Overview

Lead Consultant

Date: 10 Feb 2025

Location:

Singapore, Singapore

Company:
Singtel Group

NCS is a leading technology services firm that operates across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities, providing consulting, digital services, technology solutions, and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 13,000 has delivered large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.

 

Overview

As an eProcurement Solution Lead, we are seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to lead our eProcurement (Source-to-Pay) initiatives, with a focus on pre-sale, solutioning and implementation. In this role, you will bring industry best practices, engage with key stakeholders, and collaborate with internal teams and partners to deliver effective eProcurement solutions to our customers. This is a unique opportunity for a proactive and knowledgeable professional to make a significant impact by optimizing eProcurement processes and building the future eProcurement consulting team within our organization.

 

What will you do? Don’t state <Job Descriptions / Job Responsibilities>

  • Best Practice Implementation: Drive and implement best practices for the eProcurement process (Source-to-Pay), ensuring streamlined and efficient workflows.
  • eProcurement Ecosystem Expertise: Gain a deep understanding of the eProcurement ecosystem and actively promote its adoption by walking-the-talk, ensuring practical, hands-on application of eProcurement solutions.
  • Pre-Sales & Estimations: Lead pre-sales activities, including defining project scopes, preparing proposals, providing estimations and engaging with customers and key stakeholders for leading eProcurement solutions such as Ivalua.
  • Asset Creation & Demo Environment: Design and develop assets, including demo environments, to effectively showcase the capabilities and benefits of the Solution to potential customers.
  • Customer Engagement: Present and engage with senior stakeholders, such as Head of Procurement, Chief Procurement Officer and Chief Information Officer to demonstrate the value of solutions and how they can transform procurement processes.
  • Training & Capability Building: Develop and execute a plan to train and mentor internal resources, enabling the creation of 3-4 proficient eProcurement consultants within 3-5 months.
  • Delivery:  Lead the eProcurement solution delivery from inception to deployment and maintenance. Work closely with internal teams and external partners to successfully lead and deliver eProcurement implementation projects, ensuring customer satisfaction and alignment with business objectives.

 

The ideal candidate should possess: Don’t state <Job Requirements>

  • More than 5 years of proven experience in eProcurement, with a focus on the Source-to-Pay process
  • More than 5 years of expertise in designing, solutioning, and implementing Ivalua, Coupa, or similar market-leading eProcurement platforms
  • Strong pre-sales and estimation experience, with a track record of successful proposal delivery
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage with senior executives and procurement leaders
  • Strong leadership and team collaboration skills, with the ability to mentor and build internal capabilities
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver high-quality results on time and within budget
  • Proven track record in the successful delivery of eProcurement solutions
  • 3-5 years of experience working in consulting organizations (highly preferred)
  • Experience in working with and delivering outcomes for Singapore Public Sector customers

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in implementing Ivalua, Coupa, or other procurement platforms in a customer-facing role
  • Prior experience in leading and managing cross-functional teams in an eProcurement environment
  • Prior experience in building and growing a strong practice for emerging markets
  • Prior experience in Go-To-Market strategy, incubating consulting and services offerings, and working alongside sales teams to convert opportunities

 

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

 

Together, we make the extraordinary happen

 

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.


About Singtel

Headquartered in Singapore, Singtel has 140 years of operating experience and played a pivotal role in the country’s development as a major communications hub. Optus, our subsidiary in Australia, is a leader in integrated telecommunications, constantly raising the bar in innovative products and services.

We are also strategically invested in leading companies in Asia and Africa, including Bharti Airtel (India, South Asia and Africa), Telkomsel (Indonesia), Globe Telecom (the Philippines) and Advanced Info Service (Thailand). We work closely with our associates, leveraging our scale in networks, customer reach and extensive operational experience to lead and shape the communications industry.

Together, the Group serves over 700 million mobile customers around world. Singtel is one of the largest listed Singapore companies on the Singapore Exchange by market capitalisation.

The Group has a vast network of offices throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the USA, and employs more than 23,000 staff worldwide.