Senior Manager, Digital Procurement, Supply Chain and Network Operations

Overview Drive impactful change at the forefront of Digital Procurement. Deloitte's award-winning Procurement Consulting team is shaping how leading organisations buy and manage spend. Join us and leverage the latest digital trends to transform procurement functions across industries.

In this role, you'll empower clients to unlock the full potential of their procurement functions. You'll help them achieve measurable results through digital transformation, process optimisation, and the implementation of leading procurement technologies.

We work with high profile clients across all major industry sectors. Clients turn to us to help them unlock the potential of their procurement function, focusing on leveraging innovative digital trends to deliver sustainable savings and value add. We optimise their sourcing, procurement and commercial capability. We deliver impact and value not only through inspiring organisations with next generation approaches but also helping them to deliver and achieve the results.

As a Senior Manager you'll play a key role in delivering these impactful projects from day one, gaining invaluable experience, receiving structured training and building lasting client relationships. Beyond client work, you'll have the opportunity to shape new propositions and thought leadership to address emerging market trends, ensuring our services remain at the forefront of the industry. You'll contribute to the running of impactful events and publications that provide valuable insights to clients, helping them stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of procurement.

Deloitte works closely with clients to deliver sustainable business change through creative and value adding work. Our high calibre, enthusiastic team has market leading digital capabilities, with a reputation backed by a long list of client credentials, and Alliances with leaders in procurement technology. At Deloitte, you'll thrive in a culture of purpose-driven work, inclusivity, and continuous learning, with access to unparalleled career development opportunities and a supportive network of mentors and leaders. Join our award-winning team, recognised for excellence by CIPS for four consecutive years, and make your mark on the future of Procurement.

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Connect to your opportunity

At Deloitte, you'll be joining a highly skilled and diverse Digital Procurement team, working alongside top-tier consultants from various backgrounds and specialisations. You'll collaborate with leading private and public sector clients to deliver impactful solutions that transform their procurement organisations.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Independently manage an engagement / major workstream in a large programme with limited but routine senior oversight, effectively managing upwards & being a trusted advisor for clients
• Be the last point of review on all deliverables for the client / other stakeholders. Builds trust with senior team, ensuring visibility, rapidly escalating issues and requesting support if needed
• Be aligned to an area and starting to develop a broader pipeline of relationships to support sales outside of the primary engagement, including SME networks across Deloitte (MDM)
• Devote time to coach junior team members, support their wellbeing and create a culture that draws strength from diversity and inclusion
• Lead teams on digital procurement transformations, delivering strategic and operational solutions that generate significant value for major clients.
• Own all deliverables within your project team, to ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs, leveraging Deloitte's accelerators and tools to deliver pioneering solutions, and managing junior team members
• Design and implement cutting-edge procurement technology, to optimize processes and enhance data-driven decision-making
• Work with a variety of leading procurement technology providers, from end to end suites, through to best of breed providers and our pioneering inhouse Procurement AI as a Service offering
• Leverage AI tools to automate tasks, analyse data, or generate insights in a procurement setting
• Collaborate directly with clients to understand their unique needs, develop tailored solutions, and ensure successful implementation and adoption of new technologies and processes
• Be your authentic self, working in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution
• Proactively drive your own development through access to on the job coaching and an array of training options
• Have opportunities to develop thought leadership, coordinate industry events, and contribute to Deloitte's reputation as a leader in Digital Procurement.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence within our growing team.

If you're a highly motivated and experienced procurement professional seeking a challenging and rewarding role where you can make a real difference, we encourage you to apply.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

You're a problem-solver at heart, energised by the opportunity to tackle complex procurement challenges and deliver impactful solutions for leading organisations.

You're also passionate about staying ahead of the curve, constantly seeking out new knowledge and innovative approaches to elevate procurement's strategic impact.

• You have experience delivering procurement projects within a large organisation. Your background might include experience in areas such as, procurement technology, data analysis and digital transformation
• You have demonstrable experience in configuring and implementing procurement technology solutions that have driven tangible business outcomes
• You have experience in procurement technology applications, such as but not limited to: SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle, GEP, Jaggaer, iValua, Icertis, Globality, Zip, Fairmarkit, Oro, Cirtuo, Sievo or Candex
• You're a natural relationship builder, adept at building rapport and trust with colleagues and clients. You're enthusiastic about collaborating in a team environment and leading a team
• You're eager to learn, develop your skills, and contribute to a collaborative and supportive team environment.
• You must have the possession of security clearance, or ability to receive security clearance

While not required, we believe the following skills and experience would complement our team:

• Experience with consulting or previous exposure to procurement transformations
• Experience in running a team and managing more junior team members
• Familiarity with generative AI concepts and applications within a procurement or supply chain context is a plus
• An understanding of agentic frameworks and their potential to transform procurement strategies is desirable
• Experience with strategic procurement initiatives and transformations, ranging from target operating model design through to process improvements and rolling out large transformational change
• Technical certifications and professional qualifications
• Demonstrate functional and configuration experience, excellent skills in Microsoft Excel, data manipulation and visualisation, PowerPoint and report writing skills.

Connect to your business - Technology and Transformation

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That's what connects us. That's what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we'll make an impact that matters.

Enterprise, Technology and Performance

Our clients want to achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance, Supply Chain and IT operations. That's where we come in. By taking a holistic view of performance improvement, including strategy, process design and technology enablement, we support the smooth operation of transformations.

Personal independence

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