Workday Consulting Senior Manager - SCM
About The Position
Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. Senior Managers serve in an outward-facing, hands-on, and multi-faceted role combining project and engagement management, team leadership and material interaction with clients at both tactical and strategic levels. While activities vary based on project size/scope and individual skill-sets and strengths, the Senior Manager can expect to spend considerable time on client-facing engagements through all project phases (pursuit to delivery), project management, and intensive data-analysis to implement impactful recommendations. Additionally, Senior Managers time will revolve around overall practice development, the mentorship of Coachees (when assigned), and general project/organizational administrative tasks.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience analyzing requirements, designing solutions, writing functional specifications, conducting tests, troubleshooting issues and working with business users
- MUST have experience leading and architecting Workday Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Strategic Sourcing implementations
- Operational expertise in contracting, including contract authoring, negotiation workflows, approvals, renewals and compliance
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Industrial Engineering
- 5+ years of experience leading project workstreams and client engagements with little to no supervision
- Proven ability to mentor and develop junior consultants and build bench strength within a practice
- Ability to solve complex problems creatively with strong critical thinking
- Strong analytical skills, functional or technical knowledge, and hands-on expertise with cloud-based enterprise solutions
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain results, risks and issues to internal teams and client leaders
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading and architecting Workday Procurement, Supplier Accounts and Inventory is preferred
- Certification in Workday Financials/Supply Chain or hands-on experience with the application
Responsibilities
- Serve in an outward-facing, hands-on, and multi-faceted role combining project and engagement management, team leadership and material interaction with clients at both tactical and strategic levels.
- Spend considerable time on client-facing engagements through all project phases (pursuit to delivery), project management, and intensive data-analysis to implement impactful recommendations.
- Practice development.
- Mentorship of Coachees (when assigned).
- General project/organizational administrative tasks.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision coverage
- other wellness programs
- Huron’s annual incentive compensation program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
