
EY
Assistant Manager - Business Consulting (Supply Chain & Operations, Procurement)
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 10/10/2025
Job overview
Date posted
26/08/2025
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
10/10/2025
Job description
The Assistant Manager - Business Consulting role at EY in Riyadh focuses on enhancing client performance through strategic procurement and supply chain solutions. The role is embedded within EY’s Supply Chain & Operations – Procurement team and emphasizes areas such as spend management, cost optimization, strategic sourcing, procurement operating model transformation, procurement digitalization, procurement operations, and ESG. This position requires a strong background in procurement projects, particularly in industry or tier-1 consulting environments, and involves delivering commercial insights, adapting practices to client needs, and contributing to operational efficiency. The role includes working with high-performing teams, supporting global organizations, and leveraging digital tools and methodologies to transform procurement functions. Candidates are expected to exhibit strong analytical, change-oriented, and collaborative mindsets, with the flexibility to travel regionally. Arabic proficiency is a plus but not required.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Create innovative commercial insights for clients across procurement transformation
- Adapt methods and practices to meet operational team and cultural requirements
- Contribute to internal initiatives and improve project operational efficiency
- Support procurement projects in areas such as digitalization, operating model development, and ESG
- Help clients optimize third-party spend and implement leading supply chain solutions
- Deliver exceptional client service as part of a high-performing consulting team
Experience & skills
- 3 to 5 years’ experience in procurement projects within industry or consulting
- Experience at a tier 1 consultancy
- Bachelor’s degree with an outstanding academic record
- Demonstrated experience in digital solutions, operating models, third-party spend management, ESG, or supply chain systems
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
- Ability to identify business opportunities and cross-sell services or products
- Arabic language skills are an advantage but not required
- Willingness and ability to travel across the region
- Mindsets for analytics, change, continuous learning, and teamwork