Job Description
Job Role
The Consultant / Senior Consultant will be involved in supporting client facing engagements across clients in India and abroad, including:
- Support procurement transformation engagements covering but not limited to:
- Category management excellence, buying channel design and implementation
- E2E CLM design and implementation
- Smart buying enablement, guided buying design and implementation
- Procurement GBS, Target Operating Model (TOM), process, governance design and implementation
- Supplier relationship management framework design and implementation, supplier portal tool design, evaluation and implementation
- Procurement analytics solution design and implementation
- Current state assessment and improvement opportunities
- Support with engagement management activities
- Own the delivery / preparation of high-quality deliverables and manage service quality, brand and client expectations
- Contribute to procurement knowledge development and management
- Contribute to brand development by supporting Business Development, Thought Leadership and Industry connect activities
- Ensure compliance to the firm’s standards, processes and policies
- Support people development through guidance and feedback
- Manage senior external/internal stakeholders independently
Professional Background
- Graduation and 2-6 years of relevant experience post MBA – Consulting experience with Big 4 (preferred), Procurement Transformation / Global Business Solution / Shared Services Centres / Global Capability Centres (process excellence and transition)
- Procurement experience in areas of source to contract, contract management and supplier management, preferably for indirect categories across sectors
- Knowledge of current procurement trends and leading practices
Preferred Skills
- Expertise in two or more of the areas listed – procurement transformation, sourcing, RFx process, contracting, commercial negotiation, contract negotiation, contract management, sourcing technologies and procurement outsourcing or centralisation strategies
- Knowledge of sourcing and/or contracting tools like Ariba, Medius, GEP Smart, etc
- Exposure to implementation of Guided buying tool / CLM tool/ supplier portal/ BI /RPA /OCR
- Experience with different data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI
Core Skills
- Focus on quality delivery
- Understanding the economic and business environment
- Profession networking skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Program management, multi-tasking and time management skills
Salary : Not Disclosed by Recruiter
Industry : BIG FOUR CONSULTING
Functional Area : Procurement
Role Category : Managment Consulting
Employment Type : Full-Time
Education / Qualification : MBA