Manager - Procurement Transformation

KPMG UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is looking for a Manager in Procurement Transformation to assess client capabilities and develop strategic improvements. Key responsibilities include enhancing procurement processes and supporting clients with their operational needs. Applicants should have experience in designing solutions and a strong problem-solving approach. The position offers flexibility, allowing remote or hybrid work options across the UK.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Part-time options

Remote work options

Qualifications

• Experience in designing, building, and delivering solutions within consulting or industry.
• Exposure to customer-centric front-office transformation programmes.
• Strong problem-solving mindset, comfortable in ambiguity.
• Experience leading workstreams for clients.

Responsibilities

• Assess client’s existing procurement capability and identify improvement areas.
• Develop Procurement Strategy aligned with business needs.
• Design improvements in Procurement capability and processes.
• Support clients with end-to-end Procurement improvements.
• Evaluate insource/outsource options for services.

Skills

Experience in designing solutions

Customer-centric transformation programmes

Strong problem-solving mindset

Understanding of agile delivery

Job description

Job Title/Req Number: Manager - Procurement Transformation / 108395

Base Location: UK wide

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 a 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.

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.

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