Senior Consultant, Supply Chain & Operations Procurement

At EY our Procurement Transformation consulting team works with some of the worlds top organisations to help them build highperforming are looking for experienced procurementprofessionalsto 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 they seek to 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 toidentify and 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 tools identifying opportunitiesto 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 are impacting on 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 leadershipand yourtechnical commercial &procurement capabilities. You will work closely with and support senior client will also have exposure toleading procurementtechnology; includingRobotic Process AutomationArtificial Intelligenceand Advanced Data Analytics.

Your key responsibilities

As aSenior Consultant youllbe focused on delivering for our clients as well as supporting our wider team through internalinitiatives.

Focus on our clients

• Lead a workstream within a projectwhere you will becompleting analysis engaging with clientsand takingresponsibility for deliverables

• Be adept at problem-solving with clients and project teams leveraging your skillsto deliver high-quality work

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

• Work with colleagues across different parts of EYgloballyin order todeliver the best possible outcomes

Develop our peopleand business

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

• Help shape our leading procurement practices and methodology supporting internal research and analysis

• Contribute to the development of proposals to showcase some of our leading practices

Your experience

TypicallySenior Consultantsbring practical experience from either aconsultingor industry background where you have developed your consulting experience is not essential you will havehad some experience indeliveringbusiness change for your organisation.

As a minimum you should have:

• Experience within procurement

• Ability to writeto a high standard

• Track record ofoperating in afast-pacedenvironment

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

• Abilityto successfully work with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of organisation

• Experienceworking withdiverse teams of people

We value curious thinkers whotake initiative great communicators who dont take themselves too seriously flexible collaborators who build relationships based on doing the right thing and innovative problem-solvers who use their experience to ultimately find a better way.

We welcome candidates from acrossdifferentindustry sectors including the public sector.

Qualifications

Many of ourSenior Consultantshave(or are working towards)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 withFlexEYyou 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:We have an active procurement training programme with both classroom and virtual learning support professional training such as CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply).As well as access to EYs wider skills development training 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.