Supply Chain Associate

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

Why join Coupa?

🔹 Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.

🔹 Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.

🔹 Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other. 

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The Impact of a Supply Chain Consultant at Coupa:

The Supply Chain Consultant drives measurable value by designing and implementing advanced supply chain planning and sourcing solutions. Through data analysis, modeling, and optimization, it helps global organizations improve cost efficiency, delivery performance, and overall supply chain resilience, aligning directly with Coupa’s mission to deliver smarter spend management.  

• Design and deliver supply chain management and strategic sourcing solutions using Supply Chain Modeler tailored to client needs.
• Analyze key performance levers such as on-time delivery, cost, and feasibility, and develop solutions to improve these metrics.
• Define and execute project plans under the guidance of project managers or engagement leads; collaborate with solution architects on modeling approaches.
• Identify and escalate issues that may impact project scope, quality, timing, or cost to ensure successful delivery.
• Conduct structured, data-driven analysis to identify performance improvement opportunities and clearly communicate findings to clients.
• Validate data, build and test models, run scenario analyses, and support the creation of client presentations, ensuring full documentation of methodologies, assumptions, and data sources.

• Background or strong interest in supply chain planning and design, with the ability to quickly learn and apply complex technical concepts.
• Foundational understanding of optimization and simulation techniques, including how they differ and are applied using software tools.
• Familiarity with core supply chain functions such as planning, forecasting, transportation, inventory management, and strategic sourcing.
• Proficiency in databases is strongly preferred; programming experience, especially with optimization software, is a plus.
• Currently enrolled in or completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or Supply Chain Management.
• Previous supply chain consulting experience is a plus; must be authorized to work in the United States.

Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. 

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