SAP Procurement & Supply Chain Transformation Consultant - Life Sciences

Infosys Consulting is a globally renowned management consulting firm specializing in Life Sciences. The Life Sciences practice focuses on procurement and supply chain transformation for pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations, helping build resilient, compliant, and intelligent procurement functions.

• Strong understanding of procurement and supply chain in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or regulated industries.
• Experience in Source-to-Pay, Supplier Management, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or Procurement Operations.
• Familiarity with SAP procurement capabilities, including SAP MM, SAP S/4HANA Procurement, SAP Ariba.
• Experience translating business requirements into process and technology transformation.
• Knowledge of procurement data, analytics, supplier performance management, and governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience supporting business transformation and technology-enabled change programs.
• 7+ years of relevant consulting or industry experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, IT, or related field.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience within pharmaceutical or biotechnology procurement.
• Knowledge of direct materials procurement, external manufacturing, clinical supply procurement, or supplier quality management.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, SAP Business Network, SAP IBP, or SAP BTP.
• Familiarity with CMO/CDMO operating models and supplier collaboration processes.
• Experience identifying and implementing AI, GenAI, or Agentic AI use cases in procurement.
• Experience in supplier risk, business continuity, and procurement resilience strategies.
• Understanding of ESG and sustainable procurement practices.
• Experience working in global delivery environments.
• MBA, MSc, CIPS, APICS, or equivalent professional qualifications.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Procurement Strategy and Transformation:

• Assess procurement operating models for efficiency, compliance, supplier collaboration, and business value improvements.
• Support transformation initiatives across direct, indirect, and R&D-related spend categories.
• Design future-state procurement processes, governance, and organizational capabilities.
• Develop business cases and transformation roadmaps.

Source-to-Pay Process Excellence:

• Analyze and optimize Source-to-Contract, Procure-to-Pay, Supplier Management, and Category Management processes.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, analytics, AI, and digital procurement capabilities.
• Drive working capital, supplier performance, and procurement productivity improvements.

SAP and Digital Procurement Transformation:

• Support implementation and optimization of SAP procurement solutions, including SAP S/4HANA Procurement and SAP Ariba.
• Translate business requirements into scalable process and technology designs.
• Assist in designing integrated procurement processes across ERP, supplier, quality, and supply chain systems.

Life Sciences Supplier and Compliance Management:

• Support initiatives involving CMOs, CDMOs, and strategic suppliers.
• Collaborate with Quality and Supply Chain functions to strengthen risk management and supply continuity.

Thought Leadership and Enablement:

• Monitor trends in procurement transformation, supplier ecosystems, sustainability, AI, and supply chain resilience.
• Develop reusable methodologies, assets, and industry perspectives.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to capability development within the Life Sciences practice.