Project Leader (Procurement) - Performance Improvement CoE
Bain & Company · New Delhi, India · 4d ago
About us
Bain & Company is a global management consulting firm that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 offices in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.
In 2004, the firm established its presence in the Indian market by opening the Bain Capability Center (BCC) in New Delhi. The BCC is now known as BCN (Bain Capability Network) with its nodes across various geographies. BCN is an integral and largest unit of (ECD) Expert Client Delivery. ECD plays a critical role as it adds value to Bain's case teams globally by supporting them with analytics and research solutioning across all industries, specific domains for corporate cases, client development, private equity diligence or Bain intellectual property. The BCN comprises of Consulting Services, Knowledge Services and Shared Services.
Who you will work with
This is a full-time role based in Bain’s Gurugram (India) office and is part of the Performance Improvement Center of Expertise (PI CoE).
The PI CoE partners with Bain case teams globally to drive cost transformation and operational improvement programs across industries. The team supports a broad range of client engagements spanning: 1) Procurement optimization (spend analytics, category strategy, vendor strategy, procurement maturity assessment), 2) Supply chain optimization (inventory diagnostics, network optimization, manufacturing diagnostics, integrated business planning), 3) Working capital and cost diagnostics and post-merger integration and synergy analysis.
The team combines consulting problem-solving with advanced analytics and technology-enabled solutions, leveraging tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, and Power BI to deliver actionable insights and scalable solutions. The PI CoE also plays a key role in developing Bain intellectual property, reusable toolkits, and next-generation AI/automation-enabled solutions, including practical applications of GenAI tools to accelerate diagnostics, improve insight generation, and scale repeatable delivery models.
What you'll do
Client Delivery & Problem Solving
- Support Bain case teams in diagnosing client problems and deploying the most appropriate tools, methodologies, and solutions
- Analyze complex client data from ERP systems, budgeting platforms, and operation data sources to generate actionable insights
- Guide team in developing client-ready deliverables including presentations, analytical models, dashboards, and visualizations
- Develop practical, data-driven recommendations focused on EBITDA improvement
Stakeholder & Team Management
- Build strong relationships with Bain and client stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor throughout the engagement lifecycle
- Lead case team meetings, working sessions, and workshops with senior leadership teams
- Monitor project progress, proactively address risks and roadblocks, and provide updates to Bain leadership
- Mentor and develop team members through structured feedback, coaching, and apprenticeship
Capability Building & Innovation
- Collaborate with Bain Partners and experts on intellectual property development, proposals, go-to-market materials, and capability-building initiatives
- Enhance and scale existing solutions through advanced analytics, automation, and practical GenAI applications, including tools such as Claude and other AI-enabled platforms where relevant
- Identify opportunities to codify repeatable casework into reusable products, accelerators, diagnostics, and delivery assets
About you
- Undergraduate degree with 5–8 years of relevant experience in consulting, operations/ cost transformation roles, or
- Postgraduate degree with 3–5 years of relevant experience in consulting, procurement/ operations/ cost transformation
- Build and apply deep expertise in cost optimization and EBITDA improvement programs, including diagnostics, value identification, initiative design, and implementation support
- Excellent problem solving, analytical, communication skills (ability to deliver clear and professional presentations to senior stakeholders), stakeholder & team management and project management skills
- Experience with analytics and visualization tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, and Power BI
- Familiarity with AI, automation, GenAI tools such as Claude / ChatGPT, and/or Python is a plus, particularly where applied to analytics, workflow efficiency, knowledge synthesis, or solution development
- Interest in building scalable solutions, reusable assets, or productized approaches that can improve speed, quality, and consistency of PI case delivery
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Strong collaboration and leadership orientation
What makes us a great place to work
We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work, a champion of diversity and a model of social responsibility. We are currently ranked the #1 consulting firm on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list, and we have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor's list for the last 12 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion, and collaboration are key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ and parents.