Procurement on Demand (PoD)- Associate - Operate

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Managed Services

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in Operations Consulting services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their operations to move beyond the role of a cost effective business enabler and become a source of competitive advantages. We focus on product innovation and development, supply chain, procurement and sourcing, manufacturing operations, service operations and capital asset programmes to drive both growth and profitability.

The Sourcing and Procurement team, within Operations Consulting, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their Sourcing and Procurement capabilities to become a source of value and competitive advantages. We focus on category management, strategic sourcing, procurement transformation enabled by technology, and procurement on demand managed services to drive innovation, cost reduction, and supply resiliency.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Summary - 

A career in Managed Services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their operations to move beyond the role of a cost effective business enabler and become a source of competitive advantages. We focus on product innovation and development, procurement and sourcing and service operations to drive both growth and profitability.  
 
The Sourcing and Procurement team, within Managed Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their Sourcing and Procurement capabilities to become a source of value and competitive advantages. We focus on category management, strategic sourcing, procurement transformation enabled by technology, and procurement on demand managed services to drive innovation, cost reduction, and supply resiliency. 

Minimum Degree Required (BQ) *:

Bachelor’s Degree

Degree Preferred:  

Bachelor’s Degree or Masters Degree

Required Field(s) of Study (BQ):  

Computer Science, Data Analytics, Accounting

Preferred Field(s) of Study:

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ) *:

2 -4 year of experience in Sourcing and Procurement Services

Certification(s) Preferred:

 Any Procurement related certification (good to have)

Required Knowledge/Skills (BQ):

Contract Management (Working through multiple business stakeholders to take a contract from start to finish, managing contract renewals proactively, quick supplier negotiations)  
Supplier Management (Conducting QBRs, managing supplier performance, etc.) 
A strong understanding of procurement operations and/or understanding of procurement outsourcing operating model 
Experience with Procure-to-Pay (P2P) platforms such as Coupa, SAP Ariba etc. 
Understanding of fundamental principles of P2P including spend and commodity taxonomies, requisitioning, PO generation, receiving and invoice processing 

Understanding of basic sourcing principles i.e: multiple stages of RFx (RFx creation, negotiation guides, pricing/costing analysis etc)

Preferred Knowledge/Skills *:

Demonstrates some level of abilities and/or a proven record of success as follows:

Contract Management (Working through multiple business stakeholders to take a contract from start to finish, managing contract renewals proactively, quick supplier negotiations)  
Supplier Management (Conducting QBRs, managing supplier performance, etc.) 
A strong understanding of procurement operations and/or understanding of procurement outsourcing operating model 
Experience with Procure-to-Pay (P2P) platforms such as Coupa, SAP Ariba etc. 
Understanding of fundamental principles of P2P including spend and commodity taxonomies, requisitioning, PO generation, receiving and invoice processing 

Secondary Knowledge (good to have)

Spend Analysis 
Category savings assessment 
Procurement Diagnostics 
Operating Model Design 
Procurement Process Design 
Design and execution of Strategic Sourcing initiatives including RFI / RFP (Request for Information / Request for Proposal) design, development and analysis,  
Supplier Negotiation strategy 
Third Party Lifecycle Management 
Supplier Risk Management 
Category management with knowledge of various Direct & Indirect Categories 
 

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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