Manager – Procurement – Operational Strategy – Strategy and Execution – EY-Parthenon

Overview

In this Senior Executive role at EY-Parthenon, you advise clients on strategic transformations that optimise operations and procurement value. You’ll lead client workstreams, contribute to business development, and coach junior team members within a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. You’ll work closely with executives to turn insights into actionable plans, supported by EY’s broad capabilities and AI-enabled approaches. This is a hands-on, impact-driven opportunity to shape performance improvement across multiple sectors.

Pay / Benefits

• inclusive culture
• prioritises wellbeing
• global opportunities

Responsibilities

• Advise clients across sectors on strategic transformations and value creation.
• Take a leading role on projects or workstreams with client teams.
• Manage engagement aspects including project plans, cost/benefit analysis, and risk management.
• Conduct financial analysis and scenario modelling to support decision making.
• Produce clear client-ready reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Support business development through pitches, pursuits, and go-to-market collateral.
• Build and maintain internal/external relationships to raise team profile.
• Coach and develop junior team members and contribute to practice growth.

Key requirements

• Professional services/strategy consulting experience
• Track record in delivering cross-sector initiatives for third-party spend (opportunity assessments, cost reduction)
• Strong analytical skills linking operational analysis to financial outcomes
• Experience across multiple sectors, ideally in priority sectors (C&R, Industrials & Energy, Life Sciences, TMT)
• Expertise in spend categories (Indirects and Directs) and cost drivers
• Experience supporting sales/business development in large-scale consulting
• Proven ability to manage project workstreams and vendor relationships
• Strong written/verbal communication and ability to produce high-quality reports and thought leadership

• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Stakeholder management and influencing
• Leadership and coaching
• Financial analysis
• Scenario modelling
• Project management and engagement management

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