Senior Consultant – Sourcing & Procurement Transformation

CrossCountry; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a seasoned professional to join their Business Transformation practice. The role requires supporting various projects focusing on procurement operations, strategic sourcing, and project management. Ideal candidates should possess strong analytical capabilities and a minimum of 6 years of experience in procurement or consulting roles. The opportunity offers a dynamic work environment with potential travel.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in strategic sourcing & procurement preferred.
• Knowledge in Change Management and Performance Improvement.
• Willingness to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Support Business Transformation projects related to procurement and finance.
• Identify and analyze business challenges to improve operations.
• Deliver strategic sourcing events and facilitate client communications.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Contract Management

Procure to Pay

Accounts Payable

Process Optimization

Change Management

Performance Improvement

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Tableau

SQL

Alteryx

Power BI

Job description

By joining our rapidly growing Business Transformation practice you will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients. You’ll bring your first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver tailored integrated solutions that solve today's challenges and set the foundation for future success. With support from experienced leaders and a dedicated coach, you will join a collaborative community that invites you to contribute beyond the scope of client delivery.

What You'll Do:

• Support a wide range of Business Transformation projects, encompassing system strategy and selection, process improvement, operations performance enhancement, change management, program and project management, data analytics, and business analysis
• Help organizations identify and analyze business challenges to improve procurement operations and their connection to finance and accounting
• Contribute knowledge and best practices pertaining to critical business processes across the Source-to-Pay lifecycle
• Support client’s Procurement operations assessments and identify transformative change initiatives through detailed procurement analysis including but not limited to: supplier spend, vendor master data, category savings identification, buy-pay channels, process & compliance management
• Drive third party spend analyses and reviews against other internal and external data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, which get translated into category strategies for cost savings.
• Deliver strategic sourcing events for clients spend categories, overseeing timelines, client and supplier communications, bid responses, and business cases helping align them on outcomes
• Lead workstreams contributing to maturity assessments across procurement capabilities, processes, and general operations
• Build procurement opportunities into prioritization frameworks, transform roadmaps
• Develop data driven business cases for transformational change programs
• Assess and escalate project issues, risks, or conflicts to leadership, proactively suggesting resolutions to ensure smooth project completion
• Support internal initiatives, thought leadership, or other practice building activities

What You'll Bring:

• 6+ years of professional experience within a strategic sourcing & procurement department or 3+ years in professional services consulting is preferred
• Knowledge of the following concepts: Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Procure to Pay, Accounts Payable, Process Optimization, Change Management, Performance Improvement, Project Management
• Proficiency using the Microsoft Suite, and prior experience using one or more of the following tools: Tableau, SQL, Alteryx and/or Power BI is preferred

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, supply chain or procurement designations or external certifications are preferred
• Willingness to travel up to 40% as needed upon client request