Procurement Consulting – Cost Engineering, Manager

Role Overview

• At Interpath, our Procurement Consulting team is part of our Value Creation service line and improving our client’s results is our passion.
• Our client teams optimise our Client’s purchasing strategies, reduce costs, and manage supplier relationships resulting in the optimisation of costs, liquidity, and investments.
• As a Manager in the Procurement Consulting team, you will work with experienced colleagues to deliver multi-stakeholder, international and domestic Procurement projects while also raising the profile of Interpath as a premier provider of Value Creation advisory services.
• The successful candidate will lead colleagues on a diverse range of client projects such as:
• Assess current procurement processes and collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and strategic priorities
• Identify improvement opportunities by analysing bottlenecks, inefficiencies, cost drivers, and risks across procurement, logistics, planning, and distribution
• Designing and implementing cost‑effective procurement strategies that ensure compliance in addition to a positive impact on EBITDA, working capital & operational KPIs
• Conducting supplier evaluations including leading negotiations, managing contracts including benchmarking against best practices to support ongoing supplier performance management
• Managing stakeholders and articulating procurement value to CFO, COO & supply chain leadership and preparing reports, forecasts, and spend analyses to inform strategic decision‑making
• Lead or support large‑scale change management transformation initiatives, including organisational restructuring, acquisition integration, and readiness planning for operational disruptions
• Work in very close collaboration with the local Austrian Managing Director to actively support sales and business development initiatives and to help build and scale Interpath Advisory’s presence in Austria
• Engage with potential new clients, building trusted relationships and identifying new opportunities across the Austrian market
• A Manager in the Procurement Consulting team will have the opportunity to partake in business development and marketing activities and events.
• They will also expand their knowledge and experience by working with Managing Directors on additional topics along the value chain for Clients.
• The development of the Procurement Consulting service offering will further strengthen Interpath’ market presence within the Value Creation marketplace.

Requirements

• Strong academic background, including potentially a Master’s or PhD, combined with hands-on experience in procurement consulting and project management
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and on‑site teams while assuming responsibility for cost control and implementation outcomes
• Strong commercial understanding including P&L impact and the ability to connect procurement to cash, EBITDA, working capital and operational KPIs
• Excellent category knowledge including category-specific market dynamics, key suppliers, cost drivers, and negotiation levers
• Preparation of product cost calculations:
• Dismantling sample parts and creating bills of materials, including photographic documentation
• Creating work plans and defining the sequence of the manufacturing process for plastic products based on technical drawings and/or sample parts
• Evaluating individual cycle times per operation using mathematical calculations and/or empirical methods
• Calculating the optimum machine size, including peripheral equipment
• Deriving tooling requirements and providing a rough estimation of the required tooling costs per operation
• Conducting online research into material prices, machine investments and purchased components
• Presenting and representing the results of the work to the customer
• Demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial spirit, taking ownership beyond project delivery and contributing proactively to the growth, visibility and market positioning of the Austrian platforms
• Representing Interpath’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) Procurement at procurement roundtables, industry forums and external events, acting as a credible ambassador and thought leader for the firm
• Actively support pitches and proposals, contributing commercial insight, market knowledge and compelling client narratives
• Well-developed team leadership and coaching capabilities, particularly in fast paced environments, supported by excellent communication and influencing skills
• Native or business fluent proficiency in German and English (C1) required; additional European languages such as French or Spanish are advantageous

Benefits

• At Interpath, our people lie at the heart of our business.
• That's why we provide employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits.
• Read more about our benefits; Company Benefits
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