FILLED Procurement Consultant (ref DB6130)

Interim Procurement Consultant,
Financial Services

2 months with potential for 6-9 month extension,
London,
Up to £500 per day,
End Oct start

Role Summary

Our client, a niche procurement consultancy, immediately requires an interim procurement consultant to work on a project to analyse and review the category spend for their financial services client.

The project is due to start on 29th October, with Phase 1 lasting for 8 weeks.

There is a possibility of 6-9 months follow-on work to implement the recommendations in Phase 1, although this cannot be guaranteed at this point in time.

Response Deadline: 5 pm Monday 22nd October.

Role / responsibilities

The purchasing consultant will report to the project lead, and will be expected to conduct detailed analysis and review of category expenditure.

The client's main category spend is on IT procurement (buying IT systems, software / professional services).

The key activities are to:

* review the clients purchasing spend and processes

* identify opportunities for savings, process or organisation improvement

Key Skills and Requirements

* Procurement category experience - experienced in reviewing category spend with a BPR focus, preferably with knowledge of IT procurement

* Strong analytical skills - willing to be hands-on demonstrating strong analytical skills

* Previous experience of operating in a consulting / project capacity on procurement BPR initiatives

Previous procurement experience in Financial Services would be advantageous but is not mandatory.

The project may involve some travel to Italy (expensed separately) so Italian would also be a huge advantage.