Corporate Services Transformation Assistant Manager – KPMG – Consulting

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The KPMG Consulting function is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from London we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies.  We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, we become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as an Corporate Services Assistant Transformation Manager?

KPMG is acknowledged as a leading advisor and professional services provider and our FT Team is an integral part of KPMG’s Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare (IGH) Consulting practice.  Joining our industry leading practice will expose you to work on a range of high profile assignments helping clients address their most challenging issues and achieve their biggest opportunities. You will benefit from working with and alongside specialists from a number of disciplines and experts from our Global Centres of Excellence. 

You will be joining a successful and growing team, who are looking to consolidate recent year-on-year growth and deliver a step change in the size and reach of our practice. This is an exciting opportunity for talented individuals who are looking to grow their skills and abilities within a well regarded and rapidly expanding team, offering clear progression opportunities.  

We are keen to recruit talented people who have the energy and drive to succeed in a dynamic and challenging environment and who have a passion for delivering excellent service and building strong relationships in local government. 

The team works in an agile and flexible manner, with plenty of opportunities to develop new skills and gain new knowledge. We are keen to support and develop our people to enable them to be the best they can be. 

We believe we are market leaders in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace and want to encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.

What will you be doing?

• Engagement delivery: leading and managing finance transformation and ERP implementation projects or work-streams of a small to medium size and complexity (including analysing and interpreting data, drafting report findings and attending client meetings) 
• People development: monitoring and supporting team members across the FT team and broader Consulting, accelerating their development with a particular emphasis on coaching and skills transfer 
• Practice development: supporting processes and initiatives that are key to scaling the business and delivering our Mission Statement, around our capability areas of Powered, Global Business Services and Enterprise Performance Management 
• Business development: contributing to the establishment and development of both internal and external relationships and supporting the business development activity of senior members of the team (including shaping, developing, contributing to and presenting proposals/ bids for future work) 

What will you need to do it?

Project Manager 

SAP Digital Supply Chain Director

Powered Enterprise is KPMG’s world-class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud-based solutions that uses pre-designed back-office leading practices and KPMG’s six-layer Target Operating Model. It enables clients to make better, faster decisions, resulting in a quicker implementation and a faster path to Return on Investment. This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG’s leading practice, capabilities and insight into a complete solution for an effective back-office.

The Powered Apps teams are communities of technology focussed professionals who work together to deliver KPMG Powered Enterprise through a standardised delivery model, which drives professional delivery to clients. The teams use their functional knowledge and experience (e.g. Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement), coupled with their expertise in the cloud applications (e.g. SAP, Ariba) to lead and deliver client programmes, support pre-sales activities and develop improvement and extensions to Powered Enterprise.

The Role

We are seeking talented individuals with experience of SAP S/4HANA advisory and implementation across various solution process areas. This is a high-profile role within the Supply Chain Capability team, requiring a balance of business development / sales origination to grow the practice and strong client delivery.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Lead business development and sales initiatives including bid, proposal, and contract / commercial negotiations with our SAP clients
• As an Engagement Lead, and/or as a Enterprise Architect lead the delivery of high-quality SAP S/4HANA advisory and delivery projects
• Provide specialist advice in SAP Digital Supply Chain management and work closely with client leads to optimise processes and maximise the benefits of SAP
• Lead the growth of SAP Supply Chain Capability through sharing knowledge, developing thought leadership and supporting the career aspirations of team members
• Have a functional expertise of latest SAP Digital Supply Chain solution and roadmap  
• Advise on migration roadmap to SAP S/4 HANA  
• Industry experience of SAP S/4 implementation in manufacturing industries, consumer packaging goods, pharmaceutical, or retail

The Person

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• Functional expertise and knowledge of the latest SAP Digital Supply Chain suite and roadmap
• Deep understanding and knowledge of digital Supply Chain trends e.g., Industry 4.0, Digital manufacturing, SCM Digital Solutions that integrate with SAP).
• Experience in leading on bids, proposals, and commercial negotiations with clients
• Proven Engagement Lead and/or Enterprise Architect experience for large scale SAP transformation programs
• Experience leading onshore, offshore, and near-shore resources effectively to ensure the most efficient delivery for the client
• Ability to build strong client relationships based on subject matter expertise and quality of delivery
• Strong interpersonal, team building, organisational and motivational skills
• Facilitation and problem-solving skills along with excellent communication skills (written and oral) whether this is with client stakeholders or remote development teams
• SAP system design, build and deployment experience – minimum 4 full lifecycle implementations preferred
• Experience of business analysis, facilitating a design workshop to gather requirements and then translating the requirements into design
• Experience producing high quality project deliverables (business requirements, solution design document, functional specs, configuration document, process flows, use cases, requirements traceability matrices etc.)
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As our Powered HR practice continues to grow we are seeking a talented individual with significant experience of Oracle implementations. This is a high-profile role within the team, requiring a balance of business development / sales origination and client delivery.