Performance Improvement Senior Manager - Supply Chain & Operations at Ernst & Young Nigeria

Ernst & Young (EY) is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

EY is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Performance Improvement Senior Manager- Supply Chain & Operations

Ref No: NIG0001J
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Purpose
As Performance Improvement Senior Manager - Supply Chain & Operations, you'll build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers and develop a portfolio of business by focusing on high impact opportunities. You'll lead presentations and proposals for moderately complex projects - or for elements of highly complex projects - and provide subject matter insight to bids and proposals.

Drawing on your skills and experience, you'll create innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership. In addition, you'll package overall project findings into clear, concise, high-quality work products. Acting as a subject matter resource on one or more services, you'll leverage knowledge and experience to shape Ernst & Young's services to meet client problems.

By driving improvements in business processes, you'll serve as a role model for quality & risk management and confirm that project teams understand and comply with Ernst & Young's Q&RM guidelines. As a respected senior professional, you'll communicate effectively with Ernst & Young engagement partners and managers and work to build, manage and motivate high-performing teams. You'll also help key staff to build sustainable competencies.

Client Responsibilities

• Participate in and, as required, lead Supply Chain & Operations engagements
• Manage financial aspects of client engagements and communicate significant issues, fees, and estimates-to-complete to partners and clients
• Help partners and directors generate new business opportunities and build client networks and relationships
• Understand all Ernst & Young service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients
• Build strong internal relationships within Ernst & Young Advisory Services and with other services across the organization

People Responsibilities

• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring all levels of staff
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff
• Contribute to people-related initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Supply Chain & Operations professionals
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills of all levels of staff
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures and communicate these to all levels of staff

Technical Skills Requirements
You'll have knowledge and experience of a number of the following areas:

Procurement Transformation:

• Global procurement transformation
• Global procurement operating model design
• Purchase-to-pay performance improvement
• Procurement shared services and outsourcing

Supply chain strategy and operating models:

• Supply chain strategy
• Operating model design
• Supply chain transformation
• Supply chain process efficiency
• Tax effective supply chain
• Operational performance improvement and core business review

Supply chain effectiveness and performance improvement:

• Rapid supply chain assessment
• Inventory management
• Global trade effectiveness
• Operational cost reduction

Public sector procurement and commissioning:

• Procurement strategy

Green supply chain:

• Low carbon and sustainable supply chain

You'll have knowledge and experience in one or more of the following industry sectors:

• Oil and Gas
• Consumer Products
• Utilities
• Government & Public Sector
• Others

Additional Skills Requirements:

• Demonstrated record with a blue chip consulting organization.
• Demonstrated experience in business development.
• Strong academic record including a degree.

Application Closing Date
Not Stated

Method of Application
Qualified and interested candidates should:
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