Job details
Salary $110,000 - $140,000 a year job type full-time number of hires for this role 1
Qualifications
Category mgt / strategic sourcing, supplier mgt, consulting: 5 years (required)
Us work authorization (required)
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Full job description
Job title
Senior consultant - procurement advisory
Employee classification
Full time
Location
Remote- travel to client sites required
Job purpose
The primary focus of the senior consultant is to provide upstream source-to-pay expertise for projects across our client companies by utilizing strategic experience and functional source-to-pay knowledgeThe senior consultant will lead and deliver complex source-to-pay activities related to spend analytics, category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier management and procurement governanceAdditionally, a portion of this role will center on identifying opportunities for business/scope development and internal operation improvement for nitor partners.
Duties and responsibilities
Essential responsibilities:
Manage mid to executive-level customer and supplier relationships during the project to ensure customer satisfaction.
Support project reporting and communications to the client.
Ensure best practice is shared within the project team.
Contribute to further building the nitor advisory practice in terms of people, process and technology improvements.
Contribute to the assessment of client’s current state procurement maturity; identify gaps, opportunities, and build a transformation plan and business case
· lead s2p technology evaluation / selection projects utilizing experience to gather business requirements, develop go-to-market strategy, lead sourcing event, evaluate / select best fit source-to-pay technology solution for clients.
· contribute to source-to-pay transformation projects to optimize people, process, and technology.
Assess, design, and implement process best practices across procurement functional areas
Deliver spend analysis and opportunity assessments; build / leverage a multi-level category hierarchy to enable robust spend data analysis to identify value creation opportunities
Drive robust category management to enable insight into category dynamics and short to long-term strategyIdentify portfolio of execution projects for all categories.
Champion the strategic sourcing process/tools and transfer insights to the client.
Draft and negotiate supplier contracts based on category/industry specific requirements; develop a contract review and negotiation plan for all business, legal and financial aspects.
Deliver and execute the supplier management process including segmentation, risk, performance and relationship.
Utilize upstream and downstream functional knowledge to contribute to implementation of source-to-pay technology solutions and build/incorporate best practice processes
Develop / support new business; identify opportunities to increase project scope/revenue
Actively promote nitor scope of services through various mechanisms
Ability to work under pressure, prioritize projects, meet deadlines, and handle multiple tasks / assignments simultaneously
Strong interpersonal, communication, and time management skills
Strong business development skills
Strong ability and motivation to perform quantitative analysis
Ability to interpret, manipulate and derive insight from large amounts of data
Familiar with financial data contained in procurement systems
Familiar with source to pay technology / tools
Qualifications, education and experience
Necessary and desirable qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following:
University degree in business management or bachelor’s degree in a related field is requiredMaster’s degree is an asset.
5-10 years’ experience in one or more of the following skills: source-to-pay transformation, procurement diagnostics, strategic planning, spend analytics, category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier management, eprocurement/buying, invoicing & payments, procurement governance, s2p technology implementation
5-10 years’ experience in operational consulting or direct/indirect category management/sourcing
5-10 years analytical analysis with procurement and supply chain focus
Proficient with microsoft office suite
Working conditions
Working conditions are normal for an office environment with remote work and travel 50 - 75% of the timeThis role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phonesWork and travel may require some weekend and evening time.
Physical requirements
This position may include physical demands such as the ability to intensely focus and handle stressful situationsYou will primarily be working on a computer and sitting in this roleThere may be travel at times up to 50 to 75%.
Reasonable accommodations can be made to employees with qualified disabilities who can perform the essential functions of the job, so long as there is no undue hardship created upon the organization or other employees within the organization.
Conclusion
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed within this jobHowever, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, qualifications or physical demands associated with the positionNitor partners is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from all qualified applicantsWe thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Job type: full-time
Pay: $110,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Referral program
Retirement plan
Vision insurance
Schedule:
Monday to friday
Supplemental pay:
Bonus pay
Education:
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Experience:
Category mgt / strategic sourcing, supplier mgt, consulting: 5 years (required)
Ariba, coupa, ivalua, zycus, jaeger, gep, or etc: 5 years (required)
Work location:
Fully remote
Work remotely:
Yes
Work location: remote
