P2P Transformation Manager: Travel-Heavy Consulting

EY; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 128,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Manager in the Procure to Pay (P2P) practice to optimize procurement and AP operations through process improvement and technology implementation. You will work with procurement, finance, shared services, and IT stakeholders to enhance efficiency and compliance while traveling to client sites as needed.

You will lead engagements, translate business needs into requirements, and support deployment across procurement technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant P2P or procurement operations experience.
• Experience leading or supporting P2P transformation initiatives.
• Hands-on with procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Zip, Oracle Procurement.
• Strong understanding of requisition-to-payment processes and controls.
• Experience producing process maps, requirements, test plans, and training materials.
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing consulting.
• Willingness to travel up to 60%.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-facing Procure to Pay transformation engagements and deliver successful project outcomes.
• Assess procurement and accounts payable operations to identify process improvement and automation opportunities.
• Drive transformation initiatives across requisition management, purchase order processing, invoice processing, accounts payable, and vendor management.
• Facilitate workshops with procurement, finance, operations, accounts payable, and shared services stakeholders.
• Define future-state business processes, operating models, governance structures, and technology requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional requirements, process flows, user stories, testing scenarios, and deployment plans.
• Support implementation, configuration, testing, training, deployment, and adoption activities across procurement technologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve compliance, automate manual processes, reduce cycle times, and increase operational efficiency.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, issue resolution, and executive stakeholder communications.
• Lead and mentor team members while maintaining high-quality delivery standards.
• Support business development activities including proposals, solution demonstrations, client presentations, and estimates.

Skills

P2P domain knowledge

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Zip

Oracle Procurement

Job description

EY is seeking a Manager in the Procure to Pay (P2P) practice to optimize procurement and AP operations through process improvement and technology implementation. You will work with procurement, finance, shared services, and IT stakeholders to enhance efficiency and compliance while traveling to client sites as needed.

You will lead engagements, translate business needs into requirements, and support deployment across procurement technologies.