Sr. Associate Sourcing Consultant

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins. Why join Coupa? 🔹 Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend. 🔹 Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence. 🔹 Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other. Learn more on Life at Coupa blog and hear from our employees about their experiences working at Coupa. Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins. Why join Coupa? 🔹 Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend. 🔹 Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence. 🔹 Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other. Learn more on Life at Coupa blog and hear from our employees about their experiences working at Coupa. The impact of Sourcing Consultant to Coupa: Coupa Sourcing Optimization is the most advanced strategic sourcing tool on the market! Come and be a part of an elite team that supports many of our Fortune 500 customers in their most complex procurement initiatives. In this senior delivery role, you will have the opportunity not only in supporting customers in the successful implementation and adoption of Coupa Sourcing Optimization but also to help shape the future support models we will offer to our customers.Your contributions will be instrumental in helping organisations realise the full potential of their spend, enabling them to not only excel financially but also make a positive impact on the world around them. What You'll Do: Lead complex sourcing projects with global enterprises across logistics, direct materials, packaging, and more—guiding them from data collection to negotiation. Design innovative tender strategies using advanced procurement methods, including eAuctions, game theory-driven bid forms, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models to maximize customer value and supplier engagement. Deliver data-driven insights by running optimization scenarios and analyses that uncover the best sourcing decisions. Be the subject matter expert, ensuring a seamless sourcing optimization experience while also training and mentoring colleagues and customers, refining methodologies, and developing impactful training materials. What You Will Bring to Coupa: 3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing—either within a procurement or supply chain organization, a consulting firm, a software provider, or through academic expertise in optimization combined with a business discipline. A degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics, ideally paired with a business-related discipline. Proven experience in Sourcing, Category Management, and executing complex sourcing events—especially in Logistics, Raw Materials, Packaging, or other intricate spend categories. Skilled in using advanced eSourcing tools for scenario analysis and optimization of award decisions; highly numerate and comfortable performing complex analysis in Excel or other platforms. Strong client management capabilities with the ability to lead customers through effective implementation and ensure a successful go-live. Consulting experience with Coupa Sourcing Optimization is a strong plus, and a passion for working in a fast-paced, high-energy environment is essential. #LI-AK3 Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. Please be advised that inquiries or resumes from recruiters will not be accepted. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read Coupa’s Privacy Policy and understand that Coupa receives/collects your application, including your personal data, for the purposes of managing Coupa's ongoing recruitment and placement activities, including for employment purposes in the event of a successful application and for notification of future job opportunities if you did not succeed the first time. You will find more details about how your application is processed, the purposes of processing, and how long we retain your application in our Privacy Policy. Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. Please be advised that inquiries or resumes from recruiters will not be accepted. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read Coupa’s Privacy Policy and understand that Coupa receives/collects your application, including your personal data, for the purposes of managing Coupa's ongoing recruitment and placement activities, including for employment purposes in the event of a successful application and for notification of future job opportunities if you did not succeed the first time. You will find more details about how your application is processed, the purposes of processing, and how long we retain your application in our Privacy Policy.