Prokura - Associate Consultant

Job Description

Ready for an extraordinary career? Join Prokura to tackle exciting challenges in optimizing supply-side potential for our clients. Work with top-notch specialists and leverage the resources of our parent company, Kearney. Make a real difference with our determination, pragmatic mindset, flexible delivery, and candid culture. Experience a unique Nordic style consultancy with work-life balance and real opportunities for growth. Unleash your potential and join us today!

 

Who Are We?

Prokura is a leading young consultancy company within Procurement and Supply Chain Management located in Denmark, Norway, Germany, UK, Japan and now France. We are approximately 100 consultants that are experts in these areas. Our projects range from strategy to direct optimization including procurement organization setup, category optimization and fast-impact bottom-line support (RAPID). Strong advice combined with innovative tools create value for our clients now – and for many years to come.

You have a unique possibility to apply for a full-time position as Associate Consultant in Paris becoming a part of our dynamic organization.

 

What You’ll do 

• Actively participate in issue identification within your workstream and drive problem-solving processes with senior colleagues.
• Show a basic understanding of strategic operation processes, tools and concepts.
• Delegate minor tasks to clients and manage quality expectations.
• Show ability to work effectively with external stakeholders and develop strong relationships with key clients.
• Take ownership for advocating and promoting Prokura values and culture within projects and the wider office.
• Show strong personal drive and take process ownership of your work by scoping own time and meeting deadlines.
• Take ownership of personal development, identifying areas for improvement and opportunities to build personal skills and brand.
• Practice decision-making regarding your own work and respond positively to feedback by understanding oneself to set and achieve own goals.
• Strengthen the fundamentals to thrive as a consultant, for example; communication, Excel, PowerPoint and Alteryx.

 

Who You Are

• Excellent academic records within a bachelor’s degree from a leading University
• Interested in Procurement/Supply Chain topics.
• Excellent analytical skills, logical and structured thinking, creative in problem solving.
• Great personal and interpersonal attributes (e.g., results-oriented and a performance-oriented work style, creativity, entrepreneurial qualities)
• Ambitious, motivated, high-energy personality with a collaborative working style
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluent in French and English – both written and oral – other languages nice to have.

 

What we offer

• A lot of responsibility early on in your track – training on-the-job as a big part of your start at Prokura
• Possibility to create significant bottom-line results for leading private and public companies across a myriad of industries.
• Interesting projects touching not only procurement and supply chain, but multiple parts of our clients’ business.
• A young and dynamic organization, where we work as a team and provide you with opportunities to develop your skills and capabilities through constant training, feedback, and coaching.
• Being part of a Nordic company, consisting of a team with diverse backgrounds 

Prokura is committed to building a diverse workforce and inclusive environment. Prokura 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.  We encourage everyone to apply, including those who may not feel historically represented in consulting.