Delivery Lead

Project Role : Delivery Lead
Project Role Description : Lead end-to-end delivery, or a defined component of a contract to meet operational, contractual, and financial commitments. Ensure service quality and efficiency. Manage delivery outcomes and identify opportunities for follow-on work through up-selling or cross-selling.
Must have skills : Program Project Management
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 15 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
We are seeking an accomplished Procurement Techno-Functional Delivery Lead with over 16 years of global consulting and client delivery experience in leading large-scale Procurement Transformation and Technology implementation programs. The ideal candidate combines deep procurement domain expertise with strong technical acumen and hands-on delivery capability to successfully lead complex, multi-country transformation initiatives.
The role requires a leader who can engage CXO stakeholders, architect end-to-end procurement solutions, lead global delivery teams, manage program risks, and ensure successful implementation of digital procurement platforms while driving measurable business outcomes.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Global Program Leadership
Lead end-to-end delivery of large Procurement Transformation programs across multiple geographies.
Own delivery accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Successfully manage programs ranging from USD 5M–50M+ with distributed global teams.
Drive executive governance with client leadership and steering committees.
Ensure delivery excellence using Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall methodologies.
Procurement Functional Leadership
Provide deep expertise across the Source-to-Pay (S2P) lifecycle including:
Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Management
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
Purchasing Operations
Catalog Management
Supplier Onboarding
Invoice Processing
Accounts Payable Integration
Procurement Analytics
Spend Analytics
Supplier Risk & Compliance
ESG & Sustainable Procurement
Techno-Functional Leadership
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Lead functional design workshops and solution blueprinting.
Review and approve solution architecture and integration designs.
Drive end-to-end system configuration and implementation.
Lead testing strategy including SIT, UAT, performance testing, hypercare.
Provide guidance on integrations using APIs, middleware, SAP BTP, MuleSoft, Boomi, or equivalent platforms.
Ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.
Procurement Technology Expertise
Hands-on experience delivering one or more of:
SAP Ariba
SAP S/4HANA Procurement
Coupa
Ivalua
Jaggaer
Oracle Procurement Cloud
GEP SMART
Zycus
ServiceNow Procurement
Microsoft Power Platform
AI-enabled Procurement platforms
Digital & AI Transformation
Lead implementation of:
Intelligent Automation
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
GenAI-enabled procurement assistants
Agentic AI solutions
AI-powered sourcing
AI-driven contract intelligence
Knowledge Graph / GraphDB implementations
Predictive Procurement Analytics
Digital Twin for Procurement
Autonomous Procurement Operations
Client Engagement
Serve as trusted advisor to Procurement, Supply Chain, and CIO leadership.
Lead business transformation discussions.
Present delivery status to C-suite executives.
Drive executive workshops and value realization sessions.
Build long-term strategic relationships.
Delivery Governance
Establish delivery governance frameworks.
Manage RAID logs.
Oversee change control processes.
Ensure adherence to quality and compliance standards.
Drive risk mitigation and issue resolution.
People Leadership
Lead global cross-functional teams of 50–300+ members.
Mentor delivery managers, solution architects, and functional consultants.
Drive talent development, succession planning, and capability building.
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Professional & Technical Skills:
16+ years of overall IT Consulting and Delivery experience.
12+ years in Procurement Technology implementation.
10+ years leading global delivery programs.
Experience delivering at least 8–10 end-to-end Procurement transformation programs.
Extensive experience managing distributed global teams across North America, Europe, APAC, and LATAM.
Proven experience working with Fortune 500 clients.
Strong background in consulting, digital transformation, and business process reengineering.
Experience managing programs exceeding USD 10M in annual delivery value.
Required Skills
Procurement Domain
Source-to-Pay (S2P)
Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
Contract Lifecycle Management
Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Relationship Management
Supplier Risk Management
Procurement Operations
Spend Management
Category Management
Technical
SAP Ariba
SAP S/4HANA
Coupa
Oracle Procurement
Ivalua
APIs
REST Services
Middleware
Cloud Integration
SQL
Data Migration
Reporting & Analytics
Delivery
Agile
SAFe
Scrum
DevOps
Program Management
PMO Governance
Global Delivery Model
Resource Management
Financial Management
AI & Automation
GenAI
Agentic AI
Machine Learning
Intelligent Document Processing
RPA
OCR
Knowledge Graph
GraphDB
AI Governance

Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 18 years of experience in Agile Program Management.
- This position is based at our Bengaluru office.
- A 15 years full time education is required.

Preferred Certifications
PMP / PgMP
PRINCE2 Practitioner
Scrum Master / SAFe Agilist
SAP Ariba Certification
SAP S/4HANA Procurement Certification
Coupa Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt
ITIL Foundation
AI or Generative AI Certification (preferred)

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
On-time, on-budget delivery of global programs.
Client Satisfaction (CSAT) and Net Promoter Score (NPS).
Realization of procurement cost savings and business value.
Delivery quality (defect leakage, SLA adherence).
Successful adoption of digital and AI-enabled procurement capabilities.
Delivery margin and financial performance.
Team engagement, retention, and capability development.
Risk and compliance management effectiveness.

15 years full time education

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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