Role & responsibilities
- Lead client Global Business Services (GBS) engagements covering Sourcing Strategy, Outsourcing Advisory, Location Advisory, GBS Operating Model Design, GBS Implementation, Program Management and GBS Optimization
- Design the GBS target operating model (TOM) for future state processes for various functions (Finance, HR, Procurement, IT and others)
- Identify gaps and areas of improvement / transformation across operating model
- Manage activities such as engagement economics and receivables, project resources and team utilization
- Lead the delivery / execution of high-quality deliverables and manage service quality, brand and client expectations
- Participate in business development initiatives
- Contribute to brand development by writing articles, developing thought leadership and point-of-views
- Contribute to knowledge development and management
- Demonstrate significant industry / solution expertise
- Resolving people issues
- Build a high-performance team, mentoring and coaching team members
- Support people development through guidance and feedback
- Ensure compliance to the firms standards, processes and policies
- Contribute to the firms initiatives in enhancing market leadership & growth, quality, people agenda and consulting operational excellence
- Manage senior external/internal stakeholders independently
- Contribute to people-related initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training professionals
Professional Background
- 4 to 8 years of relevant post MBA experience – Consulting experience with Big 4 (preferred),
Outsourcing Service Provider (Business excellence / Solution Design & Implementation / Sales) and Global Capability Centres (Process excellence / Transition / Transformation)
- GBS Transformation experience across Finance, HR, IT, Procurement, industry specific services
- In depth knowledge of current GBS, offshoring & outsourcing trends and leading practices
- Process optimization experience in areas like Lead to Order (L2O), Order to Cash (O2C), Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P), Hire to Retire (H2R)
- Experience in delivery of engagements involving Operating model design, shared services setup / implementation, process transformation, GBS optimization, location advisory, business diagnostics, business case analysis and planning, sourcing strategy, outsourcing / offshoring strategy, shared service transformation, design of SLAs, process KPIs and reporting requirements
- Should have worked in any one or more of following industry verticals – Manufacturing, Technology, Consumer Goods, Retail, Industrial, Media, Life Sciences, Oil & Gas
- Experience in supporting engagement sales cycle including technical and commercial proposals
- Relevant consulting experience with Big 4 is preferred
Other
- Willingness to travel
- Willingness to learn and imbibe recent skills
- Able to thrive in relatively unstructured situations
- High initiative and drive, positive attitude and high commitment
- Maturity and ability to handle pressure
Academic background
- B.E. / B.Tech. / CA / MBA (preferably from a premier institute such as IIMs, SP Jain, XLRI, ISB, NMIMS, NITIE, FMS)
Base location and travel
- Pune
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