Supply Chain & Operations – Procurement Transformation – Senior Consultant
Location: Ireland – Dublin or Cork or Galway or Limerick or Waterford & Northern Ireland – Belfast
Our client is a top tier Management Consulting firm and is looking to expand and develop the Supply Chain & Operations Consulting practice to meet market demand in a number of areas:
Procurement Transformation
Digital Manufacturing Excellence
Development of Supply Chain Strategy and Operating Models
Supply Chain Process Optimisation and Performance Improvement
Sustainable Supply Chain Development
The Procurement Transformation team enables clients to maximise value from their third party spend and supplier relationships. They help clients solve commercial & procurement challenges from defining the strategy for sourcing through to managing the effective and efficient delivery of complex tenders and commercial solutions.
In addition to delivery on client engagements, as a Senior Consultant you will build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers and support the development of a portfolio of business by focusing on high impact opportunities. You will support complex programmes and be expected to support market growth initiatives to help position our client’s brand in the market. You will develop innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and support the development of market leading thought leadership.
As a Senior Consultant in Supply Chain, you will:
Have a track record of supporting supply chain work in the marketplace, underpinned with a strong, trusted network.
Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge in your functional area of procurement.
Experience in delivering operational excellence and continuous improvement projects across all levels of an organization.
Demonstrate ability to quickly learn new processes and uncover new offering that may assist current customer base.
Tactical and process oriented problem-solving.
Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams.
Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
Superior verbal and written communication skills.
Build relationships with client personnel and deliver quality client services. Strive to assist clients uncover additional areas of opportunity and manage the business development process.
Understand service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to serve clients.
Ability to lead and motivate a team of cross-functional experts of different levels.
Experience in using digital technology to enhance end-to-end supply chain performance.
To qualify for the role, you must have knowledge and experience in a number of the following areas:
A minimum of 3 years procurement experience, ideally with some consulting and / or project management experience.
Hold a third level qualification, preferably in procurement and supply chain, construction, business or science/healthcare or equivalent.
Knowledge or experience of organisation wide procurement transformation including Operating Model Transformation/Procurement reconfiguration across the end to end procurement process.
Experience of category management capability, developing sourcing strategies, evaluation of tenders and public procurement rules.
Experience of savings opportunity identification and cost reduction programmes.
Experience in contract reviews and supplier relationship management.
Procurement strategy for high value public sector requirements.
Business case development.
Experience in developing tender documents in accordance with procurement directives.
Designing tendering and negotiation strategies in accordance with OJEU Regulations.
Contract management in the public sector.
What they offer:
Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
Success as defined by you: They’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
Transformative leadership: They’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
Interested? Please send your CV and tailored/bespoke covering letter to sinead.joyce@amida-recruitment.com