ensure that the transformation is business-led, process-led and outcome-focused, rather than becoming solely a technology implementation exercise.

The initial engagement will focus on the India transformation, with significant potential for further involvement as the programme expands globally.

Key Responsibilities

1. P2P Transformation & Standardisation

Support the client through the six-month P2P transformation journey.
Assess and validate current-state procurement and P2P processes.
Support definition and validation of the future-state P2P operating model and processes.
Identify opportunities for process simplification, standardisation and optimisation.
Ensure business objectives and procurement best practices are reflected in the transformation.
Challenge existing processes where appropriate rather than simply replicating them in the new platform.
Support prioritisation of transformation initiatives and roadmap.

2. Independent Business Advisory

Act as the client-side business/process advisor working alongside PwC and the ProCall technology team.

Responsibilities will include:

Review and challenge recommendations from the implementation team.
Validate proposed process designs against business requirements.
Identify gaps between business needs and technology capabilities.
Ensure that technology decisions are supported by sound process and operating-model thinking.
Bring external procurement transformation experience and leading practices.
Act as a bridge between procurement/business stakeholders and technology teams.
Provide senior-level advice and escalation support throughout the programme.

3. Procurement & Source-to-Pay Expertise

The consultant should have strong knowledge across the broader procurement lifecycle, including:

Strategic sourcing
Category management
Supplier/vendor management
Procurement operations
Purchase requisitions
Purchase orders
Approvals and controls
Contract/procurement compliance
Negotiation processes
Goods/service receipt
Invoice processing
Exception management
P2P controls and governance

Experience beyond transactional AP is particularly important, as the transformation covers upstream procurement as well as downstream P2P activities.

4. AI & Automation

The target platform is AI-first, with capabilities including agentic workflows, automated processing and vendor interaction.

The consultant will therefore help the client identify and validate opportunities for:

AI-enabled procurement
Agentic procurement workflows
Automated supplier/vendor interactions
Intelligent approvals and routing
Procurement copilots/assistants
Automated exception management
AI-driven sourcing and procurement activities
Conversational procurement
Workflow orchestration
Process automation
Data-driven procurement decision support

The consultant should be able to distinguish between genuine business value opportunities and technology-led automation for its own sake.

Deep AI development or coding experience is not required; practical understanding of enterprise AI and automation is essential.

5. Business Requirements & Process Design

Facilitate workshops with procurement and business stakeholders.
Capture and validate business requirements.
Develop current-state and future-state process maps.
Define business/process requirements for the new platform.
Support functional prioritisation and transformation backlog development.
Validate solution designs and workflows.
Support UAT, process validation and business readiness activities.
Ensure appropriate documentation of key process decisions and requirements.

6. Transformation Governance

Support programme governance across business, technology and implementation teams.
Track key risks, issues, dependencies and decisions.
Prepare updates for senior stakeholders and steering committees.
Facilitate resolution of business/process issues.
Ensure transformation milestones remain aligned with business outcomes.
Provide independent oversight of the transformation journey through go-live.

Required Experience

Essential

10–15+ years of experience in procurement, Source-to-Pay, P2P or business transformation.
Significant experience delivering P2P / S2P transformation programmes.
Strong understanding of upstream procurement and sourcing processes.
Experience with procurement operating-model and process transformation.
Experience working with large/global organisations.
Proven ability to work with and challenge technology implementation partners / SIs.
Strong business-process analysis and future-state design capabilities.
Experience facilitating senior stakeholder workshops.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to operate independently and represent the client/business perspective.
Experience working across business, process and technology teams.

AI & Automation Experience

Practical understanding of AI, GenAI, intelligent automation and agentic AI.
Experience identifying and evaluating AI/automation opportunities within procurement or finance.
Understanding of how AI can be embedded into enterprise workflows.
Ability to assess AI opportunities from a business value, process and operating-model perspective.

Preferred Experience

Experience with one or more of the following would be advantageous:

SAP Ariba
Coupa
Ivalua
Jaggaer
Oracle Procurement
Microsoft Dynamics
Other enterprise P2P / S2P platforms
Procurement transformation / shared services transformation
Global Business Services (GBS)
Finance transformation
Intelligent automation / RPA
GenAI / Agentic AI
AI-enabled procurement platforms

Experience working on large-scale platform-led procurement transformation programmes would be particularly valuable.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a senior procurement transformation practitioner, rather than a pure functional consultant or technology specialist.

They should be comfortable sitting between the client business, procurement leadership, PwC and the ProCall technology team, asking the right questions and ensuring the transformation remains focused on business outcomes.

The candidate should be able to:

Understand the Business → Challenge the Current State → Design the Future State → Identify AI/Automation Opportunities → Validate Technology → Govern Transformation

They should bring the confidence and experience to challenge recommendations constructively and say:

"Before we configure the technology, let's make sure this is the right process and operating model for the business."

Key Competencies

Capability

Expected Level

P2P / Source-to-Pay Transformation

Expert

Procurement & Sourcing

Expert

Process Transformation

Expert

Future-State Process Design

Expert

Transformation Governance

Expert

Stakeholder Management

Expert

Technology/SI Partner Management

Strong

Business Requirements

Strong

Procurement Technology

Strong

AI & Automation

Strong working knowledge

Agentic AI

Working knowledge

Change & Adoption

Strong

Executive Communication

Strong

What this role is NOT

Not a pure AP consultant
Not a P2P platform configurator
Not an AI developer
Not a project manager focused only on timelines and reporting
Not an implementation resource working solely for the technology provider

This is a client-side Procurement Transformation Advisory role focused on ensuring that the P2P transformation delivers the right business, process and operational outcomes.

Requirements

Required Experience

Essential

10–15+ years of experience in procurement, Source-to-Pay, P2P or business transformation.
Significant experience delivering P2P / S2P transformation programmes.
Strong understanding of upstream procurement and sourcing processes.
Experience with procurement operating-model and process transformation.
Experience working with large/global organisations.
Proven ability to work with and challenge technology implementation partners / SIs.
Strong business-process analysis and future-state design capabilities.
Experience facilitating senior stakeholder workshops.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to operate independently and represent the client/business perspective.
Experience working across business, process and technology teams.

AI & Automation Experience

Practical understanding of AI, GenAI, intelligent automation and agentic AI.
Experience identifying and evaluating AI/automation opportunities within procurement or finance.
Understanding of how AI can be embedded into enterprise workflows.
Ability to assess AI opportunities from a business value, process and operating-model perspective.

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