Kearney Associate, Agentic Procurement, Digital & Analytics

Kearney Italia, Inc.; Town of Boston (NY); On-site; USD 188,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured learning

Retirement contributions

Medical insurance

Flexible work programs

Job summary

Kearney Associate, Agentic Procurement, Digital & Analytics, is a full-time role across Americas including Boston. You will help global organizations reimagine procurement using data science, analytics, and leading platforms to drive cost and efficiency.

You will collaborate on end-to-end transformation, manage client engagements, translate priorities into models, work with SAP, Oracle, and cloud analytics, and help develop new IP and offerings.

Qualifications

• MBA (preferred) with 5–10 years in consulting or Fortune 500 procurement.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end procurement processes (category strategy, sourcing, supplier management).
• Hands-on experience with procurement platforms and analytics tools such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, Jaggaer, Ivalua, Tableau, Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end agentic procurement transformation projects and design optimized S2P processes using major tools.
• Manage client engagements, quantify value, and maintain trusted advisor relationships.
• Translate executive priorities into analytical models and digital tools to support decision-making across sourcing and supplier risk.
• Collaborate with ERP and analytics teams working with large spend datasets and cloud solutions.
• Contribute to business development, client proposals, and development of proprietary procurement offerings.
• Drive innovation in procurement including AI-powered spend analytics and should-cost modeling.

Skills

Procurement transformation

Data analytics

SaaS procurement platforms

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MBA or Master's in a relevant field

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering

Tools

Coupa

SAP Ariba

Jaggaer

GEP SMART

Ivalua

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Kearney Associate, Agentic Procurement, Digital & Analytics

Full-time Americas Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington DC

Job Description

In this role, you will help global organizations reimagine and optimize their procurement functions using data science, advanced analytics, and best-in-class procurement platforms. You will work with clients across industries to solve complex sourcing and procurement challenges, deliver high-impact consulting engagements, and generate measurable cost and efficiency value.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of Kearney's fastest-growing capabilities at the intersection of strategy, procurement, data science, and digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate on end-to-end agentic procurement transformation projects using traditional SaaS enterprise tools like Coupa, SAP Ariba, Jaggaer, GEP SMART, Ivalua to design efficient, resilient, and cost-optimized source-to-pay processes. Added weighting for those also experience in Agentic procurement tools to include Zip, Oro, Level Path and or many others.
• Serve on client engagements, ensuring delivery quality, managing workstreams, and fostering trusted advisor relationships.
• Translate executive priorities into analytical models and digital tools that support decision-making across sourcing, category management, contract lifecycle management, and supplier risk functions.
• Work with large spend datasets, enterprise systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), procurement platforms, and cloud analytics solutions to enable agentic procurement transformation.
• Collaborate with practice leadership to develop client proposals, participate in business development, and shape proprietary procurement offerings.
• Help drive innovation in the firm's procurement approach—developing new IP, reusable assets, and thought leadership in areas such as autonomous procurement, AI-powered spend analytics, supplier risk management, ESG-driven sourcing, and should-cost modeling.

Who You Are

• Experienced: An MBA (preferred) and 5–10 years of professional experience, ideally within management consulting or a Fortune 500 procurement or supply chain environment.
• Functionally grounded: Deep understanding of end-to-end procurement processes (category strategy, strategic sourcing, supplier management, S2P/P2P), with experience driving transformation programs across industries such as consumer goods, healthcare, retail, and industrials.
• Technically strong: Hands‑on experience with procurement platforms and analytics tools (e.g., Coupa, SAP Ariba, Jaggaer, GEP, Ivalua, Zip, Oro, Tableau, Power BI, etc). Agentic or AI experience a plus.
• Digitally fluent: Understands how to integrate procurement data, platforms, and analytics into large‑scale operational transformations.
• Leader and collaborator: You thrive in managing cross‑functional teams and partnering closely with clients at every stage of the journey.
• Structured thinker: Can navigate ambiguity, break down complex sourcing and supplier challenges, and create clear, actionable solutions.
• Academically accomplished: Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, Finance, or a related field. MBA preferred.
• Curious and entrepreneurial: Eager to build, scale, and influence a high‑growth capability within a global firm.

Are located near or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Southfield, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington D.C.

What We Can Offer You

Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to:

• Structured and on-the‑job learning and development opportunities
• Generous retirement/pension savings contributions
• Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families
• Non‑partner equity‑based awards (for consulting managers and above)
• Personalized opportunities including talent mobility, flexible work programs, and externships to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals
• Associate base compensation - $188,000 - $194,000
• Discretionary performance bonus potential
• Paid time off, 401(k) match and profit sharing, medical, dental and vision coverage, healthcare concierge, backup child/adult care, annual employer HSA contribution, home office stipend, subsidized Gympass and annual wellness program, leaves of absence when needed to support employees' physical, mental, and emotional well‑being.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

Kearney prides itself on providing a culture that allows employees to bring their best selves to work every day. Our people can feel comfortable, confident, and joyful to do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. Kearney aims to build diverse capabilities to help our clients solve their most mission critical problems.

Kearney is committed to building a diverse, unbiased and inclusive workforce. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person's gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities, or religious beliefs and practices. Members of communities historically underrepresented in consulting are encouraged to apply.