Operations Consulting - Austin, United States - PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS

PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS

Verified Company

Austin, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

A career in Operations Consulting services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their operations to move beyond the role of a cost effective business enabler and become a source of competitive advantages.

We focus on product innovation and development, supply chain, procurement and sourcing, manufacturing operations, service operations and capital asset programmes to drive both growth and profitability.

The Sourcing and Procurement team, within Operations Consulting, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their Sourcing and Procurement capabilities to become a source of value and competitive advantages.

We focus on category management, strategic sourcing, procurement transformation enabled by technology, and procurement on demand managed services to drive innovation, cost reduction, and supply resiliency.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level.

To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework.

It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Experienced Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
Share and collaborate effectively with others.
Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
Keep uptodate with developments in area of specialism.
Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner verbally and in the materials I produce.
Build and maintain an internal and external network.
Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Requirements and Preferences:

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Degree Required:

Bachelor Degree

Required Fields of Study:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Economics, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management

Minimum Years of Experience:

1 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree Preferred:

Master Degree

Additional Educational Preferences:

Master of Business Administration

Certification(s) Preferred:

Coupa Platform Certification, Coupa Product Certifications (CLMA, CSO, Expense Management, Pay, etc.), Coupa Solution Architect, Coupa Technical Architect.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates some abilities, knowledge and/or a proven record of success in the following areas:

Providing technical and functional leadership and support during the following implementation phases: Assess and plan, Design, Build / Configure, Test & Train, Deploy & Hypercare;
Demonstration of experience with integration, data architecture, and supporting programming language (SQL, Java, etc.);
Leading the design of a module/set of modules within Coupa leveraging past experience and leading practices;
Identifying gaps, developing the business and/or technical requirements to build leading practice designs for clients;
Leading Project Management activities including work plan development, status meetings, supporting the development of leadership communications and presentations;
Overseeing junior staff and providing guidance and coaching to ensure their development and success on engagements;
Overseeing work progress and ensuring timely completion of technical development activities;
Providing fact based insights based on qualitative and quantitative data sets to support recommendations;
Communicating firm understanding of both Strategic and Operational Procurement practices, helping to guide client leadership and staff in support of a leading practice system;
Providing oversight and guidance to system build and testing activities;
Overseeing Supplier Enablement activities including supporting change management activities related to communications and training;
Coordinating with Change Management teams in the system deployment activities, including training, communications, golive readiness and leading applicable stakeholder calls; and,
Overseeing hypercare activities and providing recommendations and solutions to address any unexpected postgolive issues.

Demonstrates some abilities, knowledge and/or a proven record of success in the following areas: