Senior Manager/ Director - Business Consulting - SC & Operations - Riyadh

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Senior Manager - Procurement to lead client engagement teams and manage transformational projects. Candidates should have 10+ years of experience in procurement and consulting, strong leadership skills, and a passion for developing successful strategies. A competitive compensation package and opportunities for career advancement are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Support from engaging colleagues

Opportunities for skill development

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience at a tier 1 consultancy.
• Strong track record in procurement transformations.
• Ability to present executive summary findings.

Responsibilities

• Lead large transformational client engagements.
• Establish relationships with external clients at the ‘C’ level.
• Mentor colleagues and support their career progression.

Skills

Leading successful procurement transformations

Directing multiple projects

Business development

Excellent communication skills

Entrepreneurial flare

Analytical mindset

Change mindset

Teamwork mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (advantage)

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.

Our Supply Chain & Operations – Procurement team members provide insights into Procurement transformation covering:

• 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

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 Bachelor 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

EY is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to making EY an inclusive and diverse place to work.