Manager - Procurement - Operational Strategy - Strategy and Execution - EY-Parthenon

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training programs

Inclusive and empowering culture

Global career opportunities

Job summary

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd in London is seeking a Manager for Procurement and Operational Strategy. In this role, you will advise clients across various sectors and drive strategic transformations while leading a project team.

Successful candidates will have a strong background in strategy consulting, excellent interpersonal skills, and a proven track record of enhancing client value through operational efficiency. EY offers a dynamic work environment that supports personal growth and skills development.

Qualifications

• Experience in professional services or strategy consulting.
• Track record in delivering cross-sector services for third-party spend.
• Strong analytical skills linked to client strategy.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on strategic transformations.
• Lead project teams and manage client relationships.
• Support business development efforts and maintain internal relationships.

Skills

Project Management

Financial Analysis

Business Development

Stakeholder Management

Report Writing

Learning

Job description

Manager - Procurement - Operational Strategy - Strategy and Execution - EY-Parthenon

Location: London

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Requisition ID: 1687004

Senior Executive (Manager) - Procurement, Operational Strategy, Strategy and Execution, EY-Parthenon

At EY-Parthenon (EY-P), our unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions and corporate finance delivers real‑world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity. With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI‑powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, boards, private equity and governments every step of the way.

The Operational Strategy practice within EY-Parthenon provides clients with pragmatic, results‑oriented solutions that drive efficiency and performance improvement, helping solve their most significant financial and operational challenges.

We develop strategies and deliver value for clients, that optimise operations and enhance overall business value, leveraging deep sector and functional expertise, including:

• Transaction value creation, e.g. carve‑outs and integrations
• Private Equity procurement value creation pre and post deal
• Contract separation

Our teams work closely with executive leadership across industries to identify opportunities for improvement (including quick wins), implement best practices, and ensure sustainable growth.

Key responsibilities

You’ll advise clients across a variety of sectors, supporting key decision makers in developing and implementing strategic transformations.

You will be expected to take a leading role on the ground with clients, working as a credible and visible member of joint EY-client teams. Depending on the size and type of project, you may be part of a large project team or lead on a workstream, with all the support you need from peers and senior team members to help you learn and flourish in these roles. Given the client-facing nature of the role, strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential to effectively engage with clients and pragmatically address their needs.

We also expect Senior Executives to play a supporting role in new business development efforts by qualifying targets, supporting on pitches/pursuits and preparing compelling go-to-market collateral. We expect you to establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships to help build the profile of our team.

As an important member of a small and growing team, you would be expected to support in practical efforts to grow the practice, and in the coaching and counselling of junior team members to help them develop.

Skills and attributes for success

• Project Management – be part of project teams comprising EY-P colleagues and (potentially) client team members. Help the team drive progress at pace, through for example action tracking, development of project plans, cost/benefit analysis. Contribute to Engagement Management responsibilities including project commercials and risk management.
• Financial Analysis – Review/analyse financial information and scenario modelling to support decision making and execution.
• Business and Commercially Driven – working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to really help add value to our clients.
• Value Creation: Ability to identify the key strategic priorities / challenges and pragmatically develop solutions or actions to address.
• Report Writing – Ability to produce clear, concise and client-ready reports that effectively communicate complex findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Business Development - assist in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations. Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work.
• Learning - Develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences.
• Stakeholder management and communication – Ability to effectively engage and manage stakeholders by tailoring communication to influence, align, and drive outcomes. Ability to build trust through clear, concise, and proactive updates.
• Role Model - Act as a role model and support the development and coaching of junior team members.

To qualify for the role you must have

Specialism / experience in:

• Professional services / strategy consulting experience, either gained wholly within consulting or through a combination of consulting and industry roles.
• Track record of involvement in delivering (cross-sector) for third party spend:
• Opportunity assessments
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to link operational analysis to financial statements and understand the implications of findings to client strategy.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience across multiple sectors, ideally within one or more of our priority sectors which include Consumer & Retail, Industrials and Energy (including Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Utilities and Oil & Gas), Life Sciences (including healthcare) and Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT).
• Expertise within multiple categories of spend, across Indirects and Directs, with an understanding of the key cost drivers and levers to deliver value.
• Experience in supporting building strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers.
• Experience in supporting sales and business development processes for professional services projects in a large-scale consulting environment.
• A track record of involvement in delivering cost transformation with clear, quantified impact, including responsibility for managing project workstreams / teams and vendors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience of producing and reviewing high calibre reports, papers, presentations and thought leadership.

What we offer you

We will fuel your ambition and potential with future-focused skills development that equips you with state-of-the-art methodologies and technology-enabled solutions. With more than 15,000 people in 150 countries, you will join an inclusive and empowering culture that values your uniqueness, prioritizes your wellbeing, and immerses you in the diverse thinking and cross-cultural experiences necessary to help deliver impact to clients across the globe and to help build a better working world. Learn more about careers at EY-Parthenon.