Management Consultant at Huron Consulting Group

Jens Brown  • Peerlist

Optimized and reengineered the temporary labor services procurement process for a leading financial services firm. As functional project leader, Jens led the design and implementation effort for a reengineered temporary labor procurement pr

Financial Services – Temporary Labor Procurement

Functional project manager for process consulting and implementation of an integrated, source-to-pay e-procurement platform involving the Ariba Buyer, Contract Workbench, Sourcing, Category Management applications.  Led functional team to b

Municipal Government – Spend and Process Management

<p class="leading-6">Project Manager reporting to Head of Change Management, for the migration and business integration of legacy trading and security systems along with financial management and reconciliations platforms. Direct management of all aspects of pro</p>

Finance and Banking – Business Integration

<p class="leading-6">Huron was engaged by the County of Riverside to support the selection and implementation of a sourcing, contracts, procurement and accounts payable solution. The County of Riverside is the tenth largest County in the United States, with a b</p>

County  - eProcurement & Contract Management Imp.

Managed an eProcurement assessment and SciQuest implementation for a two large public universities in the Bay Area:
•	Led design fit-gap, and decision making effort with focus on consistency and best-practice oriented procure-to-pay process

Higher Education – Procure to Pay Transformation

Led supply chain transformation initiative to standardize global eProcurement and Sourcing tool-set:
•	Developed category analysis and strategic sourcing strategies for maintenance, laboratory, safety and office supplies to drive supplier c

Mining and Manufacturing – Supply Chain Transformation

Optimized and reengineered the contract procurement process for a leading industrial manufacturing firm, covering several hundred contracts and nearly $1B in spend.  As Project Manager, I led the design and implementation effort for a reeng

Manufacturing – Procure-to-Pay Optimization

Led future state design project of an enterprise-wide framework that leveraged improved procurement processes, refined organizational structures and more integrated technology solutions.  This entity is responsible for approximately 3,000 c

State Government – Procurement Organizational Design

Key leadership role in implementation of Ariba sourcing and contract management suite with integration with legacy ERP system. Performed substantial due diligence to ensure maximum legal, GAO and congressional compliance.  Subject matter ex

Railroad – Sourcing and Contract Management

Conducted a Procurement assessment at a major west coast academic medical center:
•	Assessed current practices against best practices and developed recommendations for organizational structure, technology utilization, policies, processes an

Academic Medical Center – Procure to Pay Assessment

Procure-to-pay lead for the implementation of PeopleSoft 9.2 Financials, SciQuest eProcurement, Concur Travel and Expense and Spend Analysis solution at an Ivy League institution:
•	Conducted end-to-end assessment to outline future-state So

Higher Education – Procure to Pay Assessment and Transformation

Managed the deployment and training effort for Ariba strategic sourcing application for a national private university system. Engaged with leadership and purchasing functional owners in the rapid design, deployment, training and post produc

Higher Education - Strategic Sourcing Application Deployment

Program Testing Manager for the implementation of Oracle General Ledger in concert with about two dozen legacy trading, currency exchange, financial reporting and reconciliations platforms. Intensive management of all aspects of project and

Financial Services and Banking – Program Governance

Supply Chain project leader for global implementation of e-procurement system that included transition off of EDI and implementation of xml based electronic invoicing with integration to a legacy ERP.  Initiative included creation and imple

Industrial Manufacturing – Supplier Enablement

Functional lead for the US implementation of ‘procure-to-pay’ optimization recommendations using a combination of existing SAP and new Ariba applications.  Led process re-engineering efforts for clinical research and contract payment and el

Pharmaceuticals – Procure-to-Pay Optimization

Managed the transition of client finance and accounting processes to a shared services environment.  Oversaw migration of client systems and support processes to a hosted, shared services model.  Designed and implemented web-based Reporting

Consulting Services - Business Process Outsourcing

As project manager, I led the purchasing strategy and requirements definition activities for a global Ariba 9r1 procure-to-pay software upgrade.  Key responsibilities included managing the requirements collection effort, functional meetings

Manufacturing – Software Upgrade

Managed several ‘procure-to-pay’ projects including inventory management, financial, can-ban / bin-stock, and implementation of invoice and tax automation including the establishment of Sarbanes-Oxley controls and governance. Optimized inte