Sourcing Solutions Billable

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Qualifications

• 5-10 years recent experience with consulting engagements or with large consulting firm or specialty practice related to the outsourcing industry or experience in managing PMO function for large transformation programs in large consulting companies/ global captives.
• Significant experience in the deal advisory space. Must have advised clients on ITO sourcing transactions or have led and managed deals at Service Providers
• An understanding of global corporate large deals practice - including drivers of win a deal, solution, cost drivers, ability to work with Service Providers to ensure effective cost solutions and agreed upon service level agreements.
• Experience focused on transformation aspects including shared services, operational improvement and outsourcing/offshoring.
• Advised clients in establishing their IT and sourcing strategy.
• Ability to perform assessment projects related to client current environment, specific to IT and process maturity assessment.
• Well versed in new age Digital technologies like cloud and digital solutions and how to embed them in large deals solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in financial management of global outsourced Services and Service Providers.
• Experience focused on transformation aspects including shared services, operational improvement and outsourcing/offshoring.
• Business development and sales experience including prospecting, lead qualification, proposal writing, sales calls and sales support.
• Working knowledge of capabilities of Tier 1 and Tier 2 outsourcing vendors.
• Practice development experience, including sales and marketing collateral development, IP development and solution development.
• Delivery management experience, including managing teams at all project phases, successful client relationship management and multi-project oversight.
• Ability to do both strategic assessment and transactional consulting at senior levels. Understands full sourcing lifecycle. Ability to performs data metrics analysis, comparison with market sourcing data, current state assessments, change readiness, gap and opportunity analysis, delivery model alternatives analysis, and service delivery strategy.
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy-to-understand business terms to all levels of management including senior leaders.

Travel - 30% - 40% required or as per project requirement.

Duties & Responsibilities

• The Consultant / Senior Consultant participates as a key contributor or as a team member of large or mega-deal engagements in a given business function.
• The Consultant participates as part of an advisory team in the delivery of methodology and tools in support of client sourcing initiatives.
• The Consultant assists and/or leads in the development of initial assessments, project plans, vendor research and selections, financial modeling, RFP creation, contract negotiations and post selection administrative actions.