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Supply Chain & Operations Consulting Manager (Operational Process Transformation)
London
Job No. r00256095
Full-time
Job Description
Job Role: Strategy & Consulting – Supply Chain & Operations Manager (Operational Process Transformation)
Location: London
Career Level: Manager
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.
“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO
As a team:
Supply Chain & Operations is a major functionally-oriented strategy & consulting practice: we help our clients reimagine and transform tomorrow’s supply chains and operations to positively impact business, society, and the planet. We do this through a human centred and data driven approach that encourages our people and clients to continuously innovate and generate significant, sustainable global impact. Built on the three pillars of customer centricity, zero based mindset, and responsible operations & organizations, this is what we call the Intelligent Supply Chain.
You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways
If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.
Supply Chain & Operations is seeking to recruit a consultant with strong advisory consulting experience and a history of operational process transformation projects. The Operational Process Transformation community is one of the key components of Accenture’s Supply Chain & Operations service line within Strategy & Consulting that operates across industry groups alongside Supply Chain & Fulfilment, Sourcing & Procurement, and Responsible Value Chain.
In our team you will:
Learn at the forefront of the industry, provide actionable insights to the world's top organisations, helping them address priority C-suite issues with strategies and improvements they can execute with speed and at scale
Play a central role enabling our Operational Process Transformation capabilities in working with some of the best global companies in the world, responsible for helping the C-suite and their business partners address some of the critical business issues faced today, including:
Supply Chain Strategy & Segmentation (Operating Model, Process Design, etc.)
End to end Operations Transformation (Prime Value Chains)
Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement (Process Management, Lean Six Sigma & Process Mining)
Platform Driven Transformation (Technology Strategy, Systems Implementation, etc.)
Strategic Cost Reduction (Zero Based Supply Chain)
Responsible and Resilient Supply Chain: Risk, Performance, Innovation, Diversity, Sustainability
In this role you will:
Be responsible for supporting delivery teams in our Operational Process Transformation community to formulate and execute supply chain transformations and drive operational excellence
Support end-to-end strategy to implementation of supply chain digital and analytics capabilities, including but not limited to SAP, S4/IBP, Oracle, Celonis, Kinaxis, iValua, O9, etc.
Deliver supply chain transformations in line with client’s business challenges:
Create capabilities (process/tools/people) in line with the future operating model
Analyse and model financial data to support large scale cost reduction programmes, utilising functional and cost category benchmarks, process definitions and enterprise value targeting tools
Help clients improve their ability to drive business outcomes through digital planning, reporting, and analytics
Help clients harness digital and emerging technology solutions to power their operational strategies (including via RPA, IoT, Blockchain, Analytics, AI)
Refine and optimise the client's ability to organise and analyse financial, operational and external information to create substantial shareholder value
Maintain an understanding of advancements in technology and innovations which are happening across digital, analytics, the supply chain ecosystem and broader marketplace
Drive and develop vendors relationships with our strategic partners
Establish and strengthen client relationships with the CSCO, as well as COO, CFO, CPO, and Operations executives
Support business development opportunities and prepare sales proposals
Manage highly effective teams of Consultants to help execute client engagements, with a strong capability to develop the skills and capabilities of junior colleagues
Act as a subject matter expert in relevant areas of supply chain
Contribute to global thought-leadership and leverage the skills of others throughout the practice to enable cohesive delivery of strategic and transformative solutions
Qualifications
We are looking for experience in the following skills:
Ability to analyse complex client problems, understand financial performance links between operations, supply chain and corporate results and think strategically to create a benefit/business case
Ability to support the origination of new work, and drive the sales process
Ability to execute programme management and large scale delivery of projects
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Support commercial management of consulting engagements
Ability to form strong client relationships particularly at the senior levels
Strong strategic thinking and team building with a proven track record in driving business outcomes for large clients
Ability to structure ideas and solutions, to communicate clearly and concisely
Ability to develop new concepts and break-through thinking
Excellent written, oral and presentation communication skills
Build and manage high-performing teams and undertake career counselling responsibilities
Set yourself apart:
Extensive consulting and/or project delivery experience including delivery to agreed scope, time scales and budgets from a top tier consulting company or blue-chip organisation
Functional experience should include some of the following: Process Management, Process Mining, Lean Six Sigma, and Sustainability
Demonstrated expertise in process optimisation and the application of data-driven methodologies to improve operational efficiency
Supply chain technology and digital disruptor awareness, including but not limited to SAP, S4/IBP, Celonis, intelligent automation, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain and analytics; other specific systems / applications relevant from previous experience
Experience working in one or more of Financial Services, Energy, Utilities, High-Tech (including Aerospace & Defence), Communications, Media & Entertainment, Chemical & Natural Resources, Consumer Goods, Life Sciences and Logistics
Knowledge of core Supply Chain business capabilities
What’s in it for you
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.