EY Supply Chain Operations - Senior Consultant Digital Procurement Ottawa 

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa 

278003375

Please note: This role requires eligibility to obtain and maintain Government of Canada security clearance due to the nature of client engagements.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant at EY, you will contribute to the Supply Chain & Operations team by leading key activities on engagements, supporting practice development, and mentoring junior staff. Responsibilities include:

Engagement Management:

• Develop procurement solutions and guide client strategy with expert-level knowledge of e-procurement and broader digital procurement technologies.
• Support the design, implementation, and deployment of e-Procurement and digital business transformation projects for clients.
• Provide business process design and functional expertise across all phases of technology implementation, including requirements gathering, design, build, testing, and change management.
• Support project leadership in business development and market growth initiatives.
• Be involved in day-to-day client interactions.

People Development:

• Foster the development of digital procurement capabilities within EY’s Supply Chain practice.
• Create a positive team environment and provide coaching and support to junior staff.
• Assist senior leadership with practice development activities such as recruiting and training.

Business Development:

• Help expand the Procurement Transformation practice across EY Canada.
• Develop new solutions and innovative ways of working to advance EY’s innovation agenda.

Skills and attributes for success

• An undergraduate degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Subject matter knowledge of digital procurement platforms – such as SAP Ariba, or any other procurement and spend management solutions (Ivalua, Coupa, Jaggaer, agentic AI platforms, etc.)
• 3–5+ years of relevant consulting or industry experience with blue-chip organizations.
• Functional/technical proficiency in full lifecycle delivery of business transformation projects.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain Government of Canada security clearance (minimum Reliability Status; Secret clearance may be required depending on client engagement).

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• A high level of motivation, strong work ethic, and a self-starting attitude.
• Working knowledge in one or more of the following: Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Relationship Management, or Procure-to-Pay processes.

What we offer

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

• $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
• Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

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