Senior Associate, Workday SCM Consultant

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned Workday-focused analyst to lead client-facing projects and drive requirements analysis, specs, testing, and problem solving. You will interact with business users, deliver data-driven insights, and craft client-ready presentations while developing junior staff.

Role emphasizes procurement Workday modules, strategic sourcing, and contract lifecycle awareness, with travel up to 50% as needed.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience analyzing requirements and writing specs.
• MUST have Workday implementation experience with procurement modules.
• Experience owning project workstreams with limited supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with cloud ERP experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-facing project workstreams and drive project management.
• Perform intensive data analysis to extract actionable insights.
• Create compelling client-ready presentations.
• Develop Analysts and Coachees on project practices.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Functional specifications

Testing

Troubleshooting

Interfacing with business users

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business/SCM

Tools

Workday

Job description

• play an integral client-facing project or work-stream leadership role
• spend their time with a heavy focus on material client interaction through all projects
• project management
• intensive data-analysis and the identification for the "so-what's" therein
• creating compelling client-ready presentations
• focus on developing Analysts and Coachees

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience analyzing requirements, writing functional specifications, conducting tests, troubleshooting issues and interfacing with business users
• MUST have Workday implementation experience with Procurement, Supplier Accounts, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management
• Practical or implementation experience in Workday with Procurement, Supplier Accounts, Contracts, Strategic Sourcing, or Contract Lifecycle Management is preferred
• Certification in Workday Financials/Supply Chain or practical experience with the application
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering
• 1-2 years of experience owning project workstreams with little to no supervision
• Ability to solve complex problems creatively with strong critical thinking
• Strong analytical skills coupled with a functional or technical acumen and hands-on expertise with cloud-based enterprise solutions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results and issues to internal and client teams
• Willingness to travel up to 50% as needed to work with client or other internal project team