Senior Operations Analyst - Source, Kearney Activate

Senior Operations Analyst - Source, Kearney Activate

Location: Mexico, with willingness to travel as required

About Kearney

Kearney is a leading strategic consulting firm that partners with some of the largest organizations across North America and globally to drive transformational change and operational excellence. Our work spans multiple operational domains, helping clients optimize costs, enhance processes, and design future-ready operating models.

About Kearney Activate

Kearney Activate is our global capability platform, bringing together Kearney’s operations expertise with digital and AI technology to drive transformation for clients worldwide. Within Activate, the Kearney Operations System (KOS) is our global team of operations specialists. We work within client teams, bringing the right experts and the right tools to deliver measurable impact across three connected operational domains:

• Plan: Optimizing end-to-end supply chain processes, demand forecasting, inventory management, and digital transformation.

• Source: Driving sourcing excellence, strategic negotiations, procurement transformation, and cost optimization.

• Deliver: Improving logistics, transportation efficiency, network optimization and operational execution.

Role Overview

As a Senior Operations Analyst, you will be a key contributor to Kearney client delivery and the development of KOS offerings and tools. You will independently manage analyses and defined work streams, translating operational data into actionable recommendations for client teams.Your work will focus on Source, sourcing excellence, procurement transformation, logistics and digital operations, and likely involve overlaps in the upstream and downstream value chain. You will also help codify reusable knowledge and coach more junior colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

Source

• Execute or lead spend analysis, category baselines, sourcing strategy and cost-optimization work.

• Support strategic negotiations, supplier management improvements, and design-to-value programs.

• Apply the latest in digital and AI-backed approaches to drive procurement work streams using a range of Kearney proprietary and third-party solutions

• Develop and implement tools and solutions that improve sourcing effectiveness and procurement performance.

• Lead clients in change management to ensure value realization with program management, savings tracking, and supplier transition steps

KOS and Client Development

• Contribute to proposals, client development initiatives, and solution design.

• Codify methodologies, benchmarks, case examples and tools for the KOS Center of Excellence.

• Review work products and coach analysts on analytical quality, communication and project execution.

Who You Are

• 3-5 years of experience in supply chain consulting, operations strategy, transformation, or procurement operations.

• Master’s degree or MBA preferred.

• Experience working with North American or U.S.-based clients is a plus.

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with experience making data-driven decisions.

• Demonstrated ability to manage work streams independently and deliver high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines.

• Strong stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills.

• Previously exposed to sourcing, procurement, or related operations transformations, in a consulting or similar project-based setting.

• Experience / proficiency using LLM platforms (ChatGPT, Claude) to accelerate workflows for research, and deliverable deployment and validation.

• Knowledge of tools such as Coupa, Jaggaer or Keelvar,and other Source-to-contract solutions, with the ability to guide clients and projects teams on usage.

• Advanced Excel modeling required; Power BI, and similar visualization solutions experience is a plus.

• Adaptability, ownership and a passion for delivering tangible client impact.

• Willingness to travel to client locations when required.

What we can offer you

Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to:

• Generous retirement savings contributions.

• Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families.

• Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities.

• Personalized opportunities, including talent mobility, flexible work programs, and externships, help you chart a unique career journey and pursue your personal and professional goals.

• Read more about our benefits and careers at Kearney.com/careers.

Equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination

Kearney prides itself on providing a culture where our employees belong and thrive equally, which means our people feel comfort, confidence, and joy as they do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. That's why Kearney is committed to building a diverse workforce and inclusive environment. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices. We encourage everyone to apply, including those who may not feel historically represented in consulting.