Project Leader / Principal – OPS Procurement (South America)

About the role

As a senior member of BCG’s Procurement Transformation team within the Operations Practice, you will help build and scale the Procurement Hub across South America, supporting leading organisations in the region. You will work alongside senior client leaders and multidisciplinary BCG teams to design and deliver procurement, cost and operations transformations that generate measurable, sustainable impact.

Key responsibilities

• Lead procurement, cost and operations transformation initiatives across diverse industries and client environments.
• Partner with executive client stakeholders to diagnose procurement challenges, identify value‑creation opportunities and develop practical transformation roadmaps.
• Design and implement strategic sourcing, category management, procurement operating models, supplier management, digital and AI‑enabled procurement solutions.
• Drive initiatives from strategy through implementation, ensuring measurable and sustainable business outcomes.
• Apply deep procurement expertise while employing a structured, hypothesis‑driven consulting approach.

Required profile

• Exceptional procurement professional with deep functional expertise and a strong consulting mindset.
• Proven ability to lead complex workstreams, manage client engagements and collaborate with senior client leaders.
• Experience delivering procurement, cost and operations transformations in a consulting environment.
• Capability to originate new business opportunities and contribute to practice growth.

Required skills