Consultant

Consultant / Senior Consultant, Performance Improvement & Operational Excellence – Advisory, Riyadh

Overview – KPMG Saudi Levant Cluster

KPMG has grown to become one of the largest professional service providers in the Saudi Levant Cluster having three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory. Currently, KPMG’s Saudi Levant Cluster workforce is over 2,000. With ambitious growth objectives, we are continuously looking for talent various functions and levels. KPMG operates through an experienced leadership with dedicated regional teams, which enables our network of professional talent, our technologies and our products and solutions to quickly come together to meet clients’ needs. Our company’s vision is to be recognized as a truly transformed firm, trusted by our people, our clients, and our society. We value the fresh perspective that experienced professionals can bring. Whether you are currently working in industry, the public sector, a smaller firm, or another 'Big Four' organization, you can expect to make a difference from day one

Job Summary:

Provides input and contributes to the planning and delivery of operational design and improvement engagements, which can be of a specialized nature, including work plans, timelines and project management. May begin to lead pieces of work or projects within engagement team. Takes ownership and delivers a high standard of own work. Actively seeks out work from more senior team members and begins to execute defined activities. Continue to build knowledge of the business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Persuade and manage one or more Operational Design & Improvement clients’ work stream in an engagement of moderate complexity independently consulting with Manager/Senior Manager as appropriate.
• Assess current client processes, identify gaps and design to-be processes
• Assess and develop policies
• Identify impact and improvements related to organization structure, data and technology.
• Identify potential technology systems and their business requirements required to automate the processes.
• Identify and measure Key Performance Indicators
• Identify, plan and monitor the implementation of improvement projects
• Support the client in rolling out the designed policies and processes.
• Collect, analyze and develop reports.
• Identify and assess pros and cons of possible alternatives and select and develop the most appropriate solution for the client.
• Deliver and present high-quality results on time to the client.
• Keep senior team members informed of significant developments and progress on the engagement.
• This role may involve a significant amount of travel (30%-50%) within KSA and Middle East region.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-6 years of relevant experience with at least 1-2 years in a similar role, or minimum 3 years in global consulting firms.
• Experience in operating model design, or business process modeling, or operational improvement and optimization, or enterprise performance management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and structural thinking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact with professionals at all levels.
• Written and verbal communication, presentation, and persuasion skills.
• Strong work ethic and must be proactive/self-starter.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and process modeling tools (e.g. Aris, Visio)
• Fluent written and spoken English and Arabic are essential.
  
  

What we Offer:

KPMG supports equal opportunities for all prospected candidates. We commit to provide personal and professional development for all our employees. We operate in a friendly supportive environment. We respect each other and draw strength from our differences. We prioritize the employee well-being by adapting Pioneer ways for work live balance.