Business Performance Improvement - Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Senior Consultant

JOB REQUISITION

Business Performance Improvement - Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Senior Consultant

LOCATION

MINNEAPOLIS

ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)

OVERLAND PARK

JOB DESCRIPTION

You Belong Here

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.  We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission:
We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Where We Need You

Protiviti is looking for a Supply Chain & Operations Senior Consultant to join our growing Supply Chain & Operations Innovation team.

What You Can Expect

As a Senior Consultant, you will be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans. You'll identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency. You'll strengthen relationships and deepen your abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates.  At the direction of Managers, you may accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies.

What Will Help You Be Successful

+ You enjoy process, relevant analytics and metrics, organization, and strategic design.

+ You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to strategic sourcing and supplier management, including the latest trends and developments.

+ You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing clients with exceptional experiences.

+ You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.

+ You contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members. 

+ You create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.

+ You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.  

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

+ Demonstrated experience with:

+ Core supply chain processes such as Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Contract Management, Supplier Management, Accounts Payable

+ Designing and implementing digital supply chain solutions, applying technologies

+ Traditional technologies that support key supply chain functions, such as Contract Lifecycle Management, Source-to-Pay, Third Party Risk Management/Monitoring.

+ Process improvement, business transformation and project management methodologies (such as Lean, Agile, Change Management etc.)

+ Financial modeling and business case management

+ Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.

+ Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network. 

+ Ability to translate and communicate supply chain topics and issues to client personnel, including executives. 

+ Supervisory experience of teams including mentoring, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.  

+ Experience performing documentation of findings and summarizing recommendations. 

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Supply Chain, Operations, or Business Related Field).

+ 2+ years working in Supply Chain, Operations, Consulting, or related field, either in industry or professional services .

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio, Access, and Tableau / Power BI.

+ Professional Certification such as CPM, CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, Six Sigma/ Lean Six Sigma, Certified Scrum Professional, are a plus.

Our Hybrid Workplace

Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose…