Strategic Procurement Transformation Lead (E2E)

EY; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; 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 a relevant field
• Ten or more years of procurement experience
• Significant experience providing advisory or consulting services to external clients
• Deep knowledge of the end-to-end procurement lifecycle
• Experience shaping and delivering complex, multi-workstream procurement transformation engagements
• Experience redesigning source-to-pay processes and procurement operating models
• Experience leading technology-enabled procurement transformation initiatives
• Familiarity with leading source-to-pay and procurement technology platforms
• Experience managing engagement scope, financials, quality and risk
• Strong executive communication, client relationship and people leadership skills
• Experience supporting business development, proposals and pursuit presentations
• The ability and willingness to travel, based on client and engagement needs
• Ability to work in person at an EY office and/or client location up to 50% of the time
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship, now and in the future

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 management

People leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics, technology 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.