Assistant Manager - Procurement Transformation

KPMG United Kingdom; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Manager for Procurement Transformation. This dynamic role involves assessing and enhancing clients' procurement capabilities, developing strategies, and implementing improvements across various procurement functions. The ideal candidate will possess strong problem-solving skills and experience in consulting or technology services. Join a team that values innovation and customer-centric solutions, working in a flexible environment that supports work-life balance. If you are passionate about making a difference in procurement practices, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting, design, or technology services.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assessing clients' procurement capabilities and identifying improvements.
• Designing enhancements in procurement strategies and processes.

Skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Time management

Agile delivery

Tools

Experience design principles

Procurement analytics

Job description

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Job description

Job Title/Req Number: Assistant Manager - Procurement Transformation / 106592

Base Location: UK wide. 20 offices nationally.

The KPMG Procurement Transformation function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from multiple locations, we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies. We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Customer Experience and Digital, Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, we become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as an Assistant Manager, Procurement Transformation?

At KPMG, we believe in the importance of creating consistently brilliant customer and employee experiences. The way we do that is by combining our unique insights with a talented team of experience designers alongside the transformation capability to make it real.

What will you be doing?

• Assessment of a client's existing procurement capability against leading practice, identifying improvement areas across people, process, and technology.
• Developing Procurement Strategy and business alignment.
• Designing improvements in Procurement capability including through the introduction of leading practice procurement operating models, organisation redesign, procurement techniques, technology, and processes.
• Supporting clients to implement improvements across end-to-end Procurement, including business partnering, benefits realisation, procurement analytics, category management, sourcing, contract management, supplier management, Source to Pay, sustainable procurement, and responsible sourcing.
• Evaluating insource/outsource for back- and middle-office as well as frontline services - including working in or delivering outsourced contracts.

What will you need to do it?

• Experience in designing, building, and delivering solutions within consulting, design, technology services, or industry-based backgrounds.
• Exposure to customer-centric front-office transformation programmes.
• Strong problem-solving mindset, comfortable working in ambiguous situations.
• Experience leading workstreams and associated deliverables for internal or external clients.
• Understanding of agile delivery.

Skills we'd love to see/Amazing Extras:

• Strong organisational and time management skills; able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
• Highly effective stakeholder management and relationship building skills; credible and confident with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working with corporate organisations in Retail and CPG.
• Technical expertise in experience design principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Commitment to staying up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in experience design.

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to Procurement talent across the country. With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.