In Deloitte’s Human Capital service line, enterprise technology goes beyond operational support—it drives workforce transformation, enables innovation, and powers sustainable business growth. Learn more about Human Capital Practice
Your work profile
- Define & Govern Tail Spend
- Establish a standard definition and classification of tail spend across BUs (low-value, high-volume transactions representing ~20% of spend but ~80% of suppliers/transactions)
- Develop segmentation frameworks using the Head/Middle/Tail of Tail approach:
- Head of Tail: Spend challengeable to top 80% suppliers for tight management
- Middle of Tail: Spend explored for consolidation within categories
- Tail of Tail: Highly transactional tail/local small value requirements
- Define and enforce governance policies, approval thresholds, and operating guidelines
- Drive process standardization across BUs and alignment with global procurement strategy
- 2. Supplier & Commercial Controls
- Support supplier consolidation/rationalization initiatives where structurally justified
- Manage robust RFx/tactical sourcing/spot buy processes from initiation to contracting
- Ensure alignment to approved supplier base and negotiated terms
- Monitor adherence to commercial controls and procurement policies
- Drive catalog coverage expansion (target: 15-25% annualized shift of one-off purchases to structured catalogs)
- 3. Risk & Financial Management
- Ensure alignment with BP/JU financial assumptions and governance frameworks
- Identify and escalate risk hotspots and compliance exceptions
- Monitor supplier financial, ESG, and geopolitical risks while tracking contractual policy compliance
- Flag fraud, unusual spending patterns, and forecast item demand to prescribe optimal buying channels
- Support mitigation planning for high-risk suppliers and categories
- 4. Visibility & Reporting
- Design and deliver leadership dashboards and reporting frameworks, including:
- Tail spends trends and segmentation
- Supplier concentration and risk exposure
- Policy compliance and exceptions
- Enable exception-based management and decision-making
- Drive adoption of analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
- Establish reporting cadence with leadership and BU stakeholders
- 5. Automation & Technology Enablement
- Implement AI-powered touchless sourcing and compliant transaction execution
- Enable automated approvals for low-value purchases
- Deploy interactive assistants/chatbots for direct buying support to reduce maverick spending
- Automate end-to-end requisition-to-pay processes for low-value purchases
Key skills required
- Education : Graduation BBA/MBA
- Experience : 5-10 years
- Global Pharmaceutical, MedTech, or Consumer Goods (FMCG/CPG) organizations
- Exposure to multi-BU / global operating models
- Experience with threshold-based PR-PO approval processes customized to each BU
- ERP systems (SAP/Ariba/Coupa preferred)
- Data analytics tools (Excel, Power BI, Tableau)
- Familiarity with AI/automation tools for procurement (NLP, machine learning for spend classification)