Bristlecone is a leading provider of specialized digital transformation services for the intelligent enterprise. We empower our customers with speed, visibility, automation, and resiliency – to thrive on change. By combining our industry focus, supply chain expertise, consulting-driven approach, and proprietary accelerators, we create unmatched business value.
Our transformative solutions in Digital Logistics, Cognitive Manufacturing, Autonomous Planning, Smart Procurement and Digitalization are positioned around key industry pillars and delivered through a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning digital strategy, design and build, and implementation across a range of technology platforms. We have been a trusted partner and advisor to many leading, globally recognized companies such as Applied Materials, Exxon Mobil, Flextronics, LSI Logic, Mahindra, Motorola, Nestle, Palm, Qatar Petroleum, Ranbaxy, Unilever and Whirlpool and many others.
Bristlecone is ranked among the top ten leaders in supply chain services by Gartner. We are headquartered in San Jose, California, with 14 global hubs and over 2,100 consultants. Bristlecone is part of the $20 billion Mahindra Group.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated professional to join our Solutions and Consulting team.
As a recognized senior practitioner, uses extensive industry and process expertise to deliver advisory services including leading procurement process assessments, process deployments, and advisory work related to procurement and sourcing technology deployments.
Provides industry expertise of tools, technologies, and best practice processes in a consultative manner to client base for purpose of assessing client needs and recommending solutions to unique problems.
Uses knowledge base gained through client in conjunction with industry expertise to formulate a set of recommendations.
Creates presentations and reports to deliver industry assessment recommendations to client executives. Interacts in a consultative manner with all levels of management at client sites, in writing and on the phone.
Has in in-depth knowledge of clients’ business model, technology platform, products and services used, contractual agreements, fee structure key business contacts and volume/revenue statistics.
Proactively monitors market trends, in order to assess business impact.
Establishes strategic plans to seek out new opportunities. Identifies new areas of opportunity by analyzing technology, customer requirements, workflows, market trends and competitive gaps.
Prepares market presentations for management to support business plans and strategy.
As an industry expert, sought out for advice and consultation. Leads, participates, and presents values of solutions to key industry organizations, conferences, and forums. Supervision
Comfortable with all aspects of the consulting lifecycle including:
Innovation and Thought Leadership: Actively generates content within Bristlecone and in industry publications, events, etc. to showcase innovative and thought leading ideas in supply chain and procurement. Partners with marketing and branding to ensure expertise is positioned appropriately.
Sales: support RFPs in a consulting-led environment; participate in orals presentations across an integrated team; collaborating with resources across consulting, OCM, and the solution teams for the proposed solution
Delivery: Managing projects and across a portfolio of engagements; ensuring the consulting team for an engagement delivers against their committed deliverables with high client satisfaction
Essential Job Requirements (Education, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills)
Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, economics, statistics, or related field
10-15+ years of consulting and/or experience in directly related fields including direct procurement, indirect procurement, global strategic procurement, supply chain management, sourcing, etc.
Should have deep process expertise in procurement including areas like sourcing and category management, supplier identification and selection, purchase order management, and supplier management.
Must have a background and proven results in strategy and business consulting. Prefer experience with Big 4, Accenture, and IBM.
Excellent organizational and customer service skills
Excellent verbal, written and group communication skills
Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences
Strong level presentation skills
Proven ability to understand complex business and technical concepts and to be able to make good judgments when faced with trade-offs
Strong results orientation with demonstrated track record of success
High degree of adaptability
Excellent influencing and analytical skills with decision makers and product users
Strongly prefer candidates with Life Sciences (pharma, biotech, med tech), Retail, CPG, and or Manufacturing Industry experience.
Strongly prefer resources that have had some experience working with major procurement and sourcing applications like Ariba and/or Coupa.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Supply Chain and Consulting
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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