Senior Consultant

UHY International•Detroit, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Business Performance Optimization Senior Consultant, you will partner with senior leadership, including CEO’s and CFO’s, to support the development of strategies to increase profitability and improve cash flow. Project work includes data analytics, financial analysis and modeling, material cost improvement, supplier management and negotiations, and category (commodity) strategy development to ensure activities are building blocks for sustainability and future success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or similar field
3+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain or consulting preferred
Finance knowledge including financial modeling
Comfortable working in a team environment, both internally and with clients, as well as independently
Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
Strong data analytics skills with proven experience analyzing procurement or financial data
Strong written and oral communication skills - ability to present critical issues to senior business leaders concisely

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to independently perform complicated problem solving with a strong foundation of critical thinking skills
Willingness to learn, high curiosity, comfortable learning new things
Pride in an accurate, error-free work product
Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively
Professional and ethical PPT – detailed reports, summary presentations

Responsibilities

Support and lead procurement transformation initiatives, including strategic sourcing, category management, supplier rationalization and contract optimization
Analyze client procurement processes, policies and governance models to identify improvement opportunities
Develop business cases, savings pipelines, and implementation roadmaps
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (finance, operations, supply chain, IT) to align procurement strategies with business objectives
Prepare and present findings, insights and recommendations to client leadership
Develop and maintain 13-week cash flow models
Build 3-statement models that link together cleanly
Design scenario and sensitivity analysis
Gather, organize, and analyze data using pivot tables, BI tools, statistical analysis, graphs, etc.
Discover insights, draw conclusions, and present results in a simplified format
Synthesize data, formulate initial hypotheses, and present initial recommendations
Build and format PowerPoint deliverables that provide data and key takeaway in a simple, clear format easy for senior business leaders to understand
Will lead and supervise subordinate team members