BAF® Request: MEL-420-Fintech-Procurement Review–Sourcing Expert

ICG BAF

Client

The recently appointed CEO of a new ICG Client, a leading Australian FinTech business is looking for support from ICG to undertake a comprehensive review of its procurement activities.

The Role

The successful professional will work closely with the Client’s senior management to:

  • Undertake a full review of the Client’s current external spend to identify short term opportunities for savings
  • Negotiate new supplier agreements/reduced costs
  • Propose appropriate guidelines/policy for future negotiations, contract management and internal controls over purchase orders etc.

Experience Required

  • 5+ years hands on experience in supplier management/sourcing
  • Proven strong analytic, facilitation, negotiation and interpersonal skills;

Preferred

  • Formal consulting and industry background;
  • Experience in systematic procurement analysis and cost saving (a must)
  • Experience in the digital industry, ideally pertaining to media buying (TV/media and Google/online acquisition)

Logistics, Process & Rate

Logistics: The client’s expectation is looking for an immediate start and that with role will required three or four days’ effort a week over a five to eight week period (dependent on responsiveness of suppliers to meeting requests).

Logistics, Process and Rate

Logistics: The client’s expectation is looking for an immediate start and that with role will required three or four days’ effort a week over a five to eight week period (dependent on responsiveness of suppliers to meeting requests).

Location: The client’s expectation is the consultant will be Melbourne based and make the occasional (expenses paid) trip to their Queensland offices, although alternatives will be considered for exceptional candidates.

Process: APT’s must be lodged by the time and date specified below.

AKL 2:00pm  Sunday, 06 November 201
SYD/MEL 12:00pm  Sunday, 06 November 2016
SGP 9:00am  Sunday, 06 November 2016
PAR/BRU/STO 2:00am  Sunday, 06 November 2016
LON 1:00am Sunday, 06 November 2016
TOR/NY 9:00pm  Saturday, 05 November 2016

 We will review all APT’s and select the best 3. The client will then conduct interviews.

Rates: Final amount to be negotiated with the Client, however, depending on level of experience and seniority, the daily rate for the successful candidate will be between $1,200 and $1400 AUD.

To apply for this BAF® you should submit your ICG Accredited Professional Transcript (APT’s) in the required format (in ICG GDrive here – Accredited Professionals only) to [email protected] and confirm that you are available (or will make yourself available) for interviews at the client’s discretion.

If you are aware of suitable candidates for the role that might not already be ICG Accredited Professionals, please forward this email to them and ask them to review our website.