Consultant/Sr.Consultant

Optis Consulting•Vancouver, BC

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Optis Consulting is actively seeking a Senior Consultant to join our Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, or Montreal team. The Senior Consultant will develop ideas, initiatives and activities aimed toward the growth of the Company. This includes increasing revenues, growth in terms of business expansion, and increasing profitability by building strategic partnerships and making strategic business decisions. The Senior Consultant will take an advisory approach with our prospects and clients, striving to understand their unique requirements before providing recommendations related to the evaluation, justification and implementation of the solutions that will best serve those needs. We need our Senior Consultants to be confident, versatile, and passionate, with an ability to comfortably approach and sell to senior executives in Procurement, Finance, and IT. They must be logical thinkers, have a strong ability to collaborate as part of a team and manage ambiguous or uncertain situations.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant industry experience in procurement, supply chain, or finance OR 3+ years of management consulting experience within a consulting or professional services environment.
2+ years of experience working with market‑leading Source‑to‑Pay solutions such as SAP Ariba, Ivalua, or Coupa.
Experience working in an advisory capacity, including support of Source‑to‑Pay (S2P) strategy development, operating model design, maturity assessments, organizational structures, and analytical assessments is considered a strong asset.
Proven experience leading and implementing projects, including managing stakeholders and driving outcomes.
Strong understanding of end‑to‑end business processes and supporting applications, with Procurement or Supply Chain domain knowledge. Financial acumen required to support credible, executive‑level business discussions.
Experience leading and implementing projects.
University degree in Supply Chain Operations, Information Technology Management, Business Operations Management, International Business Management, or a related discipline.

Nice To Haves

Outstanding communication (written and oral) negotiation, presentation, and solution selling skills to manage complex organizations.
Ability to work in an environment where growth and change are the only constant.
Team player with strong problem-solving skills and a 'can do' attitude.
Must be detail-oriented and have ability to manage priorities and deadlines.
High energy with the capability to multi-task in a dynamic, rapidly growing organization.
Able to work with various teams and support multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to work collaboratively with employees within the department and across functions.

Responsibilities

Display credible knowledge of procurement processes and Source-to-Pay solutions.
Champion Optis customers' project work and implementations to ensure great success (development of client action plan, completion of the action plan, development of the formal proposal, participating in the presentation of the proposal and influencing key decision-makers).
Working in collaboration with Source-to-Pay consultants, management, and business partners.
Conduct follow-up meetings with Optis customers to gauge the success of recommended changes.
Identify and develop new business opportunities, do lead generation activities, or work with partners for referrals.
Sell Optis' value proposition to senior-level executives.
Drive the profitable revenue needed to meet and exceed Optis' annual targets.
Continue to develop your professional skills, mentor others and seek mentorship.