Manager, Supply Chain & Operations 1

At EY our Procurement Transformation consulting team works with some of the worlds top organisations to help them build high performing procurement capabilities. We are looking for experienced procurement professionals to join our growing team and support our clients to navigate the unprecedented global uncertainty volatility and risk within supply chains.

The opportunity

Take your career to the next level and join a high performing and inclusive team working collaboratively with some of the most significant organisations in the world as theyseekto optimise and transform their commercial&procurement operations.

You will have the opportunity to work on a range of differentclientprojects working across industry sectorsand the full procurement lifecycle including:

• Delivering high-value complex strategic sourcing projects supporting clients toidentifyand onboard suppliers todeliver some of their largest and most critical projects.

• Engaging with business stakeholders and suppliers to shape category strategies that best meet the organisations needs and takes advantage ofmarket and industrybest practice.

• Conductingassessments on3rdpartyspend using analytics toolsidentifyingopportunitiesto reduce cost. Working with clients toimplementprojectsandimprove ways of working so that they are better able to manage spend.

• Supporting clients to navigate supplier performance issuesthat areimpactingon business outcomes working with them toimplement leading practice contract and supplier managementcapabilities.

• Working withclients to review the currentprocurementoperating modelandidentifyand implementing improvements.

• Providing formal and informal procurement training to client teams so they have the technical and soft skills to deliver the best procurement outcomes.

• Supporting clients to implement leading procurement technology practices including Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence.

You will workin cross-functional teams across our Consulting People and Technology projects youdeliver will buildyour leadershipmanagementexperienceand yourtechnical commercial &procurement capabilities. You will work closely with and support senior client will also have exposure toleadingprocurementtechnology; includingRobotic Process AutomationArtificial Intelligenceand Advanced Data Analytics.

Your key responsibilities

Our clients place considerable trust in us and our advice and people who are passionate about goingabove and beyondto improve our working world unifies us as a team. This is crucial in enabling us to consistently deliver or exceed on our commitments.

As aManageryoullbalance internal and external responsibilitiescomprisingclient business development support operational team and personal development.

Focus on our clients

• Buildmaintainand strengthen relationships and be a trustedadvisor to clients working with procurement and wider business stakeholders

• Be adept at problem-solving with clients and project teamsleveragingyour skills to help manage projects to completion

• Develop experience and relationships across several clients over time often as part of a team from different parts of EYs world whilst being able to maintain focus on current project delivery
  
  Drive operational excellence

• Support successful delivery of projects and workstreams as forecast to time and budget

• Help ensure the quality of our delivery exceeds client expectations by effectively managing activities and deliverables within your remit
  
  Develop our people

• Increasingly become an inclusive leader capable of forming diverse high performing teams that are enjoyable to be part of and help our consultant and client teams to develop and realise their potential

• Build the skills of those who work with you such as through mentoring and coaching
  
  Develop our business

• Help shape our leading procurement practices andmethodologythrough research and analysis

• Help develop and deliver our internal procurement training programme so that we build the capabilities of our team

• Contribute to the development of proposals toshowcasesome of our leading practices

Your experience

Typically Managers bring practical experience from either aconsultingor industry background where you have developed your technical and experience is not essential you will have experience leading projects and delivering business change for your organisation.

As a minimum you should have:

• A minimum of five years procurement experience

• Track recordof managing projects and internal initiatives in afast-pacedenvironment

• Strong analytical skillswith evidence of being able todraw out insightsfrom a range of different data sources

• Abilityto successfully work withand influenceinternal and external stakeholders at all levels of organisation

• Experience managing diverse teams of people including mentoring and coaching

• Ability to produce clear and concisereports that effectively communicate complexfindings and recommendations

We value curious thinkers who have the courage to lead great communicators whodonttake themselves too seriously flexible collaborators who build relationships based on doing the right thing and innovative problem-solvers who use their experience toultimately finda better way.

We welcome candidates from acrossdifferentindustry sectors including the public sector.

Qualifications
Many of our Managers have professional body membership or qualifications e.g. Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or International Association of Commercial & Contract Management (IACCM) or equivalent but if you feel that you have skills which you believe would be additive to our team please apply.

What we offer
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly and at times be based at client sites our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs covering holidays health and well-being insurance savings and a wide range of discounts offers and promotions.

Plus we offer:

Continuous learning:Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
Success as defined by you:Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
Transformative leadership:Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
Diverse and inclusive culture:Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. Its yours to build.

Apply now.

Please note:Prior to finalizing your application you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness.The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world.