Consultant - Procurement Strategy

Description • Looking for a Consultant having strong experience (at least 3 years) in procurement transformation, supply chain strategy and operations primarily • Additional hand-on experience in operational due diligence, cost optimization, synergy assessment, large data set analysis from a Big4 or reputed strategy firm would be good to have Responsibilities • Working as part of a team to deliver cost optimization, synergy/dis-synergy assessment and value capture solutions • Support and develop business and operational strategies across procurement, supply chain, manufacturing and operations. • Setting and executing operational analysis e.g., financial & organizational baselining, functional benchmarking, financial modelling and opportunity assessment • Perform spend analytics, category mapping and assessments, sourcing diagnostics and supplier performance evaluations. • Support supply chain assessments covering product portfolio & inventory optimization, supplier collaborations and supply network strategy. • Analyze procurement effectiveness and identify savings opportunities through benchmarking and market intelligence. • Assist in designing future-state operating models, governance frameworks and transformation roadmaps. • Working with large (sometimes unstructured) datasets (such as freight spend or PO extracts) and analyzing them to help clients assess the impact of change • Support and lead work-streams and analysis on engagements and taking responsibility for small teams (when required) • Producing high quality input into deliverables (usually detailed written reports) within agreed timescales • Working collaboratively with onshore KPMG teams in the development of and delivery of recommendations • Assist onshore KPMG teams in business development activity, development of proposals and sector insight material Qualifications • MBA / Post Graduate degree in a related field from an accredited college/university preferably with major in Supply Chain/ Operations • Strong numerical, analytical and strategic thinking skills • Strong excel skills for advanced data modelling is must • Strong knowledge of SIOP, Supply Chain strategy and operations, financial statements & trial balance • Prior working experience in performance improvement projects across procurement and supply chain domains • Prior working experience in operational due diligence, organizational and financial baseline and synergy assessment • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks/priorities • The ability to transform un-structured data into informative and creative outputs with minimal supervision • Experience with large data management & visualization tools such as Alteryx / Power BI / SQL / Python / Databricks • Strong report writing and reviewing skills, with an appropriate focus on attention to detail, conciseness and value to the client • Experience of working in a deal environment with senior management