(Senior) Consultant - Business Consulting - Supply Chain Procurement - Zurich, Lausanne or Geneva

The company seeks a Senior Consultant for Business Consulting in Supply Chain Procurement, based in Zurich, Lausanne, or Geneva. The role focuses on driving digital procurement transformation and supporting CPOs in complex, data-driven environments.

The company is looking for a Senior Consultant to help organizations navigate company-wide transformation programs. This position involves guiding clients from strategy and concept development through to implementation, with a specific focus on modernizing procurement functions in a digital and data-driven business landscape.

Responsibilities

• Assist Chief Procurement Officers in modernizing their procurement departments to handle digital, data-centric, and fast-changing market conditions.
• Collaborate with clients to create and roll out forward-thinking procurement strategies while establishing themselves as trusted advisors.
• Lead digital transformation projects within procurement, aiming to achieve tangible results such as cost reductions, efficiency improvements, and greater supply chain resilience.
• Utilize cutting-edge tools like AI, advanced analytics, automation, and digital Source-to-Pay platforms to speed up and enhance transformation results.
• Play a central role in client projects, gradually taking ownership of specific workstreams and operating within cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to the firm's internal knowledge base and practice concepts, while also nurturing professional relationships both inside and outside the organization.
• Develop expertise in management consulting and procurement to support client success and advance personal career growth.

Requirements

• Prior experience in procurement, gained either through management consulting or industry roles, involving complex and high-impact project delivery.
• Two to five years of hands-on experience in procurement strategy, category management, operating model design, supplier management, supplier innovation, and source-to-pay processes.
• A strong passion for digital technologies and their use in procurement, preferably backed by some practical application experience.
• Fluent command of the English language.

Nice to have

• Experience leading small teams within a project setting.
• Knowledge of procurement software such as SAP Ariba, Zycus, Archlet, ORO Labs, Zip, Omnea, or Fairmarkit.
• Fluency in German.
• Fluency in French.

What the company offers

• Access to state-of-the-art technology and collaboration with high-performing teams.
• Coaching and training initiatives designed to enhance professional skills.
• Opportunities to build a professional network with colleagues, mentors, and industry leaders.
• A commitment to an inclusive workplace where all employees have equal access to opportunities.
• Support for accommodations during the recruitment process.

About the company

EY operates as a globally connected network of diverse teams dedicated to building a better working world. The firm provides services across assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transactions in over 150 countries and territories. Inclusion is a core principle that guides all of EY's operations and team dynamics.

• EY is a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams.
• EY is committed to building a better working world.
• Inclusion is at the heart of everything EY does.
• EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions.
• EY teams provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.