Business Consulting - Supply Chain - Senior Consultant

As a Manager in the EY Business Consulting Supply Chain team, your primary goal will be to assist clients in enhancing the performance and productivity of their Supply Chain & Operations (SC&O). You will utilize your expertise in leading SC&O proprietary frameworks to help clients improve the reliability, flexibility, and responsiveness of their supply chain while reducing costs. Your responsibilities will include developing operating models, redesigning/reengineering supply chain processes, performing process assessments and reviews, developing tools, and contributing to thought leadership initiatives. The client base you will work with spans across industries such as oil & gas, power & utilities, consumer goods & retail, etc. **Key Responsibilities:** - Work closely with business stakeholders on Procurement assignments related to performance improvement, target operating model, and operational experience transformation/optimization/re-engineering, etc. Translate client needs and priorities into sustainable solutions. - Understand clients" business objectives, procurement challenges, and opportunities for improvement. - Conduct assessments of clients" procurement functions to identify areas for optimization/automation/cost reduction. - Develop implementation roadmaps aligned with clients" business needs and industry best practices. - Lead procurement transformation initiatives including process redesign and technology implementation support. - Provide data-driven insights using advanced analytics and business intelligence tools to support decision-making and drive continuous improvement in procurement operations. - Ensure consistency in delivering high-quality work products exceeding client expectations and meeting delivery timelines. - Work closely with key stakeholders to design and develop winning technical proposals in response to tenders or RFPs from business clients. - Build, maintain, and strengthen working relationships with business stakeholders at appropriate levels and clients. - Enhance your technical and consulting skills on supply chain to contribute to your own and team's technical acumen. - Liaise with internal teams and field of play teams to identify opportunities in SC&O and actively contribute to business development and automation activities. - Develop and groom team members for succession planning, as needed. **Qualifications Required:** - 7+ years of work experience in various Supply Chain projects with experience in pre-sales operations. Consulting experience would be an added advantage. - BE/B-Tech/MBA/higher degrees in operations. - Exposure to writing technical proposals in response to RFP/Tender. - Knowledge of Supply chain domain including but not limited to operating model design, organization restructuring, feasibility study, operational efficiency improvement, process transformation, re-engineering, optimization, and analytics. - Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Aris, Power Bi, Tableau, etc. - Exposure to ERP systems and tools like SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, LLamasoft, Anaplan, etc. - Willingness to travel to the Middle East and work on Sunday to Thursday working week and support MENA timings (11AM - 8.30 PM), as preferred. If you possess strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, and a good understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes, along with the qualifications mentioned above, we encourage you to apply for this role at EY and be a part of our dynamic team contributing to a better working world.,