Overview:
At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.
Are you a talented leader with a proven track record for motivating teams and delivering exceptional client service?
Building on the success of our procurement practice with our customers, we are looking for an experienced Senior Consultant to join our team and contribute to the growth of our strategic procurement practice.
As part of a growing team, our new colleague will be required to perform a variety of roles and functions, stimulating her/his entrepreneurship and managerial abilities, while making the most of her/his versatility and eagerness to learn, in an environment conducive to serving our customers in the best possible and innovative manner.
The successful candidate will be called upon to lead or collaborate on a variety of consulting strategic advisory mandates, covering many areas of the source-to-pay cycle - from strategic sourcing, sustainable sourcing procurement to supplier, performance and risk management. In all these areas, the future candidate will work to share his expertise and experience to strengthen the team with her/his coaching – be it terms of purchasing governance, processes, organization or technology.

What you will do:

• Establish and recommend strategic sourcing and procurement leading practices, based on a thorough assessment of the client organizations’ performance gaps or opportunities for improvement.
• Develop pragmatic roadmaps, focused on the realization of both monetary and more intangible efficiency gains.
• Support our clients in the development of a target operating model promoting a sound governance, continuous optimization of existing processes, and performance-based category management, within an adapted organizational structure, adequately supported by technology.
• Support our clients in the selection, implementation, preparation and configuration of their procurement system, as well as the optimization of their technology roadmap.
• Support and contribute to the training and development of a team of professionals in the successful achievement of the above.

What you bring to this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or engineering, or equivalent undergraduate degree combined with relevant work experience.
• At least 3 to 5years of experience in sourcing and procurement, ideally in a bilingual environment.
• At least 1 to 3 years of consulting experience.
• Experience in business transformation, whether in terms of performance improvement, process review, drafting of governance documents and/or technology redesign.
• Experience, curiosity and interest in rapidly evolving procurement topics, such as sustainable sourcing and third-party risk management, among others.
• Knowledge of end-to-end procurement solutions (Ivalua, Coupa, SAP Ariba or S4/HANA, etc.) would be an asset.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to analyze the complex structure of a company’s problems and synthesize findings and conclusions.
• Autonomy and a strong sense of initiative
• Meticulous and conscientious.
• Strong leadership skills.

What you will do:

• Establish and recommend strategic sourcing and procurement leading practices, based on a thorough assessment of the client organizations’ performance gaps or opportunities for improvement.
• Develop pragmatic roadmaps, focused on the realization of both monetary and more intangible efficiency gains.
• Support our clients in the development of a target operating model promoting a sound governance, continuous optimization of existing processes, and performance-based category management, within an adapted organizational structure, adequately supported by technology.
• Support our clients in the selection, implementation, preparation and configuration of their procurement system, as well as the optimization of their technology roadmap.
• Support and contribute to the training and development of a team of professionals in the successful achievement of the above

What you bring to this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or engineering, or equivalent undergraduate degree combined with relevant work experience.
• At least 3 to 5years of experience in sourcing and procurement, ideally in a bilingual environment.
• At least 1 to 3 years of consulting experience.
• Experience in business transformation, whether in terms of performance improvement, process review, drafting of governance documents and/or technology redesign.
• Experience, curiosity and interest in rapidly evolving procurement topics, such as sustainable sourcing and third-party risk management, among others.
• Knowledge of end-to-end procurement solutions (Ivalua, Coupa, SAP Ariba or S4/HANA, etc.) would be an asset.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to analyze the complex structure of a company’s problems and synthesize findings and conclusions.
• Autonomy and a strong sense of initiative
• Meticulous and conscientious.
• Strong leadership skills