Location
Amman
VCS (Value Creation Services) – Sourcing and Procurement Senior Associate
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by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
In an international firm like Deloitte, our strong global presence is complemented by our local reach
and market knowledge. A career in Financial Advisory Services will equip you with a deep
understanding of the local and regional business landscape, enabling you to identify opportunities and
risks to our clients’ businesses. In addition, your breadth of vision will be engaged, as you match our
global resources to our clients’ advantage. Our FAS practice encompasses a broad range of
specializations and services but whose common goal is to offer strategic services to clients throughout
every phase of the economic cycle.
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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 cutand-
thrust environment of M&A.
During your tenure with VCS, 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.
• Actively involved in 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
• Engage with the team through projects, ensuring rapid progress and quality deliverables
• Build a professional internal network to leverage the knowledge and skillsets of the Global Firm
Core Capabilities:
? Procurement Strategy Development: Expertise in formulating and customizing procurement
strategies aligned with clients' business objectives. Ability to design strategies that optimize cost
savings, supplier relationships, and risk management.
? Supplier Evaluation and Selection: Proficiency in evaluating and selecting suppliers through
rigorous assessment processes. Capability to identify and recommend suppliers that best meet
clients' quality, cost, and reliability requirements
? Procurement Analytics: Strong analytical skills to analyze procurement data comprehensively.
Proficient in using data-driven insights to uncover opportunities for cost reduction, process
improvement, and performance enhancement.
? Negotiation and Contract Management: Exceptional negotiation skills coupled with contract
management expertise. Ability to negotiate favorable terms and conditions while ensuring
compliance with legal and regulatory standards
? Change Management: Skill in guiding clients through procurement process transformations.
Proficiency in change management methodologies to facilitate seamless adoption of new
procurement practices and technologies
? Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to engage and
influence various stakeholders within client organizations. Expertise in fostering collaboration
among cross-functional teams to drive procurement excellence.
? Continuous Improvement: Commitment to driving continuous improvement in procurement
processes. Capability to identify areas for efficiency gains, implement best practices, and
measure the impact of process enhancements
Qualifications:
? 6-8 years of total work experience, with a minimum of 2 years in an operations improvement role
in a consulting / corporate / performance improvement / cost reduction implementation
? 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
? Minimum education requirement: Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university (2.1 or above),
preferably in Finance, Business or Engineering. Master’s degree and relevant qualifications /
certifications preferred
? Ability to digest and synthesize unstructured information quickly and forming viewing of key
questions or hypotheses to test
? Comfort discussing financial information in detail, e.g. impact of cost and working capital
initiatives on financial statements
? Demonstrable specialism in a specific sector(s), e.g. Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Technology, Media
and Telecommunications, transportation and logistics
? Track record in driving initiatives through from conception to realisation
? 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
? 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
? Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word; experience in business intelligence
software (PowerBI, Tableau, Qlikview, etc.) desired but not mandatory
? Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) English; Arabic language skills
? Open to extensive travel across the Middle East region