About the Role:

The Ivalua SME will be responsible for providing functional and technical expertise to support the design, configuration, development, release, and deployment of the Source-to-Pay (S2P) solution built on the Ivalua platform. This role ensures that business requirements are translated into scalable, well designed Ivalua configurations, and that delivery activities are aligned with best practices and program objectives.

The role will support iterative deployments of the modern procurement system and contribute to release planning, readiness, and execution. In addition, the Ivalua SME will play a key role in upskilling team members new to Ivalua, providing hands on guidance, design reviews, and development support throughout the program lifecycle.

Scope and Responsibilities

· Serve as the Ivalua SME across the S2P solution.

· Provide advisory support on Ivalua best practices, platform capabilities, limitations, and design patterns.

· Validate solution designs to ensure alignment with business requirements, Ivalua standards, and long-term maintainability.

· Act as the escalation point for complex functional or technical Ivalua issues.

· Lead or support functional solution design for S2P modules, i.e., Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracts, Requisition, Purchase Orders, Invoicing.

· Configure Ivalua components including workflows, forms, data models, business rules, and integrations in line with approved designs.

· Collaborate with Business Analysts and stakeholders to refine requirements and translate them into implementable Ivalua configurations.

· Ensure solutions meet scalability, auditability, and compliance requirements.

· Provide development guidance and support for Ivalua configurations, enhancements, and integrations while ensuring consistent Ivalua design and configuration standards.

· Support development teams in resolving defects, optimizing configurations, and improving solution quality.

· Participate in design reviews, code/configuration reviews, and defect triage activities.

· Coordinate development activities across internal teams and external vendors to ensure alignment and timely delivery.

· Support the release management lifecycle, including planning, readiness assessment, and deployment activities for S2P releases.

· Assist in packaging releases based on approved scope, configuration changes, and development items.

· Participate in Go/No- Go readiness reviews, ensuring functional completeness and deployment readiness.

· Support go-live activities, hypercare, and post-release stabilization.

· Coordinate with Release Managers, QA, and Infrastructure teams to ensure smooth deployments.

· Provide hands on upskilling and mentoring for team members new to Ivalua.

· Support onboarding through solution walkthroughs, configuration guidance, and best practice sharing.

· Assist in the creation and maintenance of technical and functional documentation to support knowledge sharing and team capability building.

· Maintain key documentation including but not limited to: Ivalua design and configuration standards, build and deployment procedures, and dependencies and integration touchpoints

· Contribute improvements in configuration management, development practices, and release processes.

· Identify opportunities to streamline delivery and improve solution quality.

The consultant access to proprietary data based on Client subscription will be specifically for the purpose of Client projects as specified in the TOR.

· CORE COMPETENCIES:

o Technical Knowledge and Skills

§ Able to help and advice others based on their specialist area of knowledge and skill

§ Uses technical knowledge and skills to complete complex work

§ Uses technical knowledge and skills to improve work systems

o Client Orientation

§ Works to meet the needs of clients according to ADB policy

§ Communicates often with clients and seeks to understand and anticipate their needs

§ Works with clients to find ways to meet changing needs

o Achieving Results

§ Finds ways to reduce time and cost of completing work

§ Monitors work and progress and makes improvements

§ Works with others to overcome problems and find alternative ways to complete work when necessary

o Working Together

§ Provides practical support and encouragement for team members

§ Encourages all team members to work together

§ Sets priorities for the team and ensures they are followed through

o Learning and Knowledge Sharing

§ Learns new skills and knowledge and applies them

§ Continuously finds new solutions to problems

§ Leads the team in sharing knowledge and expertise

Requirement and Qualification

· Education Requirements:

o Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Accounting or related discipline

· Relevant Experience and Other Requirements:

o Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level

o At least 5-10 years of professional experience in implementing supply chain systems, technology and human resources, ERP systems with AI capabilities.

o At least 5 years of hands-on experience in implementing Ivalua Source-to-Pay solution.

o Skills:

§ Ivalua Functional Configuration

§ Ivalua Technical Configuration (API, EAI, ETL)

§ Advanced SQL capabilities

§ AI, Machine learning technologies

§ DevOps, Scrum, Agile

§ Data analytics, data browsing and data visualizations

§ APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and microservices

§ UI/UX principles and good practices

o Certifications:

§ Required: Ivalua L3 Certification (SRM, S2C, P2P, Integration)

§ Required: Ivalua Project Release Manager Badge/Certification

§ Preferred: Ivalua L3 SQL

o At least 3 professional experiences in engineering and product development managing product releases

o Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies is preferred

o Good understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating system

o Must have extensive experience using Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project) for professional documentation

o Must have excellent oral and written communication skills in English

o Familiarity with Oracle relational databases and multi-tiered application concepts

o Extensive knowledge of system development life cycle (SDLC) and utilization in system development projects

o Proven ability to conduct independent research by analyzing relationships among several parts of a problem or situation; breaking down a complex task into manageable parts in a systematic way, recognizing several likely causes of events, or several consequences of actions and generally anticipate obstacles and thinks ahead about next steps

Work Arrangement

· Hybrid, requiring contractor to report onsite once a month or as needed. If the user unit requires contractor to report to HQ, compliance is mandatory.

· Work Schedule is 8 hours between 8:00AM – 6:00PM Manila Time.

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