What You'll Do:

Support a wide range of Procurement Transformation projects, encompassing Source-to-Pay technology strategy and selection, purchasing process improvement, operations performance enhancement, change management, program and project management, AI and data analytics
Deliver strategic sourcing events for clients' spend categories, analyzing spend, developing strategies, conducting RFPs, evaluating bid responses, building business cases, and winning stakeholder alignment to our proposed outcomes
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 are translated into category strategies for cost savings
Lead workstreams contributing to maturity assessments across procurement capabilities, processes, and general operations
Build procurement opportunities into prioritization frameworks and transformation 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:

3+ years of professional services consulting experience required; Big 4 or top-tier consulting firm background preferred. Additional industry experience within a strategic sourcing or procurement function is a strong plus
Knowledge of the following concepts: Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Contract Management, Procure-to-Pay Process, Item Cost Analysis, Supply Chain Risk Management, Basic Financial Modeling, Accounts Payable, Process Optimization, Change Management, Performance Improvement, Project Management
Comfort and effectiveness leading moderately complex client working sessions and presentations
Foundational client relationship management skills with a strong desire to be part of the sales process
Proficiency using the Microsoft Suite, and prior experience using one or more of the following tools: Tableau, Lucid Software, and/or Power BI is preferred
Comfort with AI: Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot) to enhance productivity and innovation.
Continuous Learning Mindset: Openness to learning and applying emerging technologies, including AI and automation, in alignment with firm policies and client standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, supply chain or procurement designations or external certifications are preferred
• Willingness to travel up to 40% as needed upon client request