Manager, Supply Chain & Operations 1

Responsibilities

• Engaging with business stakeholders and suppliers to shape category strategies that best meet the organisations needs and takes advantage of market and industry best practice.
• Conducting assessments on 3rd party spend using analytics tools, identifying opportunities to reduce cost. Working with clients to implement projects and improve ways of working so that they are better able to manage spend.
• Supporting clients to navigate supplier performance issues that are impacting on business outcomes, working with them to implement leading practice contract and supplier management capabilities.
• Working with clients to review the current procurement operating model and identify and implementing improvements.
• Providing formal and informal procurement training to client teams so they have the technical and soft skills to deliver the best procurement outcomes.
• Supporting clients to implement leading procurement technology practices, including Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence.
• Build, maintain and strengthen relationships and be a trusted advisor to clients, working with procurement and wider business stakeholders.
• Be adept at problem-solving with clients and project teams, leveraging your skills to help manage projects to completion.
• Develop experience and relationships across several clients over time, often as part of a team from different parts of EY’s world, whilst being able to maintain focus on current project delivery.
• Support successful delivery of projects and workstreams as forecast to time and budget.
• Help ensure the quality of our delivery exceeds client expectations by effectively managing activities and deliverables within your remit.
• Increasingly become an inclusive leader capable of forming diverse high performing teams that are enjoyable to be part of and help our consultant and client teams to develop and realise their potential.
• Build the skills of those who work with you such as through mentoring and coaching.
• Help shape our leading procurement practices and methodology through research and analysis.
• Help develop and deliver our internal procurement training programme so that we build the capabilities of our team.
• Contribute to the development of proposals to showcase some of our leading practices.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years procurement experience.
• Track record of managing projects and internal initiatives in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills, with evidence of being able to draw out insights from a range of different data sources.
• Ability to successfully work with and influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels of organisation.
• Experience managing diverse teams of people, including mentoring and coaching.
• Ability to produce clear and concise reports that effectively communicate complex findings and recommendations.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive remuneration package.
• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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