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

EY; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consultancy firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Manager - Procurement to lead client engagements and drive procurement transformation initiatives. This role requires extensive experience in consulting, particularly in procurement, with a focus on business development and team leadership. Successful candidates will excel in communication and relationship management, presenting high-quality results to clients.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Opportunities for career progression

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 10 years experience at a tier 1 consultancy.
• Strong experience in leading successful procurement transformations.
• Proven track record in business development activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformational client engagements.
• Establish relationships with C level clients.
• Mentor colleagues and support their career progression.

Skills

Leadership

Procurement transformation

Business development

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

The opportunity

We currently are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager - Procurement 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 Procurement team members provide insights into Procurement transformation covering:

• Spend Management cost optimization category management strategic sourcing
• Procurement Operating Model Transformation
• Procurement Digitalization
• Procurement Operations
• ESG

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

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior 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 EY colleagues across levels and client team members. You will review others 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 directing multiple projects and providing direction to different teams
• Proven track record of business development activities
• 10 years experience at a tier 1 consultancy
• Outstanding academic record to at least Batchelor degree level Masters an advantage
• 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 youll 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 thats right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance tax transaction and advisory services were using the finance products expertise and systems weve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join however long you stay the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people well make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

Build your legacy with us.

Apply now.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager