Manager - Procurement (8-15 yrs)

About the role:

Transformation - Customer & Operations advisory practice assists clients in their business transformation journey, enabling clients to make the informed business decisions. The practice advises clients on core business issues such as enhancing revenues, optimizing costs and improving efficiencies, with a focus on growing revenue and EBITDA. The practice plays a pivotal role in implementing solutions, working with CXO's and anchoring their overall business agenda.

Within Customer & Operations practice, we are currently hiring for team members who will advise clients and help them drive Operations excellence including, but not limited to, Procurement cost optimization, Supply Chain optimization and Manufacturing Excellence. The team members will deliver engagements for clients in India and International markets across all industries, providing services such as:

- Procurement Cost optimization

- Supply Chain Excellence

- Logistics Optimization

- Manufacturing Excellence

- Operations Process Transformation

What you will do:

- Client management and engagement delivery

- Understand the client needs and expectations based on interactions with key stakeholders and C-Suite

- Develop strong relationships with client stakeholders (e.g. Promoters, Board members, C-Suite, Functional Heads amongst others) and influence the client with deep subject matter expertise / thought leadership / quality and depth of analysis

- Independently manage engagement delivery - building a customized approach for the engagement, bringing in the best practices from the sector/ Firm, building compelling and differentiated value propositions, driving project delivery through the team, and driving effective implementation of desired outcomes

Business development:

- Understand the future needs of the client and identify the right solution for the next engagement with the client

- Develop technical and commercial proposals to meet client needs

Project management:

- Manage project budgeting, operational metrics, financing, resourcing, risk compliances and overall project health

People management:

- Define clear expectations for each of the team members on roles, deliverables, and timelines, and keeping them motivated and ensuring their well-being during project delivery

- Identify learning and development needs of team and provides coaching, mentoring and stretch assignments to attract, develop and retain our most talented colleagues.

- Develop and enhance career path of appraisees through identification of relevant opportunities that align with the goals set / defined

- Clear communication of expectations, goals and path alongside areas of improvement and key initiatives to be undertaken

Internal initiatives & compliance:

- Ensure compliance with Firm's processes and policies such as Goal setting, performance development, L&D, timesheets, risk processes etc.

- Participate in and lead firm initiatives - L&D, recruitment, and thought leaderships

What you will require to take up this role:

- Analytical thinking and Problem Solving : ability to independently generate insights, develop solutions to address client needs and drive effective implementation of desired outcomes

- Client management : Independent client management and relationship building

- Business acumen : Analytical bent of mind to recognize industry trends, how it impacts client's business and identify potential future needs of the client

- Project delivery: Ability to lead teams, manage team member outputs and ensure a consistent project delivery

- Verbal Communication : Excellent communication and presentation skills for client management and relationship building

- Written communication : Ability to define a logical storyboard and structure to present findings / recommendations to the clients and articulate the key messages in a clear and concise language

- Client Presence : Ability to deliver key messages to clients in a clear and confident manner, influence client counterparts on key decisions and have difficult conversations

- People Management : Coaching, mentoring and building a high performing team

- Quick learner & entrepreneurial attitude

- Multi-tasking - Ability to deal with fragmentation and multi-task

Qualification:

- MBA/PGDM from a premier Business School

- BE/B.Tech/ ME/ M.Tech/ MS (Engineering)

- Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience with preferably:

- Big 4 / other international business consulting Firms of which at least 4-6 years' in Operations consulting practice

- Industry experience in Procurement / Sourcing in Auto (Tier I Or OEM) / Industrial manufacturing (includes but not limited to Cement, Steel, Chemical, FMCD etc.)

Experience:

- Strong experience in sourcing / procurement of chemicals and for Cement industry. These may include but not limited to Coal, Limestone, Gypsum etc.

- Driving procurement cost optimization initiatives within the organizations

- Product cost benchmarking and optimization

- Driving negotiation with vendors

Responsibilities:

- Front end with client working on Procurement cost reduction, category strategy, Redesigning SOPs / policies / Process Improvement / Optimization, etc.

- Engage with clients, assess objectives, and gather data to identify key insights.

- Evaluate market trends, competitive landscapes, and industry dynamics to formulate strategies.

- Conduct comprehensive research, analyze data, and provide insightful recommendations.

- Solve complex business problems and develop innovative solutions.

- Lead strategy projects, define objectives, and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

- Present findings, facilitate workshops, and support implementation.

- Build strong client relationships and identify growth opportunities.

- Stay updated on industry trends and contribute to thought leaders

Kindly contact : 6266506620