Senior Manager-Tech Advisory- CIO at KPMG South Africa

Job Description

Senior Manager - IT Sourcing, Procurement and Bid Management, CIO Advisory Technology Consulting

Purpose Of The Job

KPMG Services (Pty) Ltd is looking for a Senior Technology Consultant to work as part of our CIO Advisory team within our Technology Advisory service line. The candidate should demonstrate a rounded set of skills and experience in the technology consulting domain.

Specialist Skills Required -

The specific set of expertise required for this role include IT Sourcing, Procurement and Bid Management skills. Therelated competencies for the successful candidate are made up of experience in:

• Business and IT strategy alignment of IT sourcing initiatives,
• IT due diligence and solution option analysis,
• Procurement strategies and vendor selection engagements,
• IT sourcing risk management and critical impact assessment,
• Bid management and vendor evaluation,
• Deal and contract negotiation,
• Contract and vendor management,
• Benefits realisation assessment and tracking of procured IT assets

Additional Skills And Competencies

In addition to the specialist skills required for this position, a mix of one/many of the following skills would be advantageous:

• IT Strategy development and Performance Management,
• Enterprise Architecture design and implementation,
• IT Governance and Service Delivery Management,
• IT Programme and Project Management,
• IT Change Management,
• Digital design and implementation.

Key Job Duties Or Responsibilities

Responsibilities will cover a wide variety of advisory tasks within the CIOA Advisory team. At the targeted level, specific focus is required on both client-facing and Internal responsibilities, these are not limited to - but should include:

Client-facing Responsibilities

• Manage large teams and related work effort(s) at client engagements, fulfilling services related to IT sourcing, procurement and bid management,
• Lead delivery of major CIO Advisory solutions, with specific onus on the individual to own the client engagement as a trusted advisor/subject matter expert,
• Manage and develop trusted client relationships through consistent value delivery and regular interaction,
• Participate in the selling of the CIO Advisory IT sourcing, procurement and bid management offering by means of proposal building, and other recognised go-to-market approaches,
• Identify and manage appropriate risks related to engaging teams and KPMG,
• Accountable for quality review and certification of packaged deliverables prior to client distribution.

Internal Responsibilities

• Management of allocated CIO Advisory team operational responsibilities,
• Participate in CIO Advisory team capability building activities (i.e. people, processes, knowledge and systems),
• Develop strong networks and relationships with colleagues from both within and outside of the CIO Advisory team,
• Mentor and guide allocated team counselees regarding performance and career development,
• Participate and contribute to the KPMG global CIO Advisory network,
• Develop a respected brand by means of contributing thought leadership write-ups and community participation.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience

BSc Computer Science or BComm Information Systems / Informatics or a similarly relevant Information Technology degree from a recognised university.

Other Relevant Qualifications

• Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) or related business qualifications,
• Recognised contract, procurement and supply management certifications,
• Project Management Professional (PMP) / Prince2,
• ITIL,
• CoBIT.

Experience

• A minimum of 6-8 years delivering consulting services within the technology advisory domain, with specific focus on IT sourcing, procurement and bid management responsibilities,
• Experience in 2 or more business verticals essential - preference to financial services, telecoms, public sector, healthcare or mining,
• Experience working and collaborating with senior level managers and C-level executives,
• Track record of successful IT sourcing, procurement and bid management project delivery, as well as relevant specialist consulting experience within larger transformational projects,
• Experience in all aspects of the sourcing life cycle (requirements definition, vendor selection, contracting, transition, operation, improvement),
• Experience in large deal contract negotiation, as well as a solid track record related to effective assurance and strategic oversight of benefits realised,
• Experience in management of vendors and IT suppliers in related IT asset bids,
• Track record in sales and business development experience including the writing and managing of proposal responses,
• Experience in leading, supervising and managing teams – as well as responsibilities related to operational and financial management,
• Experience in large scale collaborative engagements e.g. consortiums spanning over multiple clients/geographies and/or industry verticals,
• Experience and comfort with travel an asset. (Specifically within Africa).