Jr. Change Management & Communications Consultant (Supply Chain)

Contract Duration: Contract

Location: Remote

Must Have: General understanding of Procurement 101 Position Overview We are seeking a Change Management & Communications Consultant to support organizational change initiatives associated with procurement transformation and/or software implementation projects. This individual will help stakeholders understand, adopt, and successfully transition to new processes, technologies, and ways of working. The ideal candidate combines strong change management and communication skills with hands-on experience creating business communications, training materials, presentations, job aids, and other learning content. A general understanding of procurement processes or enterprise software implementations is highly preferred.

Change Management & Communications: Develop and execute change management and communication plans for business and technology initiatives. Assess stakeholder impacts and identify areas requiring targeted communication, training, or change support. Develop stakeholder communication strategies across different audiences and organizational levels. Create communications including announcements, newsletters, FAQs, executive updates, presentations, talking points, and change summaries. Partner with project and business leaders to communicate project milestones, process changes, system changes, and upcoming activities. Support stakeholder engagement, adoption, and readiness activities. Identify resistance to change and develop appropriate communication and engagement strategies. Track and report on change readiness, communication activities, and adoption progress.

Procurement / Software Implementation: Demonstrate a general understanding of Procurement 101, including concepts such as sourcing, purchasing, requisition-to-purchase order, supplier management, contracts, and procure-to-pay processes. OR demonstrate experience supporting enterprise software implementations, preferably involving business process transformation. Understand how technology and process changes impact business users and organizational workflows. Work with functional and technical teams to understand system functionality and translate it into user-facing communications and training. Support implementation activities including requirements discussions, testing/readiness activities, training, go-live communications, and post-go-live adoption.

Required Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in Change Management, Organizational Change, Communications, Training, Learning & Development, or Instructional Design. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience supporting procurement transformation, Source-to-Pay (S2P), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, or Procurement Operations. Experience with procurement platforms such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, Oracle, Jaggaer, Ivalua, GEP, or similar technologies. Experience with enterprise software implementations or digital transformation initiatives. Experience with instructional design methodologies and adult learning principles. Experience supporting large-scale organizational change programs. Consulting experience is a plus.