Manager, Supply Chain & Operations 1 in London

At EY, our Procurement Transformation consulting team works with some of the world’s top organisations to help them build high performing procurement capabilities. We are looking for experienced procurement professionals to join our growing team and support our clients to navigate the unprecedented global uncertainty, volatility and risk within supply chains.

The opportunity

Take your career to the next level and join a high performing and inclusive team, working collaboratively with some of the most significant organisations in the world as they seek to optimise and transform their commercial & procurement operations. You will have the opportunity to work on a range of different client projects, working across industry sectors and the full procurement lifecycle, including:

• Delivering high-value complex strategic sourcing projects, supporting clients to identify and onboard suppliers to deliver some of their largest and most critical projects.
• Engaging with business stakeholders and suppliers to shape category strategies that best meet the organisations needs and takes advantage of market and industry best practice.
• Conducting assessments on 3rd party spend using analytics tools, identifying opportunities to reduce cost. Working with clients to implement projects and improve ways of working so that they are better able to manage spend.
• Supporting clients to navigate supplier performance issues that are impacting on business outcomes, working with them to implement leading practice contract and supplier management capabilities.
• Working with clients to review the current procurement operating model and identify and implementing improvements.
• Providing formal and informal procurement training to client teams so they have the technical and soft skills to deliver the best procurement outcomes.
• Supporting clients to implement leading procurement technology practices, including Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence.

You will work in cross-functional teams across our Consulting, People and Technology practices. The projects you deliver will build your leadership, management experience and your technical commercial & procurement capabilities. You will work closely with and support senior client stakeholders. You will also have exposure to leading procurement technology; including Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Analytics.

Your key responsibilities

Our clients place considerable trust in us and our advice, and people who are passionate about going above and beyond to improve our working world, unifies us as a team. This is crucial in enabling us to consistently deliver or exceed on our commitments. As a Manager, you’ll balance internal and external responsibilities, comprising client, business development support, operational, team and personal development.

• Build, maintain and strengthen relationships and be a trusted advisor to clients, working with procurement and wider business stakeholders.
• Be adept at problem-solving with clients and project teams, leveraging your skills to help manage projects to completion.
• Develop experience and relationships across several clients over time, often as part of a team from different parts of EY’s world, whilst being able to maintain focus on current project delivery.

Drive operational excellence

• Support successful delivery of projects and workstreams as forecast to time and budget.
• Help ensure the quality of our delivery exceeds client expectations by effectively managing activities and deliverables within your remit.

Develop our people

• Increasingly become an inclusive leader capable of forming diverse high performing teams that are enjoyable to be part of and help our consultant and client teams to develop and realise their potential.
• Build the skills of those who work with you such as through mentoring and coaching.

Develop our business

• Help shape our leading procurement practices and methodology through research and analysis.
• Help develop and deliver our internal procurement training programme so that we build the capabilities of our team.
• Contribute to the development of proposals to showcase some of our leading practices.

Your experience

Typically, Managers bring practical experience from either a consulting or industry background where you have developed your technical and managerial expertise. Whilst consulting experience is not essential, you will have experience leading projects and delivering business change for your organisation. As a minimum you should have:

• A minimum of five years procurement experience.
• Track record of managing projects and internal initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills, with evidence of being able to draw out insights from a range of different data sources.
• Ability to successfully work with and influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels of organisation.
• Experience managing diverse teams of people, including mentoring and coaching.
• Ability to produce clear and concise reports that effectively communicate complex findings and recommendations.

We value curious thinkers who have the courage to lead, great communicators who don’t take themselves too seriously, flexible collaborators who build relationships based on doing the right thing, and innovative problem-solvers who use their experience to ultimately find a better way. We welcome candidates from across different industry sectors, including the public sector.

Qualifications

Many of our Managers have professional body membership or qualifications e.g. Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), or International Association of Commercial & Contract Management (IACCM) or equivalent, but if you feel that you have skills which you believe would be additive to our team, please apply.

What we offer

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance. We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. Apply now.

Please note: Prior to finalising your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world.