Supply Chain And Operations Associate Director

Description:

When you join KPMG Ireland, you are joining a community of over 4,200 employees who collectively work together, both in person and virtually, to achieve their full potential.

We are known as an organisation who want you to come as you are and do work that truly matters. Joining KPMG Ireland is an opportunity to enhance your career, not only in the work that you enjoy doing, but equally through the global connections that you make, the lifelong learning that you can accomplish and the chance to make your mark.When you join KPMG Ireland, you are joining a community of over 4,200 employees who collectively work together, both in person and virtually, to achieve their full potential.

We are known as an organisation who want you to come as you are and do work that truly matters. Joining KPMG Ireland is an opportunity to enhance your career, not only in the work that you enjoy doing, but equally through the global connections that you make, the lifelong learning that you can accomplish and the chance to make your mark.

• Cross-sector procurement, supply chain and operations-centric experience
• Supplier management and consolidation
• Supply chain analytics
• Cost culture development
• Procurement contracting and cost optimisation
• Specification rationalisation
• Operational excellence (Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, etc.)
• Evidence of concise and visually appealing written communication style, for example in Microsoft PowerPoint. This could include preparing presentations for senior management or external stakeholders
• Strong presentation skills, confidently handling Q&A and having a perspective on client needs
• Ability to proactively manage upwards within an organisation, and actively engage internal and external stakeholders
• Combining responsiveness with attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple asks at once
• Ability to adapt to new challenges and client questions on a regular basis, with an openness to learn about new sectors
• Excellent supporting academics - university backgrounds in all subjects welcome
• Recognised industry credentials, e.g. CIPS, Chartered Engineer, PhD

Your responsibilities and achievements will evolve as you enhance your career with us. Here is what you can initially expect:

• Assist local and international businesses with procurement, supply chain and operations support and how that fits into those businesses' wider strategies
• Be a self-starter in identifying sales opportunities
• Play an active role across all parts of project sales and delivery, from pitching, project planning, problem framing, hypothesising, storyboarding, research, quantitative analysis, identifying insights, write-up and presentation
• Lead on primary and secondary research, gathering data and testing hypotheses
• Drive project progress through regular feedback and iteration with internal stakeholders and presenting updates to clients as required