EY Senior Consultant Procurement 

Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam 

924197096

In Procurement we help leading companies with for example their Procurement operating model, strategy development, strategy implementation, sustainable sourcing or a spend analysis.

• As a consultant your role will be to lead a sub project within client engagements. You will work independently as well as in teams at our clients, supporting them with improving their business performance. You will use your quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to help structure and analyse the problems of the client and report the findings and results.

• Drawing on your knowledge, skills, and experience, you will start to build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers.

• You will play an active role and contribute to the EY SC&O team internally by developing project proposals, solutions, trainings, and thought leadership.

Responsibilities

As a (Senior) Consultant, you’ll balance internal and external responsibilities, comprising client, business development support, operational and personal development.

• Build, maintain and strengthen relationships to increasingly become a trusted point of contact within Procurement

• Delivering Procurement projects for industry-leading clients in and outside the Netherlands, within a multi-disciplinary team

• Deliver solutions for complex and existing challenges in the field of Procurement (e.g. Sustainability regulations and compliance, or spend analysis and cost optimization)

• Contribute to or lead a workstream within a project and be capable of managing activity to complete deliverables within your remit

• Contribute to and be an active member of a core project team, often working with others from different parts of EY’s world

• Contribute to the development of proposals to showcase some of our leading practices

• Maintain a personal development program to continually enhance your technical and consulting skills

• Increasingly grow your people leadership experience through leading as part of client and internal teams

Job requirements– Where do you start if you want to change the world?

• 2-5 years’ work experience in a Procurement related environment (Consulting or business).

• A master’s degree preferably in the field of Business, Operations management, or Supply Chain Management.

• An analytical and a structured way of working, you are strong in conceptual thinking, and you have a great drive and are enthusiastic.

• Proactive and energetic, with innovative qualities that enable high quality work to be delivered often in relatively short timeframes.

• Collaborative team player, with the capability to work within cross-functional teams, collaborating with colleagues from different countries and departments to achieve common goals

• Results oriented, focused on achieving high quality value to clients, and continuously striving for excellence.

• Proficiency in project management, to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met, and clients are kept informed.

• Fluent language skills in English & Dutch.

Are you interested in this job position, but do you not meet the full requirements? Please feel encouraged to apply anyway.

What we offer

We offer an attractive employment package that rewards individual and team achievements:

• • Vitality: the choice is yours. An online session with an external vitality coach, practical tips on topics such as nutrition, energy, sleep and mindset, a discount at Healthcity and/or a voucher card to rent a padel court.
  • Flexible working: you decide where and when you work in consultation with your team. At home, at the office, at the client or from another European country (up to 20 working days per year).
  • Home office arrangement: to optimize your home office, EY provides the following resources for you: office chair, sit/stand desk, an external monitor, a desk lamp, a (Bluetooth) headset, and a large external keyboard.
  • Birth leave: EY will pay 100% of the birth leave, in the case of an additional birth leave, EY will pay 70% of the salary.

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Recruitment procedure

Due to laws and regulations, and because EY (and in some cases its clients) has high demands on the reliability and integrity of its employees, every new employee will be screened. Depending on your rank the pre-employment screening could contain the following: Certificate of Conduct (in Dutch: VOG) or - if requesting a Dutch VOG is not possible - Criminal Background Check of the country you are currently living or have lived during the last five years, integrity questionnaire, verification of ID, diploma’s and/or work experience and consultation of the Dutch insolvency registry.