Supply Chain & Operations - Procurement Category Management & Sourcing Consulting - Senior Manager

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Supply Chain & Operations – Procurement Category Management & Sourcing Consulting – Senior Manager

 

 

The opportunity

 

We are seeking a senior manager with deep expertise in Strategic Procurement, including Category Management and Sourcing capabilities. As a Category Management & Sourcing Consulting Senior Manager, you will lead complex programs in assessing client’s category management and source-to-contract capabilities, identifying opportunities to improve total value generation through all dimensions of category strategy and execution.  You will lead a team of consultants to deliver value to our clients, improving their strategic procurement processes and delivering cost reduction, service improvement, and optimal sourcing strategies. As a leader in the procurement practice, this position offers the chance to work closely with clients, collaboratively finding innovative approaches including use of AI, to deliver that value.

 

Your key responsibilities

 

As a senior manager in EY’s Procurement practice, you will:

 

• Serve as a client-facing consultant, actively engaging with senior clients in assessing opportunities for strategic procurement improvement, and teaming with clients in delivering those improvements
• Prepare for and lead process workshops with clients, guiding discussions to gather information, assess current state, and collaborating to identify opportunities for total cost reduction
• Identify client challenges within their category management processes and recommend innovative solutions leveraging leading practices
• Lead and shape pursuits, including proposal team leadership, proposal development, and sales support
• Develop approaches for complex program delivery, lead and support overall program management of the engagement with high service quality
• Ensure high quality engagement deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, driving development, facilitating client reviews, and ensuring alignment with client expectations

• Design and implement AI-driven procurement solutions within strategic procurement to optimize decision-making and efficiency

• Leverage deep category expertise across numerous spend categories in support of assessments, client pursuits, and delivery of client engagements
• Lead teams conducting strategic sourcing and other total cost reduction efforts
• Foster strong relationships with client program leaders, sponsors, and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction
• Leverage deep understanding of sourcing and total cost reduction areas to coach and develop team members in assessing opportunity and delivering client value
• Lead and support development of thought leadership on sourcing and category management topic areas including use of AI and agentic AI
• Develop and apply expertise in strategic procurement technology solutions encompassing spend and contract analytics tools, sourcing / autonomous sourcing and negotiations tools, contract lifecycle management solutions
• Support business development initiatives including new solution identification and development
• Mentor and guide team members in best practices for delivery of complex assessment, sourcing and category management projects

 

Skills and attributes for success

 

• Ability to think holistically across people, process, data, and technology to assess opportunities and develop innovative solutions for clients
• Analytical mindset with a focus on combining data and qualitative information to develop insights for improvement and problem-solving.
• Ability to manage complex projects with multiple workstreams and priorities effectively, including collaboration with global EY and client teams