Senior Manager - Business Consulting - SC & Operations - Procurement - UAE 1

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in the UAE is seeking a Senior Manager - Procurement to lead client engagement teams and improve business performance. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in procurement transformations and extensive knowledge in business development. This position offers a competitive compensation package and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Support and coaching from experienced colleagues

Opportunities to develop new skills

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience at a tier 1 consultancy.
• Experience in leading transformational client engagements.
• Arabic speaking and reading is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead large transformational client engagements.
• Present findings to enact change.
• Mentor colleagues and manage team dynamics.

Skills

Leading successful procurement transformations

Directing multiple projects

Business development activities

Outstanding communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

We 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.

• Spend Management – cost optimization, 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

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.

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 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 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, 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

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve 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.

EY is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to hiring and developing the most passionate people.