Senior Associate

Line of Service Advisory Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Managed Services Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary A career within Operations Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their operations to move beyond the role of a cost effective business enabler and become a source of competitive advantages. We focus on product innovation and development, supply chain, procurement and sourcing, manufacturing operations, service operations and capital asset programmes to drive both growth and profitability. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to: · Develop new skills outside of your comfort zone. · Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively. · Coach others recognize their strengths and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development. · analyses complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations. · Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations. · Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firms expectations. · Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making. · Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients. · Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties. · Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points. · Uphold the firm code of ethics and business conduct. As part of this role, you will be expected to: · Lead the end-to-end implementation of the functional workstreams (S2C, P2P, etc.) including design, configuration, testing, post go-live support, reporting, training · Requirement Elicitations and solution designing to meet business requirements · Manage business process mapping, process re-engineering, and gap analysis, while ensuring best fit solution · Recommend best practices to clients to streamline and standardize S2P processes · Collaborate with OEM teams on business needs, information, applications, and long- term plans while helping to ensure integration with strategic plans. · Work closely with integration leads to ensure an end-to-end integrated system deployment, configured as per client’s business requirements · Ensure quality of deliverables and project completion on time and within budget · Ensure PMO activities · Prepare training documentation and user manuals and deliver trainings · Support Adoption of deployed systems · Responsible for S2P production support and enhancement activities and a liaison with business process owners · Build business case and ensure delivery of business outcomes as part of the implementation · Support business development: responding to RFPs, creating sales proposals, identifying leads, client demos and presentations etc. · Manage client relationships, self-driven, results oriented, strong leadership and exceptional communication skills Skills/Experience Requirements: MUST HAVE: · 7-15 years of experience in Procurement Transformation / Strategic Sourcing / Category Management / Cost Reduction / Business Process Excellence / Implementation of Source to Pay processes and systems (eg: Ivalua, SAP Ariba. Coupa) · Functional knowledge of SRM, Supply Chain, and/or Procurement combined with excellent Project Management skills · Willingness to travel to client/PwC network locations in India/APAC/MEA regions NICE TO HAVE: · Experience working in the Consulting Industry · Exposure to Source to Pay Systems (Ivalua, SAP Ariba, Coupa etc.) · Ivalua, Coupa, SAP certification is a plus · Exposure to SAP MM – functional or business user · Immediate joiners preferred. Education MBA / Postgraduates from a reputed university Mandatory Skill set- Consulting Preferred skill set- Consulting Year of experience- 4 Qualifications- MBA/PG Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified) Required Skills Consulting Optional Skills Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified) Travel Requirements Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Government Clearance Required? Job Posting End Date