Procurement Transformation Director: AI-Driven Growth

KPMG International Cooperative; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG is seeking an experienced Director to join its Procurement Transformation Advisory practice in Greater London. You will lead procurement transformation engagements, shape strategy and develop market-leading propositions, working with senior executives to realise value from AI-enabled procurement and intelligent automation.

As a member of the leadership team, you will recruit and develop high-performing consultants, build external profile and collaborate with technology partners to deliver

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a leading consulting, advisory or professional services organisation.
• A strong track record of originating and selling consulting engagements.
• Significant experience leading large-scale procurement transformation programmes.
• Deep expertise in procurement operating models, source-to-pay transformation and procurement cost transformation programmes.
• Experience advising senior executives and building long-term client relationships.
• Strong people leadership and team development experience.
• Excellent understanding of AI, automation, generative AI and emerging Agentic Procurement capabilities.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, strong commercial acumen and a passion for building and growing a successful consulting business.

Responsibilities

• Originate, shape and win procurement transformation engagements.
• Develop trusted relationships with CPOs, CFOs, COOs and other senior executives.
• Lead proposals, RFP responses and commercial negotiations.
• Build and maintain a strong external profile through networking, thought leadership and industry engagement.
• Collaborate with alliance and technology partners to drive joint market opportunities.
• Work collaboratively across KPMG's sector, functional and technology teams to bring the best of the firm's capabilities and propositions to clients.
• Lead major procurement transformation programmes from strategy through implementation.
• Advise clients on procurement operating models, organisation design, process optimisation and digital transformation.
• Deliver engagements across procurement strategy, operating model transformation, source-to-pay, intake and orchestration, supplier management, cost transformation and procurement capability development.
• Support clients in adopting AI-enabled procurement capabilities, intelligent automation and Agentic Procurement solutions.
• Ensure high-quality delivery, strong commercial performance and exceptional client outcomes.
• Coach and mentor Associate Directors, Managers and Consultants.
• Support recruitment and capability development across the practice.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing culture.
• Develop future leaders and strengthen the practice leadership pipeline.
• Develop and enhance market-leading procurement transformation propositions.
• Lead the thinking on AI-enabled procurement transformation and Agentic Procurement.
• Build strategic relationships with technology providers including Coupa, SAP Ariba, Ivalua, Zip, Jaggaer, Oracle and SAP.
• Contribute to thought leadership, innovation, alliance development and overall practice growth.
• Identify opportunities to combine procurement transformation with adjacent propositions such as supply chain, finance transformation, technology, sustainability, risk, tax and managed services.

Job description

KPMG is seeking an experienced Director to join its Procurement Transformation Advisory practice in Greater London. You will lead procurement transformation engagements, shape strategy and develop market-leading propositions, working with senior executives to realise value from AI-enabled procurement and intelligent automation.

As a member of the leadership team, you will recruit and develop high-performing consultants, build external profile and collaborate with technology partners to deliver