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Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Director

General Information

Location: Dublin

Business Area: Deal Advisory

Job Grade: Director

Contract Type: Permanent Full-Time

Description & Requirements

When you join KPMG Ireland, you are joining a community of over 4,200 employees who collectively work together, both in person and virtually, to achieve their full potential.

We are known as an organisation who want you to come as you are and do work that truly matters. Joining KPMG Ireland is an opportunity to enhance your career, not only in the work that you enjoy doing, but equally through the global connections that you make, the lifelong learning that you can accomplish and the chance to make your mark.

Are you our next Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Director ?

Location: Dublin, Belfast or Cork, as part of our hybrid working model.

Grade: Director

Contract type: Permanent

A snapshot of your peer group:

• Cross-sector procurement, supply chain and operations-centric experience
• Supplier management and consolidation
• Supply chain analytics
• Procurement contracting and cost optimisation
• Evidence of concise and visually appealing written communication style, for example in Microsoft PowerPoint. This could include preparing presentations for senior management or external stakeholders
• Strong presentation skills, confidently handling Q&A and having a perspective on client needs
• Ability to proactively manage upwards within an organisation, and actively engage internal and external stakeholders
• Combining responsiveness with attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple asks at once
• Ability to adapt to new challenges and client questions on a regular basis, with an openness to learn about new sectors
• Excellent supporting academics – university backgrounds in all subjects welcome
• Recognised industry credentials, e.g. CIPS, Chartered Engineer, PhD

Your responsibilities and achievements will evolve as you enhance your career with us. Here is what you can initially expect:

• Assist local and international businesses with procurement, supply chain and operations support and how that fits into those businesses’ wider strategies
• Be a self-starter in identifying sales opportunities
• Play an active role across all parts of project sales and delivery, from pitching, project planning, problem framing, hypothesising, storyboarding, research, quantitative analysis, identifying insights, write-up and presentation
• Lead on primary and secondary research, gathering data and testing hypotheses
• Drive project progress through regular feedback and iteration with internal stakeholders and presenting updates to clients as required

Here’s how KPMG can benefit more than just your career:

All of our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Discounted health insurance
• The purchase of additional annual leave
• Frequent social events to help you build your network
• Early finish Fridays on bank holiday weekends and throughout the summer months.
• Relocation assistance for those moving to Ireland
• Complimentary access to a range of Learning & Development programmes including LinkedIn Learning.

When you join KPMG, your performance manager will support you to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one. You will also receive continuous support from our award-winning Business School where you will be continuously encouraged to deepen your knowledge and expertise within your chosen career path.

In addition to this, we are the only one of the Big Four firms to announce promotions four times per year, giving you frequent opportunities for progression throughout your career with us.

Inclusion & Diversity

Inclusion, diversity and equity are part of who we are at KPMG. We embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. At KPMG, we want to attract and retain the best talent. We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. Visit to learn more.

Apply:

If you are interested in the above role, please submit a CV via the apply button. If you have any specific queries on the role, please contact Karen Savage at View email address on click.appcast.io.

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Please note we do not require Agency assistance for this role.

By clicking apply to this role your application will not only be considered for this position but your details will be stored on our database and may be considered for similar future positions that may arise. This means that the personal data contained in your application and provided to KPMG as part of the application process may be retained by us for up to 18 months from the date of your application and you hereby agree to that. If you do not wish your details to be stored on our recruitment database please email View email address on click.appcast.io stating this and we will ensure that such information is not stored other than for the purposes of this application.

Benefits of working as a Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Director in Dublin:

● Company offers great benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Attractive package