JOB SUMMARYAs the Business Performance Optimization Senior Consultant, you will partner with senior leadership, including CEO's and CFO's, to support the development of strategies to increase profitability and improve cash flow. Project work includes data analytics, financial analysis and modeling, material cost improvement, supplier management and negotiations, and category (commodity) strategy development to ensure activities are building blocks for sustainability and future success.
JOB DESCRIPTIONProcurement consulting
- Support and lead procurement transformation initiatives, including strategic sourcing, category management, supplier rationalization and contract optimization
- Analyze client procurement processes, policies and governance models to identify improvement opportunities
- Develop business cases, savings pipelines, and implementation roadmaps
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (finance, operations, supply chain, IT) to align procurement strategies with business objectives
- Prepare and present findings, insights and recommendations to client leadership
Financial analysis and modeling
- Develop and maintain 13-week cash flow models
- Build 3-statement models that link together cleanly
- Design scenario and sensitivity analysis
Data analysis
- Gather, organize, and analyze data using pivot tables, BI tools, statistical analysis, graphs, etc.
- Discover insights, draw conclusions, and present results in a simplified format
- Synthesize data, formulate initial hypotheses, and present initial recommendations
Client presentation development
- Build and format PowerPoint deliverables that provide data and key takeaway in a simple, clear format easy for senior business leaders to understand
- Detailed research reports
- Executive summaries
- Project proposals
- Thought leadership presentation and articles
Supervisory responsibilities- Will lead and supervise subordinate team members
Work environment- Work is conducted in a professional office environment with minimal distractions
Physical demands- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and performing work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time
Travel required - Travel may be frequent and unpredictable, depending on client's needs
Required education and experience- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or similar field
- 3+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain or consulting preferred
- Finance knowledge including financial modeling
- Comfortable working in a team environment, both internally and with clients, as well as independently
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
- Strong data analytics skills with proven experience analyzing procurement or financial data
- Strong written and oral communication skills - ability to present critical issues to senior business leaders concisely
Preferred education and experience- Demonstrated ability to independently perform complicated problem solving with a strong foundation of critical thinking skills
- Willingness to learn, high curiosity, comfortable learning new things
- Pride in an accurate, error-free work product
- Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively
- Professional and ethical
- PPT - detailed reports, summary presentations
Other dutiesPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the colleague for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
