Manager - Business Consulting - SC & Operations - Procurement - UAE

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A top consulting firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a highly motivated Manager to lead client engagements and drive procurement transformations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in consultancy, proven leadership skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects. Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career are available. This role offers a competitive compensation package.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Support and coaching from colleagues

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience at a tier 1 consultancy.
• Strong track record leading procurement transformations.
• Experience in managing staff and directing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformational client engagements and internal projects.
• Manage client relationships at the executive level.
• Mentor colleagues in their career progression.

Skills

Leadership in procurement transformations

Team management

Excellent communication skills

Analytical mindset

Business development skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Manager to lead client engagement teams, work with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services and participate in business development activities on strategic and global priority accounts.

Our Supply Chain & Operations team members provide insights into Procurement transformation covering:

• Spend Management – cost optimisation, category management, strategic sourcing
• Procurement Operations
• ESG

This team focuses on helping clients run their supply chains effectively in order to improve their business performance

The Opportunity

As a Manager your key role will be to lead large transformational client engagements as well as internal projects. Drawing on your knowledge, skills and experience, you will establish valued relationships with external clients at the ‘’C’’ level. You will lead large global and regional bids, proposals and thought leadership. You will lead teams at our clients, supporting them with improving their business performance. You will be responsible for presenting executive summary findings to enact change. You will manage multiple colleagues across levels and client team members. You will review other’s work to ensure it is of a high quality. You will mentor others as they progress in their own career.

Skills and Attributes for Success

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Strong experience and track record of leading successful procurement transformations in industry or consulting
• Experience of managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members
• 5+ years’ experience at a tier 1 consultancy
• Outstanding academic record to at least Bachelor degree level
• Experience and passion for one of Digital solutions and trends, operating model development, third-party spend management, ESG, or leading supply chain solutions
• Excellent communications skills including verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Entrepreneurial flare and the ability to identify business opportunities and cross sell different services and/or products
• Arabic speaking and reading an advantage but not essential

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• An analytical mindset
• A change mindset
• A continuous learning mindset
• A teaming mindset
• The ability to travel across the region

What We Look For

Alongside your comprehensive and proven technical expertise you will also be a born leader with a passion for:

• Developing people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring all levels of staff
• Conducting performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff
• Contributing to our people initiatives that include recruiting and retaining our professionals

What Working at EY Offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you will be rewarded based on your performance and recognised for the value you bring to the business. We also offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

EY is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity.