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Senior Consultant – Procurement Transformation

By joining our rapidly growing Business Transformation practice you will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients. You’ll bring your first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver tailored integrated solutions that solve today's challenges and set the foundation for future success. With support from experienced leaders and a dedicated coach, you will join a collaborative community that invites you to contribute beyond the scope of client delivery.

What You'll Do:

Support a wide range of Business Transformation projects, encompassing system strategy and selection, process improvement, operations performance enhancement, change management, program and project management, data analytics, and business analysis
Help organizations identify and analyze business challenges to improve procurement operations and their connection to finance and accounting
Contribute knowledge and best practices pertaining to critical business processes across the Source-to-Pay lifecycle
Support client’s Procurement operations assessments and identify transformative change initiatives through detailed procurement analysis including but not limited to: supplier spend, vendor master data, category savings identification, buy-pay channels, process & compliance management
Drive third party spend analyses and reviews against other internal and external data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, which get translated into category strategies for cost savings.
Deliver strategic sourcing events for clients spend categories, overseeing timelines, client and supplier communications, bid responses, and business cases helping align them on outcomes
Lead workstreams contributing to maturity assessments across procurement capabilities, processes, and general operations
Build procurement opportunities into prioritization frameworks, transform roadmaps
Develop data driven business cases for transformational change programs
Assess and escalate project issues, risks, or conflicts to leadership, proactively suggesting resolutions to ensure smooth project completion
Support internal initiatives, thought leadership, or other practice building activities

What You'll Bring:

6+ years of professional experience within a strategic sourcing & procurement department or 3+ years in professional services consulting is preferred
Knowledge of the following concepts: Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Procure to Pay, Accounts Payable, Process Optimization, Change Management, Performance Improvement, Project Management
Proficiency using the Microsoft Suite, and prior experience using one or more of the following tools: Tableau, SQL, Alteryx and/or Power BI is preferred

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, supply chain or procurement designations or external certifications are preferred

Average salary estimate

$110000 / YEARLY (est.)

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$90000K

$130000K

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What You Should Know About Senior Consultant – Procurement Transformation, CrossCountry Consulting

Are you ready to take your expertise to the next level? At our company, we're on the lookout for a Senior Consultant – Procurement Transformation to join our booming Business Transformation practice. This role allows you to become a trusted advisor to our diverse clients, utilizing your firsthand experience and unique perspectives to create bespoke integrated solutions that tackle today's challenges and lay the groundwork for future success. Working alongside seasoned leaders and with the guidance of a dedicated coach, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with a vibrant community that encourages you to stretch beyond just client delivery. In this position, you’ll engage with a multitude of Business Transformation projects, focusing on system strategy, process improvement, and operational performance enhancement. You’ll help clients pinpoint business challenges and enhance their procurement operations, all while staying connected with other crucial functions like finance and accounting. Additionally, you’ll drive analyses of supplier spend and vendor data, helping to identify opportunities for cost savings and strategic sourcing initiatives. With a mix of analytical project management and data-driven insights, your contributions will help shape prioritization frameworks and transformative roadmaps for our client’s procurement operations. Your expertise will not only support client assessments but also encourage internal initiatives and thought leadership. If you’re passionate about making a difference in procurement and ready to drive change, we want to hear from you!

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What are the responsibilities of a Senior Consultant – Procurement Transformation at our company?

As a Senior Consultant – Procurement Transformation, you will dive into a wide range of duties that include supporting business transformation projects, enhancing procurement operations, leading process improvement initiatives, and conducting data analytics. Your role will involve assessing procurement challenges, delivering strategic sourcing events, and identifying transformative change initiatives to bolster our clients' procurement and finance connections.