Maine Pointe · 6 days ago
Procurement Consultant
Maine Pointe is a global supply chain and operations consulting firm that helps drive economic returns for companies. As a Procurement Consultant, you will collaborate with delivery teams to enhance procurement processes, engage with clients, and implement solutions that yield quantifiable cost savings and improved sourcing capabilities.
Responsibilities
Provide timely delivery against detailed study/work stream plans meeting of milestones and delivery outcome
Engage clients to develop tools and processes transfer knowledge to transform strategic procurement capabilities
Develop category strategies to achieve the proposed results; this may include market analysis, supplier analysis, total cost analysis and needs analysis
Support execution of strategy by qualifying supplier participants, gathering detailed customer needs and executing RFXs
Understand and analyze existing client procurement spend, processes, strategies, and results
Establish and build effective working relationships with key client stakeholders. Be a trusted advisor to the client
Identify and escalate add-on sales opportunities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in management, supply chain, engineering, operations management, business, or relevant field
Minimum 10 years of procurement strategy, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or supplier relationship management experience including experience with traditional purchasing processes with a combination of top-tier consulting firm and in-house/industry experience with a proven record of rapid career progression
Experience with leading and driving complex operation transformation engagements in a customer environment where change management was critical to success
Strategic sourcing approaches and methodologies
Ability to develop, sustain and proactively manage value-added customer relationships
Capability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Ability to solve complex business issues
Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to changing customers and multi-task multiple assignments on one engagement
Demonstrated negotiation, change management and influence skills
Proven initiative, drive and focus on details
Ability to effectively manage change
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Outstanding written and oral communications, facilitation, and presentation skills
Proven ability to communicate positively, directly and with impact to all levels
Detailed oriented problem solver with a proven ability to recognize a problem and implement corrective action when needed
Willingness to travel extensively, up to 85%
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation
All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States through U.S. Citizenship, Green card, or Permanent Resident authorization
Preferred
Advanced degree preferred
Company
Maine Pointe
Maine Pointe is a management consulting company providing strategic procurement, planning, and organizational improvement services.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-07-01Acquired
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