Senior End-to-End Procurement Transformation Lead

EY; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

EY’s Supply Chain & Operations team helps clients transform procurement into a strategic driver of enterprise value. As a Senior Manager, you will lead complex procurement transformation engagements, advise senior client stakeholders and help clients achieve measurable savings, resilience and sustainable business outcomes.

You will connect procurement strategy to execution across process, operating model, technology, data and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics, technology or a related field.
• Ten or more years of relevant procurement experience.
• Significant experience providing advisory or consulting services to external clients.
• Deep knowledge of the end-to-end procurement lifecycle.
• Experience leading technology-enabled procurement transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with leading source-to-pay and procurement technology platforms.
• Strong executive communication, client relationship and people leadership skills.
• Experience supporting business development, proposals and pursuit presentations.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% based on client needs.
• Ability to work in person at EY offices and/or client locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement transformation engagements from assessment and strategy through implementation, adoption and value realization.
• Assess and redesign procurement processes across category management, strategic sourcing, contracting, purchasing, payment and supplier management.
• Design procurement operating models, including organization, governance, capabilities, service delivery, data and technology.
• Develop procurement technology strategies and roadmaps across source-to-pay and related platforms.
• Identify opportunities to apply analytics, automation and responsible AI to procurement processes and decisions.
• Lead complex, multi-workstream programs while managing scope, staffing, economics, quality, risks and client experience.
• Advise senior stakeholders and translate complex issues into practical recommendations, business cases and implementation roadmaps.
• Support opportunity development, proposals, presentations and commercial negotiations.
• Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities for account growth.
• Lead, coach and develop inclusive, high-performing teams.

Skills

Executive communication

Client relationship

People leadership

Program management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or related field

Tools

Zip

GEP

ServiceNow

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Job description

EY’s Supply Chain & Operations team helps clients transform procurement into a strategic driver of enterprise value. As a Senior Manager, you will lead complex procurement transformation engagements, advise senior client stakeholders and help clients achieve measurable savings, resilience and sustainable business outcomes.

You will connect procurement strategy to execution across process, operating model, technology, data and service delivery.