ProcureAbility, a Jabil company, is the leading procurement services company, offering advisory, managed services, digital, staffing, and recruiting solutions. For more than 25 years, we have focused exclusively on helping clients elevate their procurement function. We combine leading methodologies, analytics, market intelligence, and industry benchmarks with our uniquely flexible and customizable service delivery model. Global organizations of all sizes trust ProcureAbility to transform their procurement operations, drive growth, and reimagine what’s possible.
The Procurement Analyst/Senior Procurement Analyst role (level based upon experience) is a high-visibility position that provides extensive opportunities to foster and grow your consulting career under the direction and guidance of dynamic management and the Executive Leadership team. Our Analysts engage directly with our clients on various Procurement and Supply Chain related initiatives focused on improving efficiency, driving effectiveness, and increasing their ability to influence spend and drive value through their organizations.
We are looking for a self-starter and fast learner. You must be very organized and love teamwork to fit well into our corporate culture. With a can-do attitude, you will learn about procurement and can expect your voice to be heard and will be expected to participate in many strategic initiatives for the company.
What can you expect to do?
- Engage directly with our clients on various procurement and supply chain-related initiatives focused on improving efficiency, driving effectiveness, and increasing their ability to influence spending and drive value throughout their organizations.
- Manage and support client project workstreams, such as:
- Supply chain and procurement assessments
- Category Management and Strategic Sourcing
- Procurement strategy roadmap creation and capability development
- Scenario modeling and analytics
- A ProcureAbility Manager/Director also supports internal firm-building initiatives such as:
- Scoping, market, and supplier research
- RFx (development, management, and evaluation)
- Supplier evaluation & selection
- Negotiations
- Operational improvement & innovation
- Business development and practice development efforts, including but not limited to the development of knowledge capital, proposal, and RFP responses.
- Benchmarking
- Client Research
- Employee Development
- Managing resources and managing clients or internal projects.
- Lead teams of consultants, analysts, and other staff members to oversee client support and services.
What is the experience needed to be successful in this role?
- 5+ years of experience with a consulting firm is required
- 6+ years of experience in procurement, either consulting or as a practitioner
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent from a top-tier school or a school with a well-recognized procurement or supply chain program.
- 3+ years of experience managing direct reports and directing project teams.
- Proven track record of managing consulting projects to a successful outcome, working with ambiguity, unclear requirements, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to manage engagement teams supporting clients in pursuit of strategic cost reduction initiatives, including:
- Opportunity assessment
- Sourcing strategy development & execution
- Supplier performance management
- Demonstrated ability to personally manage clients through all phases of the most typical strategic procurement initiatives, including:
- Sourcing opportunity assessment
- Functional procurement assessment
- Strategic sourcing (scope development, RFx development, proposal assessments & contracting)
- Supplier performance program development, organizational transformation, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage advisory engagements through all stages, proposal & contract development through final delivery, resolving problems, mitigating delays, and escalating issues as appropriate.
- Must possess expert-level skills with financial assessments, data assessments, MS Excel (including pivot tables), creating charts and graphs, and creating MS PowerPoint presentations.
- Must have the ability to travel to client sites on an as-needed basis.
Management & Supervisory Responsibilities
- Typically reports to Supply Chain Development Manager / Senior Supply Chain Development Manager
- Job is NOT directly responsible for managing other employees (e.g., hiring/termination and/or pay decisions, performance management).
Job Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
- Strong / potential leadership skills are required.
- Domestic and international travel is required.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree; and two years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A solid understanding of electronics / mechanical manufacturing and materials management is required as well as ability in negotiation cost reduction activities and materials planning.
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