Expert Consultant, Procurement

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation—inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose.

Practice Area

The Operations Practice (OPS) Area is one of BCG's largest functional practices. We help our clients create competitive advantage by enhancing their performance and building strategic capabilities. BCG's expertise in Operations covers supply chain management, procurement, manufacturing, service operations, cost efficiency, operational transformation, research & product development, program and project management, all with a strong digital and analytics overlay.

What You'll Do

As an Expert Consultant within BCG's Operations Practice, you will be a core member of our practice working alongside some of the world's top minds in industry—delivering innovative procurement solutions. You will collaborate on challenging projects with team members from many backgrounds, advising clients on a variety of procurement topics with a strong focus on category strategy development.

• Bring high quality expertise in the Procurement topic that delivers value to client organisations across various sectors
• Support clients in enhancing their procurement value delivery through improving category strategies, supplier partnerships, negotiations and sourcing events
• Design and stand up best-in-class procurement organisations, including organisational design, process improvements, capability building
• Identify and implement digital roadmaps for procurement, including automation, advanced analytics and Agile
• Execute client work in a case team either as an advisor or individual contributor
• Proactively pursue knowledge of cutting-edge research, technologies, and methodologies
• Support presentation of key findings and recommendations to C-level executives
• Contribute to proposals together with the senior leadership of the OPS Practice
• Contribute to Procurement intellectual property: conduct primary research, develop and refine ideas, methodologies and tools, design learning material, capture credentials and best practice

What You'll Bring

Core Procurement Expertise

• 7–12 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, digital procurement, or related fields
• Strong fundamentals in category management, sourcing, contracting, supplier management, compliance, and risk
• Proven track record in delivering procurement value creation and transformation programs
• Experience in top-tier consulting firms is a strong plus
• Experience in Procurement or Supply Chain functions of leading blue-chip or Fortune 500 companies

Consulting & Leadership Skills

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills; ability to influence C-level stakeholders
• Proven leadership managing teams and complex multi-workstream engagements
• Fluency in English; proficiency in one or more SEA languages is an advantage
• High adaptability, entrepreneurial mindset, and a passion for innovation in procurement