at Crowe LLP in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here:
At Crowe, you have the opportunity to deliver innovative solutions to today's complex business issues. Crowe's accounting, consulting, and technology personnel are widely recognized for their in-depth expertise and understanding of sophisticated process frameworks and enabling technologies, along with their commitment to delivering measurable results that help clients build business value. Our focus on emerging technology solutions along with our commitment to internal career growth and exceptional client value has resulted in a firm that is routinely recognized as a "Best Place to Work." We are 75 years strong and still growing. Come grow with us!
Job Description:
Crowe's Performance Improvement practice in the Strategy & Transaction Advisory Department helps clients significantly improve their profitability by problem-solving operational, sourcing, and procurement challenges, developing an executable improvement plan, quantifying the financial value associated with implementing the improvements, and partnering with our clients to capture the savings.
We are looking for a Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Consultant Manager to lead and be part of sourcing engagements, including leading competitive sourcing initiatives and involvement in procurement transformations and operational excellence engagements.
Job duties include but are not limited to:
Collaborate with the extended teams and clients to design and implement effective supply chain transformation projects for diverse industries
Lead and manage complex consulting engagements, providing operational, financial, and process analysis, strategy development, process reengineering, and modeling
Manage complex consulting engagements and support client experience and growth strategies
Develop, train, and coach interns, staff, and senior staff
Lead organizational sourcing and procurement maturity assessments to understand gaps and opportunities and develop improvement plans
Develop spend cube and performance analytics to shape category events and enable impact tracking
Build out and execute detailed category strategies with clients to drive improved commercial terms and alignment with suppliers
Support client optimization of sourcing and procurement organizational structures, policies, processes, and management practices
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or relevant field required
Master's degree in Supply Chain Management and/or one of the following certifications required: CSCM or CPSM
Must have at least five (5) years of supply chain operations and consulting experience
Supply chain experience working as a Strategic Consultant managing sourcing projects and/or as a Buyer, Procurement Specialist, or Category Manager
Self-starter with a creative mind who takes initiative and ownership with a proven track record of putting ideas into practice and assessing results while maintaining strong business partnerships in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Ability to build, manage, and foster a team-oriented environment
Ability to interact with the internal management team and external client contacts using strong leadership and communication skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to creatively solve problems and analyze client data
Strong written and verbal communication skills as evidenced by the ability to articulate complex technical concepts and business impacts to diverse audiences, including executives and stakeholders
Power BI experience is a plus
Fluent in Spanish and/or Mandarin Chinese is a plus
Must be willing to travel 80 - 100%.
Locations: Chicago, IL; Detroit Metro Area, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Nashville, TN; New York, NY
About The Team:
Advisory Services (AS) provides transaction support, bankruptcy and restructuring advisory, valuation, corporate finance advisory, litigation, dispute resolution consulting, and forensic investigation services. AS provides strategic vision and training to Crowe International's Global Corporate Advisors (GCA), comprised of corporate finance professionals from independent Crowe Global member firms. The AS team members collaborate with other Crowe practices on solutions for various industries, from financial institutions to manufacturing. Learn more about our AS team: https://www.crowe.com/services/advisory.
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