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Senior & Managing Consultants, Digital Procurement

Employer
Hathaway Lane Limited
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£55,000 - £85,000 + bonus/equity, + pension
Closing date
11 Aug 2022

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Specialist Area
Procurement, Purchasing
Sector
Consultancy
Function
Consultant, Lead, Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Our client is a rapidly growing Management Consultancy that specialises in Digital Procurement.  They work with global blue-chip clients (from FMCG to Financial Services) to create and implement enterprise solutions that strengthens procurement performance.  Due to increased client demand, they are looking for digital procurement professionals to join their high-performing team.

The company culture is innovative and collaborative and, unlike working for a very large consultancy, you will be given a huge amount of autonomy and flexibility in the workplace, with excellent career progression.  It's an excellent time to join because you will be able to help shape the business and, ultimately, have shared ownership of the business.  

They are hiring for Senior Consultants and Managing Consultants and you will be involved in various work streams.  This will include:

•    Supporting the delivery of digital procurement transformation with clients and enterprise software solutions – this could be, for example, a new operating model design or scouting and sourcing a digital solution
•    Understand client objectives and their challenges and shaping digital solutions to help them achieve their business goals
•    Research the digital procurement supply market for technologies and services
•    Champion the business as a platform to define the digital procurement ecosystem and accelerate digital progress in procurement.
•    Work in partnership with enterprise solution suppliers to strengthen procurement performance for clients
•    Lead work streams and teams

Skills and experience required:

•    Applicants will have experience in at least one of the following:  procurement operations (P2P/S2P) or experience of delivering procurement digital transformation as part of a project team; analytical procurement experience OR IT buying (preferably some exposure to software/SaaS solutions) skills;
•    Most importantly, you will have a digital first mind-set – experience in digital procurement solutions, capabilities, tools and technologies including cognitive computing/AI blockchain, predictive/advanced data analytics, collaboration networks, and automation
•    Experience of working with major software solutions like Ariba, Coupa or Ivalua, or other best of breed solutions, is preferable
•    Experience in management consulting is an advantage but industry experience will be considered too
•    You are confident in your ability to develop, manage and sustain effective business relationships with client stakeholders and with digital procurement vendors
•    You have strong planning and execution skills, backed up with experience in agile delivery methods
•    You have an entrepreneurial and analytical mind-set and want to get things done. You are driven by impact and want to be measured by results.
•    You are curious, creative and love to learn quickly, work independently and as a team too.
•    You have a passion for technology and are willing to learn about digital procurement
•    European language skills are an advantage

Company

Hathaway Lane is an independent, specialist Procurement and Supply Chain recruitment firm.

We support permanent and interim recruitment of mid and senior level Procurement and Supply Chain professionals across the UK and into Europe. Our Consultants are experts in networking and headhunting in order to gain access to the best candidates and market opportunities. We tailor our services to meet the recruitment needs of our clients including Contingent Search, Advertised Selection, Executive Search and Interim Management.

Our consultative approach ensures that we provide the best possible service and identify the Procurement or Supply Chain job that is right for our candidates.

Working within the private sector, our Consultants have developed an expertise across a wide range of industries including Financial Services, Professional Services, Pharmaceutical, FMCG, Travel, Leisure, Media and Technology.

 

Company info
Telephone
01382 339699
Location
17 Ellieslea Road
Dundee
DD5 1JH
GB

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