(Senior) Consultant - Business Consulting - Procurement Transformation

The opportunity

In the area of Procurement, you will accompany organizations in the implementation of company-wide transformation programs - from strategy and concept development to implementation.

Your key responsibilities

• You will support CPOs and Procurement Leaders in implementing transformations in Procurement as the world becomes digital, consumer needs change and the shape of the Procurement fundamentally changes.
• You will work with clients to develop, deliver and become a trusted advisor in the next generation of Procurement.
• You will work on the digital procurement transformation of your clients as well as advising them on how to continue to drive top line and bottom-line improvements.
• You will leverage existing, emerging and new technologies (, generative AI, Procure-to-Pay and Source-to-Contract solutions) to deliver these transformations.
• You will be key contributor and progressively start leading sub-work streams in client engagements, and will work in multi-disciplinary teams (, Technology, Risk, Finance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions) to deliver high quality services in line with our proven global methodologies and tools.
• You will support the business in developing EY knowledge and concepts for our practice, whilst also actively establishing, maintaining and strengthening internal and external relationships.
• You will build your management consulting and Procurement capabilities to become a valued contributor to our clients’ transformations and for your own personal career journey.
• You will start to identify business opportunities at the clients where you work, and support to develop proposals and offers to answer to client RFPs

Skills and attributes for success

• Degree in economics, industrial engineering, supply chain or procurement or equivalent, with excellent results.
• You have meaningful experience (2-5 years) in one of the following areas : procurement strategy and category management, procurement operating model, supplier management and supplier innovation, source-to-contract, orderto-pay management, digital procurement transfirmation.
• You have a strong interest in digital (, generative AI, RPA, Blockchain, source-to-pay tools)) and some working experiences of the application of those technologies.
• Know-how in SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jagger, Zycus, GEP, Ivalua or other procurement solutions is important.
• Sector experience in Consumer Products, Life Science and / or Industrial Products.
• Flexibility including willingness to travel regionally and globally if needed.
• As an international company, we require English, German and French is highly valuable.

What we offer

EY Switzerland offers you to work in a diverse and inclusive environment with around 3,000 employees from 64 different countries.

You will collaborate with the best, learn from the best and continually grow, as we invest a significant portion of our annual turnover in the personal development and training of our .

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