Senior Associate_Operations Solutions-Procurement

At PwC, our people in operations consulting specialise in providing consulting services on optimising operational efficiency and effectiveness. These individuals analyse client needs, develop operational strategies, and offer guidance and support to help clients streamline processes, improve productivity, and drive business performance. In sourcing and procurement at PwC, you will focus on optimising sourcing and procurement processes to drive cost savings, supplier collaboration, and supply chain resilience. You will work closely with clients to analyse sourcing strategies, identify opportunities for cost reduction and supplier optimization, and develop strategies to enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness. Working in this area, you will also provide guidance on implementing strategic sourcing frameworks, supplier relationship management, and digital procurement solutions.

PwC US ADVISORY - MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

Our Management Consulting 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 help clients turn formidable challenges into market advantage across the value chain and around the

globe. Additionally, our extensive expertise in various industries allow us to serve clients 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.

Our Management Consultants work with the client and project teams to support global engagements from India

through activities that are driven towards delivering results - conduct analyses and develop insights, prepare excel

models, analyze large sets of data, capture as-is processes, prepare work plans, design to-be processes. In addition,

consultants also support project lead, work directly with client teams and facilitate meetings to enable decision

making, organize and prepare recommendations on client issues, and participate actively in new business

development, thought leadership and firm building activities.

COMPETENCY OVERVIEW: OPERATIONS

The Operations team works with clients across industry verticals supporting engagements in -

• Differentiated Supply Chain (Planning, Inventory and Logistics)
• Strategic Supply Management (Sourcing)
• Competitive Manufacturing
• Innovation & Development (Product Strategy & Development, PLM, R&D Operations)
• Capital Projects & Infrastructure
  
  

Position Requirements

Knowledge Preferred:

Candidates should demonstrate substantial experience and / or knowledge in any sector (experience in the

Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Health Industries, including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Industrial

Products, Energy, Chemicals, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Consumer Markets, Technology & Telecom and Retail sectors would

Be An Added Bonus) In The Following Areas

• General Sourcing / Procurement: Spend Analysis, Category savings assessment, Procurement Diagnostics,
  
  

Operating Model Design, Procurement Process Design, end-to-end Procurement Transformation &

Modernization, Design and execution of Strategic Sourcing initiatives including RFI / RFP (Request for

Information / Request for Proposal) design, development and analysis, Negotiation strategy, Supplier

Management, Third Party Lifecycle Management, Supplier Risk Management, Contract Management, M&A -

Procurement Synergy Assessments, Source-to-Pay Assessment, Design & Implementation, Category

management with knowledge of various Direct & Indirect Categories. Candidates with experience in setting up

large scale procurement COE for clients would be plus.

• Experience with Procure-to-Pay (P2P) platforms such as Coupa, SAP Ariba / Fieldglass, GEP, Celonis and/or
  
  

Ivalua as an implementer and administrator; ERP knowledge – SAP / PeopleSoft / ORACLE or others is

preferred.

• Preferable to have an active Coupa platform certification; Additional specialization certifications within Coupa
  
  

would be a bonus.

• Understanding of fundamental principles of P2P including spend and commodity taxonomies, requisitioning, PO
  
  

generation, receiving and invoice processing.

• Experience with AP automation including eInvoicing, scanning and workflow, online tracking, reporting
  
  

capabilities, electronic invoice user interfaces, supplier networks.

• Ability to configure, develop, and troubleshoot RESTful APIs and flat file-based integrations for all master and
  
  

transactional data between Coupa and backend systems.

• Ability to develop solutions for clients using service-oriented architecture patterns to ensure master and
  
  

transactional data are traveling successfully between systems.

• Ability to gather technical requirements and conduct sessions to design the integrations between Coupa and
  
  

backend systems.

• Ability to take responsibility for all technical phases of an implementation project including architecture, design,
  
  

development, test, customization, documentation and data migration solutions for business applications in the

SaaS and other ERP systems.

• Ability to estimate the tasks and resources required to design, build, and test the integration design. Ability to design technical logic for solution development/enhancement.
• Ability to work with clients during the hypercare phase to resolve integration issues between Coupa and end
  
  

systems.

• Ability to provide expert advice to clients on integration API and flat file best practices and delivering efficient
  
  

and simple integration design for easy maintenance of system post Go-Live.

Skills Preferred

• Delivering significant business results that utilize strategic and creative thinking, problem solving, and
  
  

taking individual initiative.

• Leading project work streams, providing oversight, delegating work to aid efficiency, and working autonomously
  
  

with minimal direction.

• Collaborating with leadership to deliver client engagements and associated outputs, supporting the team in
  
  

day-to-day client management, project management, and the development of high-quality client deliverables.

• Emphasizing the ability to build solid and collaborative relationships with team members and also taking initiative to build relationships with client stakeholders.
• Communicating effectively (written and verbal) to various situations and audiences.
• Managing and conducting or overseeing quantitative and qualitative benchmarking and primary and secondary
  
  

analyses of large and complex data.

• Intermediate skills in developing integrations with Web Services, XML, JSON, SQL and or other integration
  
  

technologies are mandatory.

• Hands on experience facilitating application integration architecture discussions and workshops.
• Proven experience in developing integrations using REST API, SOAP Web Services and other integration
  
  

architectures.

• Hands-on experience working with middleware platforms such as Dell Boomi, Mulesoft, Snaplogic etc. Proven skills as a team member, team lead or project manager on at least three full life cycle implementations
• Functional knowledge of Procurement business processes is preferred.
• Technical aptitude and comfort in understanding Web-based applications and the SaaS, PaaS and IaaS Cloud
  
  

models, and Integration concepts as well as application of these technologies in the enterprise environment.

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience presenting a clear and concise technical narrative.
  
  

Educational Background

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent preferred. Full-time masters degree/equivalent is an added

bonus.

Additional Information

• Travel Requirements: Travel to client locations may be required as per project requirements. Line of Service: Advisory
• Industry: Management Consulting
• Designation: Senior Associate
• Location: Bangalore, India
• Past Experience: 8 - 12 years of prior relevant work experience, 3+ years of experience as Integration/ Lead
  
  

Technical Architect capacity in an Agile/ Hybrid development environment for digital transformation in

Source-to-Pay Programs or equivalent

• Preferred Work Experience: Experience in either of the following industries will be preferred- Hi-Tech, Consumer
  
  

Electronics & Hardware, Software/ IT, Semiconductors, Telecommunications

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