Source to Pay Specialist at PwC South Africa

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

About the role
Our Consulting practice is focused on working in partnership with clients to deliver sustainable business change. We work with our clients to develop new ways of working; from developing Procurement Strategies and Operating models to optimisation of discrete areas of the Procurement Function and implementation of digital solutions . Supply chain management will increasingly become a major service differentiator for our clients across a range of sectors.

Additional information

• Opportunity for working from home? (Yes however mainly client based work)
• Amount of time client based (70% - 90%)
• Opportunity for job sharing? (No)
• Need to travel/overnight stays away from home (Yes - regularly)
• Opportunity for flexible working? (hours) (Yes)
• Amount of time PwC office based (10% - 30%)

Requirements
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate experience in some or all of the following areas of Procurement. This role requires experience and a strong record of delivering Procurement projects in the Private Sector.

• Procurement strategy development and Operating model transformation
• Strategic Sourcing, development of category strategies and sourcing strategies
• Spend analytics and cost optimisation opportunity identification
• Procurement process, efficiency and compliance improvement
• Successful implementation of digital Procurement solutions, with experience in one or more of the following technologies: Coupa, SAP Ariba, Ivalua, Celonis

Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following skills/behaviours:

• Able to build and sustain trusted internal and external relationships
• Client focussed and commercially astute
• Project management and project economics
• Compliant with professional standards and PwC’s Risk and Quality procedures
• Manage a team and to work towards shared goals
• Strong experience in supporting business development activities and proposal development
• Develop self and others via coaching / mentoring
• Adaptable with an innovative approach to their work
• Can effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with different audiences
• Understanding of ERP systems and how they work
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, Project and report writing skills are essential
• Possess a natural curiosity to learn more about their clients’ business, competitive landscape and industries
• Deal with ambiguity and make clear and conscious decisions backed by a strong rationale

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will be educated to Degree level or equivalent. Preferable degrees include: B.Com Supply Chain Management, B.Com Logistics, B.Eng Industrial.
• Further personal / industry qualifications such as ACA / CIMA, APICS / CILT or MBA are valued but not considered essential.
• Certification in Procurement technology implementation like Coupa or SAP Ariba will be beneficial.
• Previous Consulting experience and/or experience within Energy / Utilities, Industrial Products, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Retail and Consumer and Telco sectors will be highly desirable.