Senior Consultant, Strategy and Advisory

Requirements

WHY
THIS ROLE

• Get in early on AI in procurement. Most
  procurement teams are still working out what AI means for them. You will help
  answer that question across many clients, and build the playbooks and
  accelerators that shape how our practice delivers.
  
• Strategy and execution in one seat. You will not
  hand off a deck and walk away. You will design the strategy, prove it with
  data, and help stand up the tools and processes that make it stick.
  
• Build a rare skill set. Work
  hands on across leading Source-to-Pay suites, enterprise AI platforms, and data
  clouds. 
  
• Real responsibility, early. Optis works
  with high growth through Fortune level clients, and is small enough that your
  ideas change how we work. Strong performers grow fast here. 
  

Sourcing
& Category Strategy

• Lead diagnostics and maturity assessments
  across the Source-to-Pay cycle to find where value is being lost.
  
• Build category strategies across direct and
  indirect spend that deliver savings, resilience, and supplier innovation.
  
• Run sourcing initiatives end to end, from
  market analysis and RFx design through negotiation support and award.
  
• Build business cases and transformation
  roadmaps that tie every recommendation to a measurable outcome.
  

AI-Enabled
Procurement

• Use enterprise AI tools to accelerate spend
  classification, contract review, supplier research, and RFx drafting.
  
• Design and prototype AI-assisted workflows and
  agents with clients, and help them move from pilot to everyday use.
  
• Help clients put practical guardrails around AI
  in procurement, covering data access, accuracy checks, and governance.
  
• Build reusable tools and accelerators that make
  the team faster and sharper on every engagement.
  

Data
& Technology

• Bring procurement data from ERP, S2P, and
  supplier sources together on data cloud platforms to create a single, trusted
  view of spend.
  
• Turn that data into insight: spend cubes,
  savings pipelines, supplier performance dashboards, and early risk signals.
  
• Advise on S2P technology roadmaps and platform
  selection, and partner with our implementation teams to bring designs to life.
  

Supplier
Performance & Risk

• Design supplier segmentation, performance
  management, and third-party risk frameworks, integrating ESG where it matters
  to the client.
  
• Define KPIs and scorecards, and use live data
  to keep them current instead of treating them as a once-a-year exercise.
  

Client
Leadership & Practice Growth

• Present insights and recommendations to senior
  executives, and become a trusted advisor to them.  
  
• Shape operating models, roles, and governance
  so new ways of working last after we leave.
  
• Contribute to proposals and thought leadership,
  mentor junior team members, and help grow the practice.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of experience in procurement,
  sourcing, or supply chain, ideally within a consulting or professional services
  environment.
  
• Hands-on experience across Source-to-Pay
  platforms such as Coupa, Ivalua, Zip, SAP Ariba, GEP, or similar, whether
  through implementation, configuration, or day-to-day use.
  
• Practical experience using enterprise AI tools
  to get real work done, and a point of view on where AI helps procurement and
  where it does not.
  
• A solid grounding in strategic sourcing,
  category management, and supplier management.
  
• The ability to turn complex data into a clear
  story and present it with confidence to senior stakeholders.
  
• Curiosity, initiative, and comfort working
  through ambiguity in a fast-moving environment.
  
• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain,
  Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  

Nice to have

• Experience building AI agents or automations
  for business workflows.
  
• Exposure to procurement-specific analytics,
  intake-to-procure, or AI tools.
  
• Experience with third-party risk management or
  sustainable sourcing programs.
  

TRAVEL

• Ability to travel within Canada and the United
  States, up to 40% of the time.
  

Benefits

WORKING AT OPTIS

We pride ourselves on being different from larger consulting firms by offering meaningful opportunities to make an impact and accelerate your career growth.

Our employees benefit from:

• Competitive compensation
  
• A transparent and predictable bonus structure
  
• Comprehensive extended health and wellness benefits
  
• 4 wellness days; a day a quarter to recharge, on top of your vacation
  
• Additional paid time off during our annual holiday break
  
• Paid parental leave designed to support you and your family
  
• A better than industry work-life balance
  

This approach has contributed to a team culture with over 90% employee retention.

Learn more at: optisconsulting.com/about/