Business Consulting, Supply Chain Procurement

About the Role

EY’s Supply Chain practice helps organizations transform procurement through improved processes, operating models and technology. As a Digital Procurement Technology Senior Consultant, you will help clients design and deliver Source-to-Pay transformation programs using ZIP, GEP and other leading procurement platforms. You will work across the implementation lifecycle, translating business needs into process designs, functional requirements, solution configurations, test scenarios and deployment deliverables. You will collaborate with procurement, supply chain, finance and IT stakeholders, technology vendors and EY project teams while owning assigned workstreams and supporting junior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess current-state procurement processes and help design future-state Source-to-Pay processes.
• Facilitate workshops with procurement, supply chain, finance, IT and business stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into functional requirements, user stories, process flows and solution designs.
• Evaluate how procurement technology, automation and AI-enabled capabilities can improve performance, controls and the user experience.
• Identify process, technology, data, integration and organizational gaps and develop practical recommendations.
• Apply knowledge of ZIP, GEP or comparable Source-to-Pay platforms to support solution design, configuration and validation.
• Support delivery across mobilization, design, configuration, build, data, integration, testing, deployment, training, stabilization and transition.
• Develop test scenarios and scripts, coordinate testing activities, document defects and support resolution and retesting.
• Prepare requirements documents, decision materials, traceability matrices, status updates and other client-ready deliverables.
• Maintain workplans and risk, action, issue and decision logs, escalating risks and dependencies when appropriate.
• Coordinate with functional, technical, data, integration, change, vendor and client teams to complete assigned deliverables.
• Build collaborative relationships with client stakeholders, technology vendors and project team members.
• Guide junior team members, review work products and contribute to a positive team environment.
• Support proposals, estimates, presentations, demonstrations and solution-development activities.
• Contribute to reusable templates, accelerators, thought leadership, training materials and knowledge-sharing activities.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Ability to connect procurement and supply chain requirements to technology capabilities.
• Structure complex issues, identify dependencies and develop practical recommendations.
• Take ownership of assigned analyses, workstreams and deliverables with limited supervision.
• Produce accurate, structured and client-ready work.
• Communicate functional and technical topics clearly to business and IT audiences.
• Manage multiple priorities and escalate risks appropriately.
• Demonstrate sound judgment, flexibility and responsiveness in a fast-paced client-service environment.
• Support junior colleagues and contribute to team quality and momentum.
• Understand how scope, effort, quality and client outcomes affect successful delivery.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, information systems, engineering or a related field.
• Experience supporting procurement, Source-to-Pay or broader supply chain transformation initiatives.
• Working knowledge of ZIP, GEP or another leading procurement or Source-to-Pay platform.
• Experience contributing to at least one technology implementation lifecycle or delivering across multiple phases of an implementation.
• Experience with process design, requirements definition, configuration, testing, data, integrations, deployment, change management or project management.
• Ability to translate business requirements into clear process, functional and technology deliverables.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, organizational, written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in person at an EY office and/or client location up to 50% of the time, based on client and project needs.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship, now and in the future.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience with ZIP and/or GEP, including platform capabilities, configuration concepts and AI-enabled functionality.
• Experience with multiple Source-to-Pay capabilities, industries, business units or regional deployments.
• Experience with ERP, identity, master data, finance, risk, contract management, analytics or other enterprise-system integrations.
• An understanding of responsible AI, data governance, security, privacy, controls and change considerations.
• A relevant procurement, supply chain, project management or platform certification.
• Experience guiding junior team members or coordinating a small project team.