Senior Purchasing Lead, Oracle Cloud Procurement

SC&H Group External • Baltimore, MD

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About The Position

The Senior Purchasing Lead will own the Oracle Cloud Procurement workstream on large ERP/SCM implementations and support engagements, from Blueprint through go-live and hypercare. The role connects Procurement with Payables, Inventory, Projects, Subledger Accounting, and the General Ledger, partnering with Finance and Supply Chain leads to ensure commitments, receipts, and accruals are reflected as clients expect. The lead is also the client's primary purchasing contact and directs and mentors Procurement analysts.

The position includes leading requirements and design workshops; making and documenting fit/gap decisions; hands-on Oracle Cloud Procurement configuration; designing procurement organization models and approval routing; and coordinating cross-workstream integrations. The lead also oversees conversion requirements, documentation, testing, training, cutover, hypercare, production support, and proposal contributions. Support extends through the first month-end close, including receipt accrual reconciliation between Purchasing, Payables, and the General Ledger.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of Oracle procurement functional experience with Oracle Cloud or E-Business Suite.
• At least 3 full-lifecycle Oracle Cloud (Fusion) Procurement implementations, including at least one as workstream lead.
• Hands-on configuration expertise across Self Service Procurement and Purchasing, and at least one of Supplier Qualification, Sourcing, or Procurement Contracts.
• Strong command of procure-to-pay design, including requisition-to-PO flow, blanket and contract agreements, approval hierarchies, receipt and match options, and receipt accrual accounting.
• Working knowledge of Procurement touchpoints with Payables, Inventory, Subledger Accounting, and General Ledger, including purchasing transaction accounting and accrual reconciliation.
• Experience writing functional documentation such as FDDs, test scripts, and configuration workbooks, and facilitating workshops with purchasing and finance leadership.
• Experience leading SIT/UAT test cycles with structured defect management.
• Experience directing consultants or analysts and reviewing their work to a defined standard.
• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, accounting, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Oracle Cloud Procurement certification.
• Public sector procurement experience for state, local, and education clients, including encumbrance accounting, competitive bid and RFP rules, and vendor registration.
• Experience with Supplier Portal, supplier onboarding, and punchout or cXML integrations to external marketplaces and supplier networks.
• Familiarity with OTBI procurement subject areas and FDI/FAW procurement reporting.
• Consulting experience with direct client-facing delivery responsibility, including support for pursuits and orals.

Responsibilities

• Lead Procurement requirements and design workshops with purchasing, Payables, and department requesters, and drive fit/gap decisions to documented, signed-off designs.
• Configure Oracle Cloud Procurement, including Self Service Procurement, Purchasing, Supplier Model, Supplier Qualification, Sourcing, Procurement Contracts, Supplier Portal, and catalog strategies.
• Design the procurement organization model, including procurement business functions, requisitioning and sold-to business units, bill-to locations, service provider relationships, document styles, and supplier site assignments.
• Design requisition, purchase order, and agreement approval routing in BPM approval management according to the client's delegation of authority, and test against real approver hierarchies.
• Own Procurement integration points with Payables, Inventory, receipt accounting, Subledger Accounting, Projects, budgetary control, and encumbrance accounting where required.
• Define supplier and open-transaction conversion requirements using FBDI, validate mock cycles, and reconcile open commitments to the source system.
• Author and maintain functional design documents, configuration workbooks, and process flows to SC&H documentation standards.
• Build test scenarios and lead SIT and UAT cycles, including defect triage and retest management.
• Deliver train-the-trainer sessions for buyers, requesters, and approvers, and support end-user training materials and job aids.
• Support cutover, hypercare, and production support through the first month-end close, including receipt accrual reconciliation across Purchasing, Payables, and the General Ledger.
• Direct and mentor Procurement analysts and review their deliverables before client delivery.
• Contribute procurement scope, estimates, and orals to SC&H proposals and statements of work.

Benefits

• Real equity ownership for every colleague with at least 1 year of service.
• Comprehensive health plan with multiple options.
• At least 4 weeks of paid time off.
• 8 firm-paid holidays.
• 401k with employer match.
• Annual firm trip for the employee and a guest to an all-inclusive tropical location.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior