Senior Associate BSCO Sourcing & Procurement Artificial Intelligence
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OperationsManagement Level
Senior AssociateJob Description & Summary
At PwC our people in operations consulting specialise in providing consulting services on optimising operational efficiency and effectiveness. These individuals analyse client needs develop operational strategies and offer guidance and support to help clients streamline processes improve productivity and drive business performance.In sourcing and procurement at PwC you will focus on optimising sourcing and procurement processes to drive cost savings supplier collaboration and supply chain resilience. You will work closely with clients to analyse sourcing strategies identify opportunities for cost reduction and supplier optimization and develop strategies to enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness. Working in this area you will also provide guidance on implementing strategic sourcing frameworks supplier relationship management and digital procurement solutions.
Senior Associate - BSCO - Sourcing & Procurement Analytics & AI
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
Operations
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
At PwC our Operations Consulting professionals specialize in enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness. They analyze client needs develop operational strategies and provide guidance to help streamline processes improve productivity and elevate business performance.
Within our Sourcing & Procurement Modernization offering you will focus on optimizing sourcing and procurement processes to drive cost savings strengthen supplier collaboration and improve supply chain resilience. You will partner closely with clients to assess sourcing strategies identify opportunities for cost reduction and supplier optimization and develop approaches that enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness. You will also advise on implementing strategic sourcing frameworks supplier relationship management and digital procurement solutions.
Specialty/Competency: Operations & Supply Chain Solutions (Sourcing & Procurement Modernization)
Location: AC Bangalore
Time Type: Full-time
About PwC
At PwC our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. With offices in 156 countries and more than 295000 people we are among the leading professional services networks in the world. We help organizations and individuals create the value they are looking for by delivering quality in Assurance Tax and Advisory services.
In India we operate as PwC India and PwC Acceleration Centers. PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs) formerly Service Delivery Centers include two entities in India Acceleration Center Kolkata and Acceleration Center Bangalore. The Acceleration Centers in India are diverse global talent hubs focused on delivering value to our clients providing virtual client engagement support around the world and across all PwCs services and capabilities.
A role in PwC will provide opportunities to apply skills beyond the workplace to create groundbreaking solutions for clients and our communities.
Job Summary
A career in our Sourcing & Procurement Modernization practice offers the opportunity to help clients optimize procurement strategies through sourcing transformation spend analysis and cost reduction initiatives. As a Senior Associate you will lead client engagements to enhance sourcing and supplier management while improving procurement efficiency through data-driven methodologies. You will also guide clients in adopting cutting-edge technologiesincluding AI GenAI and Agentic AIto unlock value and enable enterprise-wide transformation.
PwCs global leadership development framework provides a structured path for career progression and skill development.
PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
Key Responsibilities:
- AI & Digital Procurement Strategy: Shape AI-enabled procurement strategies by assessing client readiness identifying high-value use cases (e.g. autonomous sourcing intelligent contract insights) and defining roadmaps for digital procurement modernization
- Data Governance & Quality: Design and implement procurement data governance frameworks ensuring data quality lineage MDM and controls to support reliable analytics and AI model performance. Partner with IT and client data owners to improve data structures required for spend analytics supplier risk scoring and forecasting models.
- AI Model Development & Deployment: Lead development testing and deployment of ML/GenAI models for sourcing & procurement using platforms such as AWS Databricks or Palantir Foundry
- Knowledge Transfer & Training: Conduct workshops and training sessions to transfer knowledge on new tools technologies and process changes to both clients and internal teams.
- Quality & Best Practices: Ensure that the engagement follows best practices in terms of quality timelines and cost while maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders.
- Team Building: Lead / support team hiring training & development activities.
- Business & Capability Development: Work closely with US & AC leadership to drive business development activities (e.g. RFP responses GTM opportunity identification) as well as capability build.
Required Qualifications:
- Education:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Business Analytics or a related field; advanced degree (MBA/Masters) or relevant certifications in Analytics AI Supply Chain or Procurement is preferred.
- Professional certifications in Business Analytics AI/ML PowerBI Alteryx RPA Palantir Foundry or other digital procurement tools are highly valued.
- Experience:4 years of relevant experience technology-driven transformation visibility and analytics RPA process enablement & Agentic AI development/ deploymentwith a focus on procurements or supply chain function
- Skills:
- Strong proficiency in analytics AI and technologies including Alteryx PowerBI Palantir Foundry Agentic AI development tools (Cursor/ Vercel) and cloud platforms such as AWS for data engineering and model deployment.
- Good understanding of end-to-end sourcing and procurement processes including strategic sourcing category management supplier performance management and source-to-pay (S2P) workflows.
- Strong knowledge of process automation and performance management in a supply chain context.
- Ability to drive process enablement through technology is preferred.
- Experience with ERP systems and the ability to integrate new tools into existing ERP environments is preferred.
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About Company
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