Performance Improvement Supply Chain Optimization Consultant Manager

Crowe; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 123,500 - 197,500; Full time

Job summary

Crowe is seeking a Supply Chain Consulting Manager to lead strategic sourcing engagements, develop global supply strategies, and drive procurement transformations for clients. Travel-heavy role with responsibility for managing complex workstreams and delivering measurable value.

You will oversee implementation of recommendations, foster client relationships, and guide teams through category strategy execution, supplier negotiations, and performance analytics using tools like Power BI.

Qualifications

• Travel 95% of the time, Sunday through Thursday, >45 weeks/year.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field, or >10 years pro experience.
• 7+ years in strategic sourcing, creating and executing category strategies.
• 3+ years of project and people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing engagements, develop global supply strategies and category events.
• Manage client relationships and oversee daily workstreams.
• Drive negotiations and supplier agreements, and implement value creation initiatives.
• Support logistics or operational consulting engagements when appropriate.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here:

Crowe offers a meaningful and rewarding career with flexibility to balance life moments. You are trusted to deliver results and make an impact. Crowe supports well-being and career growth with equitable access to opportunities across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. We continuously invest in innovative ideas to enhance services, including AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions. Join Crowe to help shape the future of our industry.

Job Description

Crowe's Performance Improvement practice helps clients significantly improve profitability by:

• solving supply chain, procurement / sourcing, supplier management / development, and operational challenges;
• developing an executable improvement plan and aligning stakeholders;
• quantifying the financial value associated with implementing the improvements; and
• partnering with clients to drive value capture (delivering bottom-line results, not just presentations).

We need more Supply Chain Consulting Managers to manage strategic sourcing engagements, including leading development of global supply strategies, building category strategies, delivering competitive sourcing initiatives, owning more complex value creation workstreams, and driving procurement transformations, logistics, and operational excellence with clients.

Our delivery model relies on capable managers to oversee daily work, maintain productive client relationships, and lead their own workstreams. Managers solve tough sourcing, logistics, or operational challenges while supporting other Crowe teammates. Our teams work on site with clients, requiring travel. This position requires travel approximately 95% of the time and weekly travel should not be an issue.

Job duties

Your primary focus would be leading our strategic sourcing engagements, including:

• Managing supply chain assessments, including:
• Conducting executive and front-line interviews and completing job observations
• Developing a spend cube and performance analytics to shape category events and enable impact tracking (leveraging Power BI)
• Leading organizational sourcing and procurement maturity assessments to identify gaps and opportunities
• Building out detailed category sourcing strategies to improve commercial terms and alignment with suppliers
• Facilitating ideation workshops independently to gain stakeholder alignment
• Building assessment reports and presenting insights and strategies to executive leaders

• Post-assessment, managing implementation of recommendations, including:
• Managing engagement and client relationships
• Leading execution of category strategies through final negotiations and supplier agreement implementation
• Supporting client optimization of sourcing and procurement structures, policies, processes, and management practices
• Owning ad hoc value creation workstreams when appropriate

Managers may also be assigned to logistics or operational consulting engagements when appropriate, involving:

• Managing logistics optimization or operational improvement engagements
• Collaborating with or leading our extended team and clients to assess, design, and implement broader operational and supply chain transformation projects
• Leading and managing execution of complex consulting value workstreams, including analytical, financial, process, and modeling aspects

Qualifications

Non-negotiable qualifications:

• Travel 95% of the time – Sunday through Thursday, more than 45 weeks per year (no flexibility)
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field, or more than ten years of professional field experience
• More than seven years of strategic sourcing experience — creating and executing category strategies independently, in industry or as a consultant
• More than three years of experience managing projects and people

Life skills vital for success in our practice:

• Personable and able to pass the airplane test; we work to lead and influence stakeholders in every aspect of client engagements
• Self-starter with the ability to drive results independently
• Ability and interest in learning new skills quickly and often
• Ability to conduct analytics that generate insights, including proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint) and the ability to ramp up on Power BI
• Ability to connect issues and opportunities back to clients\' financials
• Ability to write concisely and effectively
• Ability to interact and present to all levels of the organization, including executive leaders weekly
• Ability to monitor teammate performance, provide feedback, and coach others
• Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with clients and within the Firm

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe's values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are, and we expect all team members to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Crowe does not sponsor work authorization at this time.

The wage range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors in compensation decisions, including skill sets, experience, training, licensure and certifications, and other business needs. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $123,500.00 - $197,500.00 per year.

Our Benefits

Your exceptional people experience starts here. Crowe offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you.

How You Can Grow

We nurture talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have opportunities to meet with a Career Coach to guide your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper.

More about Crowe

Crowe is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. We provide audit, tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized as a great place to work and serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global. The network includes over 200 independent firms in more than 130 countries.

Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Crowe LLP does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from staffing agencies or third-party services unless pre-arranged.

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