Role Overview
Senior Executive (Manager) – Procurement, Operational Strategy, Strategy & Execution at EY-Parthenon – London.
Key Responsibilities
You'll advise clients across a variety of sectors, supporting key decision makers in developing and implementing strategic transformations. You will be expected to take a leading role on the ground with clients, working as a credible and visible member of joint EY-client teams. Depending on the size and type of project, you may be part of a large project team or lead on a workstream, with all the support you need from peers and senior team members to help you learn and flourish in these roles. Given the client‑facing nature of the role, strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential to effectively engage with clients and pragmatically address their needs.
We also expect Senior Executives to play a supporting role in new business development efforts by qualifying targets, supporting pitches/pursuits and preparing compelling go‑to‑market collateral. You will establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships to help build the profile of our team. As an important member of a small and growing team, you would be expected to support practical efforts to grow the practice and in the coaching and counselling of junior team members to help them develop.
Skills and Attributes for Success
- Project Management – be part of project teams comprising EY‑P colleagues and (potentially) client team members. Help the team drive progress at pace, through for example action tracking, development of project plans, cost/benefit analysis. Contribute to Engagement Management responsibilities including project commercials and risk management.
- Financial Analysis – review/analyse financial information and scenario modelling to support decision making and execution.
- Business and Commercially Driven – work in a fast‑paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to really help add value to our clients.
- Value Creation – ability to identify the key strategic priorities / challenges and pragmatically develop solutions or actions to address.
- Report Writing – ability to produce clear, concise and client‑ready reports that effectively communicate complex findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Business Development – assist in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations. Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work.
- Learning – develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences.
- Stakeholder management and communication – ability to effectively engage and manage stakeholders by tailoring communication to influence, align, and drive outcomes. Ability to build trust through clear, concise, and proactive updates.
- Role Model – act as a role model and support the development and coaching of junior team members.
Specialism / Experience In
- Professional services / strategy consulting experience, either gained wholly within consulting or through a combination of consulting and industry roles.
- Track record of involvement in delivering (cross‑sector) for third‑party spend: opportunity assessments, cost reduction delivery programmes, strong analytical skills, with the ability to link operational analysis to financial statements and understand the implications of findings to client strategy.
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Experience across multiple sectors, ideally within one or more of our priority sectors which include Consumer & Retail, Industrials and Energy (including Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Utilities and Oil & Gas), Life Sciences (including healthcare) and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT).
- Expertise within multiple categories of spend, across Indirects and Directs, with an understanding of the key cost drivers and levers to deliver value.
- Experience in supporting building strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers.
- Experience in supporting sales and business development processes for professional services projects in a large‑scale consulting environment.
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