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EY-GDS: Business Consulting -SC&O (Supply Chain & Operations)

As part of our EY-GDS team, you will support sourcing and procurement engagements by managing direct and indirect categories, conducting detailed spend analyses and market intelligence, and identifying opportunities for cost savings and process improvements. You will contribute to category management and strategic sourcing initiatives, perform contract analysis, and assist with vendor and performance management. Additionally, you will support purchasing, expediting, and end-to-end procure-to-pay (P2P) process optimization to drive greater efficiency and value.

The opportunity

We are looking for seasoned professionals with 3–7 years of experience and a strong consulting background in supply chain operations, particularly in contract and supplier management. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in transforming Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) processes—ranging from digitization and compliance reviews to analytics and automation—while ensuring alignment with legal and business objectives. In parallel, the candidate will lead supplier management initiatives, including onboarding, segmentation, performance tracking, and risk mitigation, using advanced tools and data-driven insights. This role demands a strategic thinker who can drive procurement excellence by optimizing contractual value, enhancing supplier collaboration, and delivering measurable outcomes across both direct and indirect categories.

Your key responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive spend analysis across direct and indirect categories using advanced tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, Alteryx, or SQL and augment with GenAI-driven insights to uncover cost-saving opportunities, bundling synergies, compliance gaps, and sourcing inefficiencies Build and maintain cost and financial models including Should-Cost, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and Clean-Sheet models leveraging GenAI to simulate sourcing scenarios and generate negotiation playbooks Enable maverick spend reduction by developing compliance monitoring dashboards and reinforcing procurement policy adherence through analytics-driven controls Classify and segment spend data by supplier, category, business unit, region, and other dimensions using both rule-based and AI/ML-driven approaches—including large language models (LLMs), supervised classification algorithms, and natural language processing (NLP) Develop and automate real-time dashboards and insights engines, powered by natural language querying interfaces (e.g., GenAI-powered chatbots) that enable business users to interact with data conversationally Apply predictive and prescriptive analytics to forecast demand, price inflation, and market dynamics, enabling proactive category strategies and risk mitigation plans Support strategic sourcing and category management by delivering data-driven insights, supplier scorecards, market benchmarks, and opportunity assessments Partner with category leads and procurement stakeholders to translate analytics into actionable sourcing strategies, negotiation levers, and supplier optimization roadmaps Integrate analytics capabilities with source-to-pay systems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, Ariba, Coupa, Oracle) to ensure seamless data flow, enhanced data quality, and consistent reporting Continuously improve analytics maturity by experimenting with emerging technologies including agentic AI, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), autonomous spend monitoring bots, and advanced visualization techniques for real-time, self-serve procurement intelligence

To qualify for the role, you must have

Master’s degree in business administration or supply chain & Operations from a Tier-1 or Tier-2 institute, with 3-7 years of relevant experience. Demonstrated experience in leading cost-saving initiatives, strategic sourcing, and category management across direct and indirect spend areas Proven track record of delivering procurement transformation projects with measurable impact. Advanced data analysis and spend analytics capabilities using tools such as Excel, Power BI, or similar platforms. Consulting Experience in Spend Analytics, category management, governance frameworks, strategic sourcing. Supply chain consulting experience in Big 4, Supply chain global consulting firms preferred. 30% travel expected as per project requirements.

What we look for

A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience, and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment

An opportunity to be a part of market-leading, multi-disciplinary team of 1400 + professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.

Opportunities to work with EY SCO practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries

What working at EY offers

At EY, we’re dedicated to helping our clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies — and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.

You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. Plus, we offer:

Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

 

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