Senior Consultant – Procurement Transformation

Responsibilities

• 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 elevate project issues, risks, or conflicts to leadership, proactively suggesting resolutions to ensure smooth project completion.

Requirements

• 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 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.
• 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.