Full-Time Director

ProcureAbility's Advisory group is searching for a Director. This position will manage and deliver workstreams within various client projects, such as:

• Procurement-related operational and opportunity assessments
• Strategic sourcing
• Category management
• Spend assessments
• Other procurement and supply chain consulting activities

The person filling this role must possess the ability to interact with clients at all levels, including executives, have a solid consulting and client management background rooted in solid project management, quantitative & presentation skills (data analytics, advanced Excel & PowerPoint), and have extensive Procurement experience. Additionally, they must possess the ability to take direction and produce quality work without detailed oversight. We are looking for a self-starter and fast learner who is very organized and loves teamwork to fit well into our corporate culture.

What can you expect to do?

• Engage directly with our clients on various procurement and supply chain-related initiatives focused on improving efficiency.
• Manage and support client project workstreams, such as:
  • Supply chain and procurement assessments
  • Category Management and Strategic Sourcing
  • Procurement strategy roadmap creation and capability development
  • Scenario modeling and analytics
• Support internal firm-building initiatives such as:
  • Scoping, market, and supplier research
  • RFx (development, management, and evaluation)
  • Supplier evaluation & selection
  • Negotiations
  • Operational improvement & innovation
  • Business development and practice development efforts
  • Benchmarking
  • Client Research
  • Employee Development
• Lead teams of consultants, analysts, and other staff members to oversee the support and services provided to clients.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of previous procurement consulting experience with a top-tier consulting firm
• 7+ years of experience in procurement, either consulting or as a practitioner
• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent, from a top-tier school
• 7+ years of experience managing direct reports and directing project teams
• Proven track record of managing consulting projects to a successful outcome, working with ambiguity, unclear requirements, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to manage engagement teams supporting clients in pursuit of strategic cost reduction initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to personally manage clients through all phases of the most typical strategic procurement initiatives
• Must possess expert-level skills with financial assessments, data assessments, MS Excel (including pivot tables), creating charts and graphs, and creating MS PowerPoint presentations
• Must have the ability to travel to client sites

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