S& Value Creation- Operations – Senior Associate - Procurement

Join PwC’s Strategy& Procurement team to unlock value through cost transformation, improve supply chain resilience, and deliver rapid, measurable value through best-in-class procurement transformation. As experts within our field, we help clients move procurement from “efficient enabler” to a true source of competitive advantage—combining category excellence, digital enablement, and execution at pace. Our work couples pragmatic cash release and working capital improvement with sustainable performance gains that stick.

In challenging markets, organic growth isn't enough anymore. To create real value, you need to accelerate change. Whether you are an investor, or a business leader, value creation must be at the heart of your strategy.

As part of the broader Deals Business Unit and the S& Operations team, which comprises the specialist Working Capital, Supply Chain & Procurement business unit, our expertise is both broad and deep, providing true partnership in this endeavour. We bring proven strategic and operational expertise to identify and enable value levers, corroborated by deep sector-specific knowledge. We create, realise and protect value for you; enabling faster growth, strategic refocus, resilience and a competitive edge; be it through transactions, or business optimisation.

The unrivalled strength and depth of our c.800 strong, multi-disciplinary team in the UK, combined with the scale of PwC’s global transformation platform provides an unmatched offering, focused on executable value creation. Our alliances with global tech giants allow us to combine that depth and breadth of experience with the latest in GenAI and complementary technologies, to deliver accelerated change.

Our team is growing, as demand in the market for procurement expertise is expanding year on year and organisations look for value creation opportunities through procurement transformation and digital evolution. We are open to a range of experience

Roles & Responsibilities On Client Roles May Include

• Lead end-to-end procurement transformation—design and implement strategy, target operating model, processes, governance, systems, and tools.
• Own category and sourcing delivery—develop and execute category strategies across direct and indirect spend; run competitive events, negotiations, supplier relationship and contract management to secure tangible benefits.
• Drive rapid value creation in turnaround contexts—shape and deliver cost-out, cash release, and working capital improvement workstreams; align cross functional stakeholders and track benefits to P&L and cash.
• Improve source-to-pay performance—diagnose issues, streamline P2P, strengthen controls, and embed data driven performance management and change adoption.
• Enable digital procurement—identify and deploy next generation sourcing, across S2P platforms, Third Party Risk Management, apply analytics and automation to accelerate insight and benefits realization, including AI orchestration and implementation.
• Embed ESG in procurement—integrate sustainability criteria into strategies and supplier selection, manage Scope 3 considerations, and support decarbonisation across the supply base.
• Lead client engagement and teams—operate as a trusted advisor, craft executive ready materials, manage multidisciplinary delivery teams, coach junior colleagues, and contribute to proposition development and business development.

Core opportunities within the role

• Create visible impact, deliver rapid turnaround and transformation programmes with quantified cost, cash, and risk reduction outcomes.
• Work across the full procurement value chain—from strategy and operating model to sourcing, contracting, SRM, and P2P performance.
• Leverage leading digital ecosystems—work with modern procurement tools and advanced analytics to accelerate insight and execution.
• Advance sustainability leadership—gain hands on experience integrating ESG into procurement and addressing Scope 3 decarbonisation challenges.
• Grow as a people leader—lead multi-geography teams, mentor talent, and help shape our market offerings and ways of working.
• This role provides the opportunity to collaborate with other leading PwC capabilities, including technology transformation and workforce optimisation, while developing business acumen across all organisational levels, up to and including executive-level engagements.

Skills & Experience We’re Looking For

• Procurement transformation & delivery—experience spanning category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, SRM, and P2P improvement.
• Turnaround value creation—proven track record of cost-based transformation, cash and working capital improvement, and benefits tracking.
• Digital & analytics fluency—comfort with source-to-pay platforms and the business adoption of digital tools; strong analysis skills (Excel) and familiarity with analytics tooling (e.g., Alteryx, Tableau) to derive insights from complex third party spend.
• ESG integration—understanding of how to embed sustainability into procurement, including Scope 3 measurement/management and supplier decarbonisation.
• Stakeholder leadership—excellent communication and negotiation skills; ability to influence senior stakeholders, produce executive materials, and coach junior team members.
• Programme/project management—capable of leading multi-workstream delivery at pace in ambiguous environments. As a people focused organisation, PwC will invest in your training and open exciting opportunities for career development across a multi-disciplinary, multi-sector team, via dedicated training across a broad range of topic and numerous opportunities to upskill yourself.
• We welcome applications from candidates with a range of experience.

If you’re passionate about turning procurement into a strategic engine for cost, cash, sustainability, and resilience—and you thrive on exceptional deliver —we’d love to hear from you.