Consultant, Procurement Systems and Capabilities

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Description

This role supports Procurement Transformation by designing, configuring, and enhancing Northern Trust’s Coupa Spend Management platform to meet the evolving needs of a complex, global organization. The position focuses on solution development, configuration, and continuous improvement, rather than routine operational support.

The role operates under general supervision and applies independent judgment to carry out key activities. The Consultant partners closely with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Risk, Technology, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, compliant system capabilities, while contributing to departmental priorities and platform maturity.

Job Summary

As a Consultant, Coupa Configuration & Procurement Platforms, this role is responsible for configuring and advancing Coupa solutions that enable efficient, compliant, and data‑driven procurement processes. The Consultant serves as a functional liaison between business and technology, supporting solution design, build, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization.

The role requires strong functional expertise, analytical skills, and the ability to anticipate change, recognize opportunities, and proactively deliver improvements across the Coupa platform, including emerging capabilities such as AI‑enabled features provided by the vendor.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and enhance Coupa functionality to support procure‑to‑pay, contracting, supplier, invoicing, and related business processes.

• Translate business, operational, and control requirements into scalable Coupa configurations aligned with enterprise standards.

• Lead configuration and build activities for new functionality, enhancements, and strategic initiatives.

• Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to assess needs, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend system‑based solutions.

• Serve as a functional subject‑matter expert on Coupa capabilities, including AI‑enabled features, and support responsible adoption where they add business value.

• Support integrations between Coupa and ERP or related enterprise systems in partnership with Technology teams.

• Coordinate and support testing activities, including UAT preparation and validation.

• Document configuration decisions, solution designs, and functional requirements.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and departmental priorities.

• Stay current on Coupa releases and evaluate new features to support platform evolution.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• For internal applications - 24 months as Associate Consultant

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• 5–7 years of relevant experience with procurement systems, P2P platforms, or enterprise application configuration.

• Hands‑on experience configuring and implementing Coupa solutions.

• Strong understanding of procurement, accounts payable, supplier management, and contract lifecycle processes.

• Experience supporting integrations between Coupa and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday).

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.

• Ability to work independently under general supervision.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills across technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Adaptability to changing priorities and business needs.

Preferred

• Coupa certification(s).

• Experience working in regulated or control‑focused environments.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

About Our Bangalore Office

The Northern Trust Bangalore office, established in 2005, is home to over 5,600 employees.  In this stunning office, space, we offer fantastic amenities which include our Arrival Hub – Jungle, the GameZone, and the Employee Experience Zone that appeal to both clients and employees. Learn more.