Coupa Administrator
Primary ServicesDowntown Houston | 6-Month Contract
Advance your career with a Fortune 500 energy utility serving more than 7 million customers and backed by over 150 years of industry experience . Take ownership of enterprise procurement technology in a high-visibility, six-month contract opportunity based in downtown Houston. Work directly with procurement and technology leadership to drive Coupa optimization,
...
process automation, digital transformation, and emerging AI initiatives
, gaining valuable experience modernizing procurement operations at a major energy organization.
The Coupa Administrator will serve as a hands-on Coupa Systems Subject Matter Expert (SME) , responsible for configuring, administering, troubleshooting, and optimizing enterprise procurement technology.
This role requires technical Coupa system expertise beyond everyday purchasing or procurement transactions , with a strong understanding of the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle.
Working closely with Supply Chain, IT, and business stakeholders, the Coupa Administrator will enhance system functionality, improve integrations, automate workflows, and support digital procurement transformation.
Responsibilities
• Configure, administer, troubleshoot, and optimize
Coupa
applications, modules, and procurement workflows.
• Serve as the primary functional SME for Coupa system capabilities, configurations, and Procure-to-Pay processes.
• Identify and implement system enhancements that improve purchasing efficiency, compliance, and user experience.
• Support procurement technology integrations involving
Coupa, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP Ariba
.
• Design, configure, test, and deploy automated workflows and procurement system improvements.
• Investigate system issues, perform root cause analysis, and resolve configuration and functionality problems.
• Lead functional testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation of system changes.
• Analyze procurement processes to eliminate manual tasks, improve data accuracy, and standardize operations.
• Maintain system configurations, procurement data integrity, and established governance standards.
• Develop reporting and analytics solutions to improve procurement visibility and decision-making.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, system configurations, and technical solutions.
• Partner with procurement and technology leadership on enterprise digital transformation initiatives.
• Evaluate opportunities to incorporate
Agentic AI, intelligent automation, and emerging technologies
into procurement processes.
• Develop system documentation and support user training, adoption, and change management.
Qualifications
• 2–4 years of relevant experience
in procurement systems, enterprise applications, supply chain technology, or digital procurement.
• Hands-on Coupa system configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and optimization experience required.
• Demonstrated experience managing Coupa system functionality beyond transactional procurement or end-user activities.
• Strong knowledge of
end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes
and related procurement workflows.
• Experience configuring procurement workflows, implementing system enhancements, and resolving application issues.
• Experience with system integrations, functional testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Knowledge of procurement data management, reporting, and system governance.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into functional system solutions.
• Experience with
SAP S/4HANA and/or SAP Ariba preferred
.
• Familiarity with procurement automation, digital transformation, or AI-enabled technologies preferred.
• Coupa certification or comparable technical credentials preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.