Director - Procure to Pay

INSEAD is seeking a Director, Procure to Pay (P2P) to join our Procurement department. This full-time, permanent position is based at our Europe Campus in Fontainebleau, France. A hybrid working model is in place – 3 days on campus, 2 days from home. 

About the role:

The Director P2P will focus on leading the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay function to deliver efficient, compliant, and automated purchasing, invoicing, and payment processes across all INSEAD's campuses. The role oversees all Procure-to-Pay activities, including Accounts Payable, ensuring systems (Horizon, PDP/e-invoicing) run reliably and deliver efficient user experience.

Scope:

• End-to-end accountability for the Procure-to-Pay process: requisitioning, catalogs, orders, invoicing, and payments.
• Business ownership of P2P systems (Horizon/PDP), ensuring data quality, process integrity, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Positions the P2P function as an efficient, customer-oriented service, leading the helpdesk team with a service-first and data-clean mindset to deliver accurate support and an enhanced user experience.
• Full integration of Accounts Payable operations into the P2P chain, ensuring timely payments, compliance, and strong linkage with financial closing.

Responsabilities:

• Lead and optimize end-to-end P2P operations (requisitioning, orders, invoicing, payments) ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and strong compliance with internal controls and tax regulations. 
• Align Accounts Payable with the P2P model, standardizing processes and achieving 80%+ automation through OCR/IDR, 3WM, and e-invoicing (2026 mandate).
• Own the P2P platform roadmap, including process automation, system upgrades, and continuous improvement across Horizon, Oracle Fusion, and PDP. 
• Drive the centralized Helpdesk, defining SLAs for supplier and internal end user queries to deliver consistent, timely support and measurable satisfaction levels. 
• Build and mentor regional P2P leads, ensuring balanced spans of control, clear accountability, and consistent performance across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
• Partner with Finance (Accounting, FP&A, Treasury) to support timely and accurate financial close, forecast alignment, and compliance with audit requirements. 
• Measure and improve KPIs, including invoice cycle time, automation rate, supplier satisfaction, and error rate. 
• Champion change management, training, and process maturity to sustain morale, capability, and engagement across a multicultural, multi-campus organization.

KPI of success:

• Improve end-to-end P2P process efficiency and reduce invoice cycle time.
• Increase automation and first-pass matching rates across the P2P chain.
• Ensure accurate, timely financial closing in strong collaboration with Finance.
• Strengthen supplier and internal user satisfaction through high-quality service delivery.
• Deliver full compliance with upcoming e-invoicing requirements and drive high adoption of touchless processing.

Profile:

• Mid-Senior Finance leader with 6 – 8 years’ experience, combining strong Accounts Payable and accounting expertise with exposure to P2P transformation.
• Proven background in shared services or regional operations, driving efficiency through a customer-centric approach.
• Deep knowledge of ERP/P2P platforms and a strong track record of delivering automation and process improvement projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multicultural teams and embed a service-oriented, data-driven culture.
• English: professional level

Kindly submit your application along with a CV in English. 

• Lead and optimize end-to-end P2P operations (requisitioning, orders, invoicing, payments) ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and strong compliance with internal controls and tax regulations. 
• Integrate Accounts Payable into the P2P model, standardizing processes and achieving 80%+ automation through OCR/IDR, 3WM, and e-invoicing (2026 mandate).
• Own the P2P platform roadmap, including process automation, system upgrades, and continuous improvement across Horizon, Oracle Fusion, and PDP.