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Associate (Procurement) - Performance Improvement CoE
1-5 years
New Delhi
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Associate (Procurement) - Performance Improvement CoE
Bain & Company
posted 16d ago
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This position is based in BCNs Gurgaon office and is a vital part of the Performance Improvement Centre of Expertise (PI CoE). The PI CoE plays a crucial role in assisting case teams in India and abroad with various cost reduction/optimization activities by offering a range of solutions, including Procurement (e.g., Spend cube, analytics, maturity assessment, vendor strategy), Zero-based budgeting (e.g., Cost visibility, Budgeting, Initiative tracking, client training), Supply Chain (e.g., Inventory Diagnostics, Inventory Optimization, Network Optimization, Manufacturing Diagnostics, Integrated Business Planning), as well as cost diagnostics (e.g., Value Calculator, Net Working Capital), savings, and PMI Analysis. The CoE conducts complex and advanced data analysis to analyze clients data and generate critical insights to help achieve cost objectives. Over time, we have developed seamless solutions and employ powerful, dynamic visualizations/charts on various platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to showcase our results. The PI CoE is also involved in the creation of critical intellectual property (IP) that is valuable for new performance improvement cases globally at Bain.
About you
- Candidate should be a graduate/post-graduate with strong academic records and relevant experience in procurement, spend analysis, category management, cost transformation or performance improvement roles .
- Procurement function, process, sourcing and Category specific experience is a Plus.
- Graduate (preferably with degree in engineering / science / commerce / business / economics) with at least 3-5 years of relevant experience or an MBA/Post-Graduate with high academic records having 1-3 years of relevant experience
- Excellent analytical skills, communication skills (ability to deliver clear and professional presentations to senior stakeholders), team management and project management skills
- Demonstrated ability to work with MS Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of visualization and tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI (Python is a Plus)
- Ability to deal with ambiguity, handle multiple tasks, dynamic case expectations and work in a team set up
- Effective communication skills and ability and deliver clear and professional presentations to senior stakeholders (Bain managers, partners, and clients)
What you ll do
Work on problem solving, work-planning, analytics, research, and overall content to generate business insights and implications, deliver cases & deliverables. Role often requires leading a team of 1-2 analysts/ Workstream, based on case requirement. You will also help in developing intellectual property (IP), go-to-market materials, pitch documents and publications. The position reports into a Manager.
- Own end to end case delivery of Performance Improvement projects related to Procurement / Cost Transformation. This includes the following:
- Assist case teams across Bain s ecosystem to analyze the problem and deploy the most appropriate tool/solution.
- Understand client s data using P&L, ERP Systems, budgeting systems, supplier databases and purchase order systems to design the solution.
- Deliver procurement solutions across multiple fronts including spend analytics, savings lever design, supplier analysis, strategic sourcing, savings initiative design, among others.
- Create dashboards-based deliverables using Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI or similar analytical tools.
- Utilize appropriate research sources and analytical tools to identify and employ relevant data-driven insights for effective decision-making.
- Identify and use relevant analytical tools and internal repositories to extract information.
- Communicate data, knowledge, and clearly explain insights and implications for the client to the entire team.
- Effectively communicate with BCN leadership/case teams/end clients and manage relationships.
- Demonstrate a strong ability to quickly grasp various business domains, conducting research and analysis across diverse geographies and industries with agility and efficiency.
- Engage and ideate in developing new products/IP
- Deliver client ready documents containing implementable solutions.
- Lead individual project work streams with the help of 1-2 directly aligned team members (analysts)
- Willing to groom a team of analysts and support them as and when required.
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Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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