Associate Managing Consultant, Supplier Enablement

Associate Managing Consultant, Supplier Enablement

Services within Mastercard is responsible for acquiring, engaging, and retaining customers by managing fraud and risk, enhancing cybersecurity, and improving the digital payments experience. We provide value-added services and leverage expertise, data-driven insights, and execution. Our Advisors & Consulting Services team combines traditional management consulting with Mastercard's rich data assets, proprietary platforms, and technologies to provide clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations. Our teams work with a diverse global customer base across industries, from banking and payments to retail and restaurants.

The Advisors & Consulting Services group has five specializations: Strategy & Transformation, Performance Analytics, Business Experimentation, Marketing, and Program Management. Our Program Management consultants lead clients through business transformations by implementing strategically important Mastercard assets and services to bring value and drive growth. They serve as the Center of Engagement across all stakeholders within Mastercard and the client's organization.

Positions for different specializations and levels are available in separate job postings. Please review our consulting specializations to learn more about all opportunities and apply for the position that is best suited to your background and experience.

Roles and Responsibilities

Supplier Enablement manages a key component of our corporate client's growth strategy and execution for virtual cards. The ideal candidate should be well-versed in the value proposition of commercial cards and be able to articulate the value to both internal and external audiences. This role would be responsible for data compilation and analysis of AP spend files, internal stakeholder buy-in and approval of target suppliers, partnering with the client's issuing provider to execute the campaign, and contributing to a review of program effectiveness if needed.

Client Impact

Support week-to-week communication with client's issuing bank partner on supplier enablement campaigns

Individual outreach and dialogue with key strategic suppliers as necessary

Continually increase his/her knowledge and understanding of our client's suppliers and commodities that accept commercial cards

Utilize proven, accredited project and change management methodologies and techniques to help clients drive measurable value

Report on issues, risks, progress, and timelines and summarize effectively, offering analysis, options, and credible solutions

Manage working relationship with client managers, and act as trusted and reliable partner

Team Collaboration & Culture

Develop sound business recommendations and deliver effective client presentations

Communicate with internal stakeholders on campaign success metrics

Contribute to the firm's intellectual capital and solution development, being a strong brand ambassador for Mastercard and Data & Services

Grow from coaching to enable ownership of day-to-day project management across client projects, and mentor junior team members

Qualifications

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including negotiation or some sales/relationship management experience

Experience developing client facing and supplier relationships

Knowledge of Procure to Pay (P2P) business cycle and payment strategies as well as virtual card payments and working capital

Experience in treasury management, commercial card, procurement, finance, or accounts payable role

Exposure to financial institutions, payments, and/or consultancies

Experience managing clients or internal stakeholders

Logical, structured thinking

Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills

Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable)

Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs

Ability to travel to client sites on a semi-regular basis

Base Salary Range: 104,000.00 - 177,000.00 USD Annual

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.