Senior Manager – Supply Chain Consulting (Sourcing & Procurement Transformation

Leading at Cognizant

This is a Leadership role  believe how you lead is as important as what you deliver. Cognizant leaders at every level drive our business strategy, inspire teams around our future, uphold our values, and create a culture where people can thrive.

At Cognizant, leadership transcends titles and is embodied in actions and behaviors. We empower our leaders to drive business strategy, inspire teams, foster inclusivity, and deliver meaningful outcomes for clients and associates alike.

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant's consulting practice—we're a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their businesses. By combining deep industry expertise with technology-led innovation, we deliver transformative business solutions for Fortune 500 organizations. Could you be our next consulting leader?

As a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Sourcing & Procurement Consulting
, you will make an impact by helping global organizations transform their sourcing, procurement, supplier management, and source-to-pay operations. You will be a valued member of Cognizant Consulting's Supply Chain Management practice and collaborate with clients, consulting teams, client partners, industry leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business transformation outcomes. ,

• Lead consulting engagements focused on strategic sourcing, procurement transformation, supplier lifecycle management, category management, and supply chain risk management.
• Advise clients on sourcing and procurement operating model improvements, source-to-contract and procure-to-pay transformation, and supplier governance strategies.
• Design and implement high-value transformation roadmaps by identifying process improvement opportunities, operational risks, controls, and technology enablement initiatives.
• Build and strengthen trusted client relationships while supporting business development activities, proposal creation, and growth of the Supply Chain Management consulting practice.
• Drive thought leadership through white papers, client workshops, webinars, market insights, and industry points of view related to procurement excellence, supplier resilience, and procurement technology innovation.
• Consistently demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead through personal leadership, organizational leadership, and business leadership capabilities.

Hybrid Role – New Jersey / United States

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this position requires travel as needed and regular presence at a client site or Cognizant office in New Jersey. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance through our wellbeing programs. The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the posting date and may change based on project, business, or client requirements.

• 12+ years of experience in consulting, supply chain transformation, sourcing, procurement, or related client-facing advisory roles.
• Deep expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement transformation, supplier lifecycle management, category management, and source-to-pay processes.
• Proven experience leading client engagements, business transformation initiatives, and consulting teams within global organizations.
• Hands‑on experience with procurement and sourcing platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle Procurement Cloud, Ivalua, Jaggaer, GEP, Zycus, or similar solutions.
• Strong knowledge of supplier risk management, procurement governance, supplier performance management, and procurement operating models.
• Experience working with global clients and executive stakeholders in complex transformation environments.
• Embodiment of the Cognizant Way to Lead:
  Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading the Business.
• Commitment to Cognizant's values:
  Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do the Right Thing, and Own It.

• Experience building, scaling, or leading a high‑performing consulting practice.
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