Process Excellence & Transformation Professional

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conduct comprehensive purchasing and accounts payable assessments and developing strategic procurement plans
• Assess develop and document purchasing and payables strategies
• Provide expertise related to leading practices in purchasing and payables
• Define procurement organization structures as well roles responsibilities and staffing levels within the organization
• Lead purchasing and payables process redesign efforts
• Evaluate and write purchasing and payables policies
• Assist clients in evaluating analyzing and selecting eProcurement solutions including technologies for supplier information management sourcing contract management imaging settlement and spend analysis
• Interact daily and develop relationships with client resources at multiple levels
• Provide advisory services to client to facilitate optimal solutions and recommendations
• Communicate appropriately with all levels of the client organization
• Manage client expectations related to scope and project success
• Coordinate multiple work streams of procurement (i.e. purchasing and payables) transformation to ensure consistency across (1) vision and strategy; (2) policy and process; (3) technology; and (4) organization
• Manage and develop others on the project team
• Create review and edit work plans
• Develop and maintain status reports
• Manage scope client billing and project budget

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Ability to think strategically and tactically to ensure recommendations are appropriate and realistic
• Familiarity with ERP Financial suites and eProcurement technologies
• Ability to work independently and function as a subject matter expert to Senior Executives
• Capable of working within client organizations to strengthen relationships and encourage optimal levels of cooperation and collaboration
• Demonstrated team leadership and management skills
• Project management experience
• Ability to define scope and structure work plans and deliverables to meet client objectives within team capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to manage successful achievement of objectives with high attention to quality
• Capable of isolating development needs and delivering the appropriate motivation to keep consulting teams on task
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel PowerPoint and Word
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to successfully manage multiple clients and deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

• Management consulting experience

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• None