Procurement Sourcing Manager​

Job Description

Job title: Procurement Sourcing Manager​

Company: Boston Consulting Group

Job description: WHAT YOU’LL DO

As the Sourcing Manager, you will bring world-class sophistication to our procurement activities on a consistent basis.

• Through deep analysis actively find opportunities, develop strategy and category plans that deliver significant value, implement and drive those through, guiding and managing stakeholders along the way
• Integrate and build relationships with stakeholders. Identify key buyers, collaborate with those to increase savings as well as the value we receive from our vendor base
• Engage with internal customers in understanding their service needs, evaluating solutions and providing updated category strategies, while monitoring on-going supplier management through defined supplier performance metrics and business reviews to support their business priorities.
• Effectively communicate the impact of sourcing recommendations to business partners and leadership as appropriate and actively enlist their support.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers that deliver value across the whole life cycle of the procurement and supplier management process
• Prepare, issue and manage RFx process; evaluate proposals; make recommendations using internal and external data sources
• Mitigating vendor related risk, and contribute in managing the category vendor base
• Establish effective communication channels, performance metrics and sharing of BCG best-practice within network
• Track and monitor spend, vendors and market development
• Negotiate contracts/agreements within the parameters provided by internal Legal team
• Increase spend under Procurement’s management within category
• Support and provide input to the Center of Excellence in the implementation of purchasing processes, structures and supporting tools, to enable capture of savings and long term development

The Sourcing Lead will report to the APAC Senior Sourcing Manager. This individual should expect to have a great deal of interaction with regional leadership and people on all levels and functions within BCG. A certain amount of travel will also be part of the job.

WHO WE ARE

BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world’s best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world. Our team called Global Services (GS) provides corporate support to business areas such as Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing and IT. This diverse team of experts, operators and specialists represent all levels from Partner to entry level staff, operating across the globe in multiple countries. Global Services is in short, the backbone of BCG.

YOU’LL BE TRAVELLING

Yes (10%)

YOUR EMPLOYEE TYPE IS

Regular

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• University degree or equivalent
• In-depth knowledge of all procurement phases from analysis to implemented contract
• At least 5 years of experience from blue chip global procurement experience processes with strong experience in developing and delivering category strategies
• A solid, and proven track record from preparing and executing RFx’s, contract negotiations and reviews, and analysis within this category
• Customer centric focus
• Demonstrates an understanding of business and procurement operations and an appreciation for how to prioritize among demands and balance the levers that make a complex business run smoothly and productively. Applies strong business skills and strong business judgment

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

JOB FAMILY

Business Management & Operations

YOU’RE GOOD AT

• Demonstrable category experience which can be from a broad range of categories with generalist experience preferred
• Proven negotiation skills, a record of accomplishment in structuring progressive vendor arrangements across a variety of vendor types and also contracting experience
• High level of intellectual agility, initiative, self-motivation, tenacity, and the ability to negotiate and bring together different audiences
• Excellent analytical skills, and a high skill-set in Excel and PowerPoint is considered a pre-requisite for the role
• Ability to independently resolve complex issues/problems, but seeks advice and counsel for decisions including key stakeholders where appropriate
• Focus on industry and market best practices
• Strong influencing skills and ability to get stakeholder buy-in for initiatives and projects
• Demonstrates advanced communication skills: oral, written and active listening
• Fluent level of Japanese and English is considered a pre-requisite for the role

YOU’LL WORK WITH

BCG spends ~$1.6B on goods and services across the firm globally. At its core, Procurement is accountable for ensuring that BCG is supplied with goods and services that meet business requirements, drive value and at best whole life cost to BCG.

The functional procurement team at BCG is a healthy, yet nascent operating function that has generated material savings to BCG over the past 5 years. Over the past 18 months, we’ve embarked upon a procurement transformation to define and implement strategies, organization, systems and policies to create a sustainable operating model. This model should maximize value from our suppliers, mitigate risk and meet savings targets. BCG is a highly matrixed firm where purchasing decisions are often taken at the local level, therefore this transformation will need to be carried out with high levels of stakeholder engagement, alignment and collaboration.

The BCG Global Procurement function is currently made up of more than 45 procurement professionals located in London, Stockholm, New Delhi, Boston and Munich. This Sourcing Lead position will be supporting our team with sourcing projects on a strategic and operational level.

Scope of work will be global, regional as well as local, requiring procurement experience, relationship building, sell-in capabilities and sensitivity to local requirements. The individual taking on this challenge must possess a very high level of self-motivation/drive, persistency, resourcefulness and a willingness to facilitate change.

Expected salary:

Location: Boston, Lincolnshire – London

Job date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 03:24:11 GMT

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