PwC - Management Consulting - Operations Sourcing & Procurement Team

Job Team Alignment:

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement- Management Consulting Practice, PwC's Service Delivery Center

Brief Company Description

PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting GDM unit services clients and project teams from India and global locations. As a Management Consulting operating unit of the firm, we enhance PwC's ability to address the strategy, growth, and innovation agendas of its clients. Our ability to design and execute business and innovation strategies, supply chain strategies, and growth strategies complements PwC's existing strengths in finance, technology, organization, risk, and deals.

We work across industries with additive strengths in core operational areas, such as:

- Market strategy;

- Operational strategy;

- Manufacturing and supply chain;

- Product development and innovation;

- Service and support;

- Customer experience and innovation and

- Mergers & Acquisitions

Our team works with our global clients to design and implement growth, operational and customer focused strategies for sustainable competitive advantage. Our thought leadership and unparalleled experience can help clients turn formidable challenges into market advantage across the value chain and around the globe. Additionally, our extensive expertise in various industries allows us to serve companies and their suppliers globally with consulting services with a focus on the most profitable elements of the value chain to create scalable businesses that will deliver increased sustainable profits.

Job Overview

The incumbent will work with the client and project teams to support global engagements from India in that driving company's strategic and operational initiatives, implementing innovative solutions, measuring results early and often, and ensuring performance meets the desired targets.

Job responsibilities mainly include activities driven towards delivering results - conduct analyses and develop insights, prepare excel models, analyse large sets of data, support project lead, work directly with project teams and facilitate meetings to enable decision making, organize and prepare recommendations to address client problems, and participate actively in new business development, thought leadership and firm building activities.

Position Requirements

Knowledge Preferred:

Candidates should demonstrate substantial experience and / or knowledge in any sector (experience in one or more of Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Industrial Products, Medical Devices, Technology & Telecom, Consumer Products and Retail sectors would be an added bonus) in any of the following areas:

Spend Analysis, sourcing strategy development, RFI/RFQ design and execution- including knowledge of procurement processes, contracting and systems.

Industry experience across cost reduction, category management, sourcing direct/ indirect categories, supplier development, supplier risk management, procurement operating model design / implementation and procure to pay process transformation is desirable.

Skills Preferred:

The incumbent should be able to demonstrate proven and thorough knowledge /success in supporting large teams through the design and implementation of changes to strategy and operations (including people, processes, and technology changes) by:

- Delivering significant business results that utilize strategic and creative thinking, problem solving, and taking individual initiative,

- Leading project work streams and working autonomously with minimal direction,

- Emphasizing the ability to build solid and collaborative relationships with team members,

- Communicating effectively (written and verbal) to various situations and audiences,

- Managing and conducting quantitative and qualitative benchmarking and primary and secondary analyses of large and complex data.

Years of Experience:

PwC's MC team currently seeks experienced consultants at multiple levels with experience between 4 - 8 years. Relevant work experience will be considered based on the interview process.

Professional and Educational Background:

MBA degree from premier B school. Past consulting experience would be an added plus.

Additional Information

Travel Requirements:

Travel to client locations may be required as per project requirements.

Line of Service:

Advisory

Industry:

Management Consulting

Location:

Bangalore, India

Past Experience:

Past experience in management consulting and exposure to multinational environment will be an added bonus.