KPMG Global Services-Strategic Sourcing Procurement Advisory

Job description

KPMG Global Services (KGS) India is a strategic global delivery organization that works with more than 50 KPMG firms to provide a progressive, scalable and customized approach to business requirements. The KGS India journey has been one of consistent growth, with a current employee count of c.21,000, operating from eight locations in India — Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kochi, Noida, Pune and Kolkata. — and providing a range of Advisory and Tax-related services to KPMG firms around the world. Job description: **STRATEGIC SOURCING (Only Consulting background)** Location -Bangalore/Pune We are recruiting for Procurement Advisory professionals in the Management Consulting team. In this team, your responsibilities will include working in a team of consultants and associate consultants for executing projects on behalf of international KPMG teams and clients (onshore teams). In addition, you will be required to: · Lead/execute Strategic Sourcing projects as well as support related procurement projects including spend analytics, procurement transformation, maturity assessments, supplier risk assessments, etc. · Evaluating spend reports to identify opportunities and developing Total Cost Models for the spend categories in consideration · Should be able to create insightful dashboards and spend reports and publish them to multiple client stakeholders · Understanding of the UNSPC/eClass/NIGP/SIC among other classification schemas · Should have excellent communication skills and prior experience of interacting independently with global stakeholders · Should demonstrate strong customer service orientation, possesses good understanding of general project management principles · Developing and/or customizing RFX templates and pricing worksheets · Analyzing supplier responses, draw conclusions, prepare comprehensive summaries, and prepare business case presentation for clients **Job Requirements** **Mandatory Skills** · 5-10 years of experience in strategic sourcing and background in procurement analytics using Alteryx/VBA/Excel, etc. **· Consulting background is mandate.** · Deep understanding of the Strategic Sourcing process · Experience in dealing with large data sets and analyzing disparate data · Experience in creating Spend Taxonomy for different industries and proficient in visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, QlikView, Qliksense etc. · Ability to perform in a fluid changing environment (consulting) with minimal supervision · Mandatory experience of working in operations advisory/consulting on global projects · Effective verbal and written communication skills. Collaborate with clients - both in offshore and onshore models - to define current state maps (blueprinting), transformation strategy and execution · Strong customer service orientation including demonstrated issue resolution and relationship management skills · Manage end-to-end delivery for a project · Strong analytical and critical thinking acumen · Extensive experience working with global clients **Expected Skills** · Organized approach and able to work under pressure · Willingness to work in a highly demanding and results oriented team environment where priorities can change frequently · Highly focused on detail and accuracy of information presented · Maintain data confidentiality and adherence to the risk management policy · Willingness to travel overseas for extended periods if required · Mandatory past consulting experience in procurement and strategic sourcing area **Culture** — Corporate Social Responsibility programs — Maternity and paternity leave — Opportunities to network and connect — Discounts on products and services