Sr. Associate/ Director - Procurement

About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 11,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

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About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 11,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.
About The Role
The procurement team is an integral part of the PEPI practice and helps A&M provide a world class pre-deal diligence, post deal value creation strategy and savings implementation service for our clients across all industry sectors.
We are looking for experienced procurement practitioners with a strong background in strategic sourcing and value delivery in either corporate or private equity environments. Experience in pre-deal diligence would be desirable.
As a Senior Associate / Director (m/f/d) in the PEPI Procurement team, you will concentrate on supporting the wider PEPI team on undertaking pre-deal diligence (both buy and sell side) and savings delivery.
Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing the procurement elements of wider buy and sell side pre deal diligence: summarizing the procurement opportunity, benefit range and levers, providing the analytical pathway and evidence to support the findings
• Managing the implementation of post deal savings delivery projects: building sourcing strategies, executing delivery and signing off savings
• Being a key part of the PEPI procurement team: Managing and delivering projects, participating in new business development, developing junior members of the team, engaging with the GCC to build a world class technical, analytical and research service to support the delivery team
  
  

Skills And Experiences

• A degree from an accredited university (Procurement specific related certifications are of interest)
• Around 5-10 years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing, with a track record of managing complex procurement programs Experience in some or all of the following sectors would be desirable: industrials / manufacturing, chemicals / process industries, IT & technology services, healthcare and CRG
• Sourcing experience in a selection of categories: metals, packaging, chemicals, manufacturing services, food products, logistics, CDMO and IT would be especially desirable
• A specific understanding of the key cost drivers and savings levers pertaining to the categories including such insights as global supply options and routes to value
• Data analysis – assimilated large volumes of often unstructured data and building relevant insights and hypotheses
• Preparing for and executing supplier negotiations
• Experience in building logical, fact-based documents (such as sourcing strategies, value creation plans and savings implementation plans)
• Confident in engaging with senior client stakeholders and presenting
• Evidence of the process of selling consulting services would be desirable
• Fluency in English is essential, additional European language skills are more than welcome.
  
  

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A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
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