Consultant Procurement & Supply Chain

Job title:

Consultant Procurement & Supply Chain

Company:

KPMG Nederland

Job description

Company Description

• Contribute to streamlining the procurement and optimizing supply chains.
• Support the improvement, digitalization, and implementation of procurement and supply chain processes.
• Develop ESG procurement strategies.
• Create clear and visually appealing analyses and reports to adopt new strategies, tools, or process improvements.
• Perform operational project management tasks such as conducting interviews, coordinating client meetings, and preparing steering committees.
• Be curious and eager to develop yourself in both ‘soft and hard skills’ by attending training sessions and proactively contributing to initiatives within and outside projects (e.g., team days or proposition development).

Job DescriptionYou will join the Procurement & Supply Chain team consisting of 28 enthusiastic colleagues. You will work on a project basis, with projects ranging from 6 weeks to 9 months. Your week consists of home working days, client days, and office days, with Friday as a fixed team day. Together with your colleagues, you work for a wide variety of clients. You help clients optimize their procurement and supply chain organizations, from strategy to implementation. This allows you to quickly learn how to get the best out of yourself and use your talents for the benefit of the assignment.Our goal is to enable our clients to optimize the value of their supplier network and mitigate supply risks.As a consultant, you support various assignments such as:

• Conducting cost reduction studies for manufacturing companies.
• Performing maturity scans for procurement and supply chain organizations.
• Developing and implementing decarbonization strategies.
• Implementing procurement and supply chain tools.
• Setting up contract management organizations.

“You are expected to structure complex Supply Chain & Procurement issues and translate them into understandable language with concrete actions for the client. This makes the work very educational. Moreover, the atmosphere in our team is very pleasant, with room for personal conversations in addition to serious work.”
Rinke de Jonge (Consultant – Procurement & Supply Chain)As a consultant, you work with people from our team and other teams within KPMG on client assignments, develop yourself by attending training sessions within our training curriculum, and work on your personal goals with your development manager and buddy. Personal growth and developing your own interests are of great importance. You can choose internal or external training sessions from our training curriculum or suggest training sessions that match your interests but are not yet offered. There is room for proactivity and your own enthusiasm in and outside assignments, allowing everyone to make their workweek as enjoyable as possible.Do you have questions or want to know more about working in the Procurement & Supply Chain team? Send Reluksha Rishi Charles (contact details at the bottom of the page) a message! This way, you can have an informal coffee chat with one of our colleagues to answer all your questions!Qualifications

• A relevant completed WO master’s degree and possibly some work experience.
• Active involvement alongside your studies (e.g., part-time job, committee/board year, volunteer work).
• Interest in projects in the areas of optimization, implementation, strategy, and analytics and change management.
• Some relevant working experience.
• Proficiency in both Dutch and English and comfortable communicating in both languages within and outside the organization.
• Affinity with procurement or supply chain (or both!).
• You enjoy working in groups, take responsibility for your own tasks, are proactive, and have strong communication skills.

Additional Information

• Competitive salary, a bonus, a fixed expense allowance and a working from home allowance.
• 30 vacation days (on a full-time basis) and the option to buy more days or sell your vacation days.
• At KPMG we work hybrid, so you can work from home or at the office.
• A completely furnished home office.
• A lease car + NS business card or a mobility budget.
• A laptop and iPhone which also can be used privately.
• Pension accrual without a compulsory personal contribution.
• Choice to pick from different courses which contribute to your own personal and professional development.
• Diversity networks in the areas of pride, gender, ability, cultural diversity, and generations that regularly organize various activities to celebrate differences!
• Focus on well-being! There is a gym at the Amstelveen office or you can get a discount for a gym near your house and you get access to different health and/or vitality programs.
• ‘Together’ is one of our core values. So you can count on different social activities, like team events, drinks with colleagues and events with all your KPMG colleagues.

Expected salary

Location

Amstelveen, Noord-Holland

Job date

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 23:45:20 GMT

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