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ManagerJob Description & Summary
PwC Ireland- Bring Your Talent, Grow Your Skills, Unlock Your Potential!
About Consulting
In Consulting, we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients’ business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change how they do business.
The work that you will do is all about helping organizations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You will work with leading Irish and Global companies across a diverse range of industries including FMCG, Retail, Pharma, Manufacturing, Tech and Media.
About our Supply Chain Team
Supply chain management is increasingly becoming a major key differentiator for our clients across a range of sectors. Our Supply Chain team, part of our Transformation practice, is passionate about collaborating with clients to transform their supply chain operations, develop new ways of working, deploy new innovative solutions, and drive efficiencies.
Our Supply Chain practice operates across four inter-related pillars:
Procurement
Manufacturing
Supply Chain Strategy and Logistics (including Demand Planning)
Digital
We are actively recruiting for the Procurement pillar to support our clients in transforming their procurement function.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, inclusive team where your ideas matter, and your perspective is valued and encouraged. We have a strong track record of delivering high quality work to major local and international clients and have ambitious growth plans for the future.
Purpose-led work you’ll be part of
As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.
Our Procurement transformation projects are large scale. We collaborate internally with other practice areas (Change Management, Technology, Data and Analytics, Tax etc.) and globally with Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) across our PwC network. By joining us, you get the opportunity to both deepen your Procurement experience, build your internal and global networks, and work on exciting client projects such as -
Completing a procurement synergy savings assessment for two global media companies that recently merged. This included developing a new Procurement Op Model for the merged entity
Supported a leading Irish Bank in designing its new Procurement Operational Model – including developing its Digital capabilities and transitioning its procurement team structure
Supporting a Retail and Consumer Goods company in assessing its end to end procure to pay model – including identifying requirements for a new P2P system
Role & Responsibility
As a Manager your key responsibilities will include Collaborating with local and global teams to successfully deliver quality of client projects, as part of engagement teams
Leading client engagements - Collaborating with local and global teams to ensure project delivery and excellence
Driving business growth – through pre-sales and business development activities and initiatives, e.g. preparing proposals for clients, presenting at industry/client events, identifying potential new opportunities
Coach, empower and inspire team members fostering a culture of learning, growth and innovation
Shape PwC’s procurement propositions, staying ahead of and up-to-date of market trends in supply chain and engaging with PwC global networks and our client globally
Experiences and skills
Degree qualified, with at least 5 years’ experience in Procurement
Experience of leading Procurement transformation programs
Exposure to different technology solutions used in Procurement e.g. Digital Procurement / Industry 4.0
Experience of inspiring and empowering diverse teams for quality delivery and distinctive outcomes for clients and our people
Unlock your potential with PwC Ireland
We believe that challenges are better solved together! We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of amazing teams encouraged to collaborate and innovate in a way that creates powerful solutions and makes a positive impact. This purpose-led work, and our continuous development and encouragement, will help unlock your potential and take your career to the next level.
Enjoy PwC’s perks
We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive employee benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at Life@PwC. (https://www.pwc.ie/careers-ie/life-at-pwc.html).
Being appreciated for being you
Our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe this so much that we have signed up for the Business in the Community Elevate Pledge. (https://www.bitc.ie/the-leaders-group-on-sustainability/inclusive-workplace-pledge/)
You can learn more about our culture of belonging and explore our range of inclusive programmes, initiatives, employee resource groups and more at www.pwc.ie.
Avoid the confidence gap; you do not have to match all the listed requirements exactly to apply, we’d love to hear from you!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please email us at ie_experiencedhireteam@pwc.com for more information.
Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)
Required Skills
Consulting, Consulting Services, ProcurementOptional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Data Analytics, Business Performance Metrics, Business Transformation, Change Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Epic Software, Epic Systems, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Logistics Management, Management Consulting, Manufacturing Operations Management, Market Research, Operating Effectiveness Review, Operational Excellence {+ 23 more}Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
NoGovernment Clearance Required?
NoJob Posting End Date