Director, M&A Procurement Operations Strategy

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team‑driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world‑class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory. KPMG is currently seeking a Director to join our Strategy practice. Responsibilities Serve as a key advisor, identify and direct enterprise‑wide Procurement/Sourcing Strategy projects and oversee client deliverables across M&A, private equity and various industry sectors Lead Procurement and Strategic Sourcing performance transformation engagements through optimization of processes and utilization of various systems/tools/metrics Ensure successful problem formulation, hypotheses generation, comprehensive analysis, testing hypotheses and problem resolution for client issues Support project initiatives from start to finish, including directing teams, generating data requests, leading client discussions, driving deliverables and assisting with presentation of outputs Create insights related to the clients strategic and financial ambitions, including identifying the underlying value proposition and challenging the clients working capital/cash flow objectives through structured data analyses, identification of operational risks and driving efficiencies Help lead proposal development and other new business development activities by leveraging new and existing relationships with C‑level executives across corporate and private equity clients Qualifications Minimum eight years of recent consulting experience in a client‑facing strategy discipline at a major Strategy, boutique Strategy or Big 4 consulting firm in the area of M&A/Transactions and Procurement/Sourcing Strategy Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in business, accounting, economics, STEM or other relevant degree is required; MBA or graduate engineering degree from an accredited college/university is strongly preferred Experience driving performance improvement and M&A/Transactions related projects across Procurement/Sourcing resulting in cash flow improvements and cost reductions Proven ability to perform data‑driven analyses including problem identification, data discovery and statistical analysis Excellent written and oral communication skills; comfortable explaining data‑driven process improvement insights to business users Willingness and ability to travel Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment‑based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H‑1B, L‑1, TN, O‑1, E‑3, H‑1B1, F‑1, J‑1, OPT, CPT or any other employment‑based visa) California Salary Range: $176,320 - $433,090 Los Angeles County applicants: The Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. #J-18808-Ljbffr KPMG Careers