Oracle Cloud Procurement Functional Lead

Oracle Cloud Procurement Functional Lead

Public Sector K-12 | Maryland | Full-Time, Permanent

ABOUT HIGHSTREET

Highstreet helps public sector organizations modernize through Oracle Cloud technology and services. With more than 30 years of public sector experience, we combine deep Oracle expertise with a client-focused approach to delivering successful transformations. We offer a progressive work environment along with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. highstreetit.com

OVERVIEW

The Oracle Cloud Procurement Functional Lead will provide functional leadership for a full life cycle Oracle Cloud implementation for a public sector K-12 client located in Maryland. This role will lead the design, configuration, validation, testing, deployment, and stabilization of the Oracle Cloud Procurement solution and its integrations with related Oracle Cloud applications, including Financials and Inventory.

The Functional Lead will serve as the subject matter expert for the Oracle Cloud Procurement suite, including Purchasing, Self Service Procurement, Supplier Portal, Sourcing/Negotiations, Supplier Qualification, and Procurement Contracts. The role combines deep product knowledge, public sector procurement process expertise, and strong client-facing leadership to deliver a solution aligned with the client’s objectives and Oracle leading practices.

State, Local, and Education (SLED) experience, particularly with public sector K-12 organizations, is highly preferred but not required. Travel to the client site in Maryland Monday through Thursday may be required.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Lead the Oracle Cloud Procurement workstream through all phases of the implementation, including discovery, requirements, design, configuration, conference room pilots, testing, deployment, stabilization, and transition to support.

•  Facilitate client design and business process workshops for Purchasing, Self Service Procurement, Supplier Portal, Sourcing/Negotiations, Supplier Qualification, Procurement Contracts, and related Inventory processes.

•  Gather and document business requirements; lead fit-gap analysis; recommend solutions that balance client needs, Oracle Cloud capabilities, public sector controls, and leading practices.

•  Own the functional solution design and configuration for assigned Procurement modules, including documentation of decisions, configurations, workflows, security considerations, and cross-functional dependencies.

•  Partner with Financials, HCM, Inventory, technical, integration, data, reporting, security, change management, and testing leads to deliver an integrated end-to-end Oracle Cloud solution.

•  Define testing scenarios and develop validation scripts; support system integration testing, user acceptance testing, defect resolution, and client validation activities.

•  Guide data conversion, integrations, reports, approvals, and security requirements that support Procurement processes, working with the appropriate technical and functional resources.

•  Provide functional leadership during cutover, go-live, stabilization, and post-production support, including issue triage, root-cause analysis, and resolution of complex client escalations.

•  Lead and coordinate onshore and offshore functional resources, assign work, review deliverables, and hold team members accountable for quality and schedule commitments.

•  Communicate status, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and recommendations to the Project Manager, Project Director, client workstream leaders, and executive stakeholders.

•  Provide knowledge transfer, client training support, and guidance to business process owners, subject matter experts, and end users.

•  Support proposals, estimates, demonstrations, and business development activities by providing Oracle Cloud Procurement subject matter expertise as needed.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

•  10+ years of ERP functional implementation experience, including substantial experience with Oracle applications.

•  Experience leading at least three full life cycle Oracle Cloud implementations; five or more end-to-end Oracle Cloud ERP implementations is strongly preferred.

•  Deep functional expertise in Oracle Cloud Procurement, including Purchasing, Self Service Procurement, Supplier Portal, Sourcing/Negotiations, Supplier Qualification, and Procurement Contracts.

•  Experience integrating Procurement with Oracle Cloud Financials, Inventory, Payables, General Ledger, Budgetary Control, and related applications and processes.

•  Hands-on experience leading requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution design, configuration, conference room pilots, testing, training, deployment, and post-go-live support.

•  Ability to translate client requirements into scalable Oracle Cloud configurations and clearly explain solution options, trade-offs, risks, and impacts.

•  Experience developing functional design documentation, configuration workbooks, process flows, testing scenarios, test scripts, and user-facing materials.

•  Strong client-facing consulting, facilitation, presentation, stakeholder management, and decision-driving skills.

•  Experience leading functional teams in an onshore/offshore delivery model and collaborating across functional and technical workstreams.

•  Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

•  Ability to work independently, take initiative, adapt quickly, and deliver under pressure in a fast-moving consulting environment.

•  Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

•  Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business, supply chain, finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

•  SLED experience, particularly with public sector K-12 school systems or education clients.

•  Experience with public sector procurement, budgetary control, approvals, supplier management, contracts, and regulatory or policy-driven purchasing processes.

•  Oracle Cloud Procurement certification or related Oracle Cloud certifications.

•  Experience with large, multi-application Oracle Cloud implementations spanning Procurement, Financials, HCM, Inventory, Projects, EPM, or related applications.

•  Experience working for a systems integrator or consulting organization and leading client-facing delivery teams.

•  Global implementation experience.

EMPLOYMENT TYPE / LOCATION / TRAVEL

•  Full-time, permanent position.

•  Travel to the client site Monday through Thursday may be required.