Value Creation Services - Procurement Assistant Manager

Our Purpose

Deloitte makes an impact that matters. Every day we challenge ourselves to do what matters most for clients, for our people, and for society. We serve clients distinctively, bringing innovative insights, solving complex challenges and unlocking sustainable growth. We inspire our talented professionals to deliver outstanding value to clients, providing an exceptional career experience and an inclusive and collaborative culture. We contribute to society, building confidence and trust in the markets, upholding the integrity of organizations and supporting our communities.

Our shared values guide the way we behave to make a positive, enduring impact:

• Lead the way
• Serve with integrity
• Take care of each other
• Foster inclusion
• Collaborate for measurable impact

Deloitte’s Value Creation Services (VCS) team offers its clients cross-functional advisory services in business-critical situations. We help solve our client’s most complex business and performance challenges, whether they be in thriving or distressed business transformation situations, or the cut-and-thrust environment of M&A.

During your tenure as a VCS Procurement Assistant Manager, you will play a leading role in the Performance Improvement practice. We are pragmatic and deploy a private equity lens to deliver real, sustainable EBITDA and working capital improvements. The team helps clients with rapid revenue and market growth initiatives; cost reduction; working capital optimization; and business model transitions, transformations, and modernization.

You will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Supporting clients in the identification, quantification and delivery of performance improvement initiatives with a primary focus on procurement and strategic sourcing. Each engagement will involve assessing the client’s business performance and identification of areas of opportunity to improve EBITDA and working capital.
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of performance improvement projects for a range of high-profile clients across the Middle East region
• Building strong client relationships through an in-depth understanding of their requirements and deploying a personable, empathetic manner that engenders trust
• Drive business development in your area of expertise, be that a specific proposition / sector / set of client accounts / geography through a pro-active go-to-market approach
• Manage the team through projects, ensuring rapid progress and quality deliverables
• Actively contribute to the development of the team, though thought leadership, practice development and coaching of people
• Build a professional internal network to leverage the knowledge and skillsets of the Global Firm

Leadership Capabilities:

• Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
• Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent
• Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track
• Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills
• Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business

Qualifications:

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6-8 years of total work experience, with experience in an operations improvement role in a consulting / corporate / Private Equity environment with prior experience in rapid cost diagnostics / performance improvement / cost reduction implementation / operational due diligence / synergy assessments.

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Demonstrable experience and functional knowledge in the areas of strategic sourcing, spend analysis, accounts payable working capital optimisation, supplier relationship management, contract management, and digital procurement transformation

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Minimum education requirement: Bachelor’s degree preferably in Finance, Business or Engineering. Master’s degree and relevant qualifications / certifications preferred

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Ability to digest and synthesize unstructured information quickly and forming viewing of key questions or hypotheses to test

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Comfort discussing financial information in detail, e.g. impact of cost and working capital initiatives on financial statements

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Demonstrable specialism in a specific sector(s), e.g. Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, transportation and logistics

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Track record in driving initiatives through from conception to realisation

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Experienced in multiple procurement related performance improvement methodologies & tools and can borrow elements from different approaches as appropriate to solve a given problem by using innate problem-solving ability

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Ability to vary style based on culture / situation / client personalities and understanding when to take conversations from big picture thinking to granular detail. Uses strong communication skills to persuade and drive desired results

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Proven experience in managing and coaching team members

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Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word; experience in business intelligence software (PowerBI, Tableau, Qlikview, etc.) desired but not mandatory

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Detailed understanding of the M&A process and how value creation can be incorporated into financial / operational / commercial due diligence to drive value for our clients

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Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in English and Arabic

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Open to extensive travel across the Middle East region