SAP Global COUPA Functional Lead

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**Job Title :** SAP Global COUPA Functional Lead **Experience :** 6 to 8 Years **Technology name** - COUPA S2P **Work Base Location :** Bangalore **Hybrid/WFH/In-office :** Hybrid **Education level :** Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field **Experience :** SAP Global COUPA Functional Lead - 8yrs **Education Qualificaiton :** Computer Graduate **Shift Timings :** 13:30-22:30 IST **Mandatory Skills :** Coupa, Functional Consultant, Procurement, Invoicing, Supply Chain Management, Spend Management, Payment Processing, SAP S/4Hana **Skill to Evaluate :** Coupa, Functional Consultant, Procurement, Invoicing, Supply Chain Management, Spend Management, Payment Processing, SAP S/4Hana **Job Description** Sony India Software Centre (SISC) was setup as a subsidiary of Sony India in the year 1997. In 2012, this organization was established as a separate legal entity as Sony India Software Centre Private Limited (SISCPL). This organization primarily set-up as a high-quality service delivery center in the areas of embedded software development, enterprise applications development and support, information security services. Since inception, this organization has evolved into a very mature Global Capability Centre providing end to end technology solutions and high value services for global business organizations of Sony **Project Details :** The position is for Sony interactive entertainment division supporting America, Europe, Asia-pacific regions in a single global instance **SAP Global COUPA Functional Lead – 8 yrs** Coupa Software is a cloud-based platform for Business Spend Management (BSM), designed to help companies manage and optimize their spending, procurement, and supply chain processes. It provides a suite of tools for managing expenses, invoicing, and payments, aiming to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure compliance. - Procurement: Streamlining the procurement process, from requisition to order, with automation and real-time visibility. - Invoicing and Payments: Automating invoice processing and payments, improving efficiency and accuracy. - Expense Management: Tracking and managing employee expenses, ensuring compliance and providing insights into spending. - Supply Chain Management: Optimizing supply chains, improving visibility, and mitigating risks. - Sourcing Optimization: Utilizing data-driven insights to optimize sourcing strategies for cost savings and efficiency. Coupa excels in AI-driven spend analytics, fast deployment, and streamlined expense/payment management, but offers limited customization. Integration-wise, Coupa supports 35+ ERP systems; Core Skills for a Coupa Functional Lead: - Deep Coupa Platform Knowledge: A thorough understanding of the Coupa platform, its various modules (e.g., procurement, sourcing, invoice management), and their functionalities is crucial. - Business Process Expertise: A strong grasp of procurement, finance, and other relevant business processes is essential for translating business requirements into Coupa configurations. - Configuration and Administration: Proficiency in configuring and administering the Coupa system, including setting up workflows, approval processes, and user roles, is a key requirement. - Integration Knowledge: Understanding how Coupa integrates with other systems, especially ERP systems like SAP or D365, is often necessary for a functional lead. - Reporting and Analytics: The ability to leverage Coupa's reporting and analytics tools to identify areas for improvement and optimize processes is important. - Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills are vital for collaborating with various stakeholders, including business users, IT teams, and vendors. Programming Knowledge Python(Beneficial): - Collaborate with stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams, to support data-driven decision-making. - Automate and streamline data ingestion, transformation, and analytics processes to enhance efficiency. - Develop real-time and batch data processing solutions, integrating structured and unstructured data sources. What will you bring to Coupa: - Expertise in processing and analyzing large data workloads - Experience in designing and implementing scalable Data Warehouse solutions to support analytical and reporting needs. - Experience with API development and design with REST or GraphQL. Experience building and optimizing 'big data' data pipelines, architectures, and data sets. - Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement. - Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets. - Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency, and workload management. - Working knowledge of message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable 'big data' data stores. - Strong project management and organizational skills. - Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment. Role overview: Services department implements, enhances and supports products and services that underpin PlayStation’s business operations. COUPA is a strategic solution in this space, and the platform currently comprises SAP S/4HANA, BW, IBP and COUPA. We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Global COUPA Technical/Functional Lead to drive, manage and support the delivery of technical solutions to ensure that the platform continues to meet the needs of SONY globally. What you will be doing: - Lead the design and development of new architecture and major functional upgrades released by COUPA for the most advanced capabilities of the COUPA Platform. - Build solid expertise of the entire COUPA application suite and leverage this knowledge to better design application and data frameworks for SONY. - Adhere to COUPA