Job Description
This role can sit anywhere in the US as long as it is near an Accenture Corporate Office
We are:
Supply Chain, and we move fast, think fast, and work fast. Our Fortune 500 clients need big-picture change, so we come at their challenges from all sides with functional insights, data power, digital leadership, and extensive industry know-how. It's our job to show clients how to take major leaps forward in planning, procurement, manufacturing, and fulfillment while becoming more sustainable and resilient. How do we do it? We call out the most important metrics. We cut costs, optimize capital, improve response times and consider ESG values. We connect suppliers and customers across the extended supply chain. And we create strategies and operating models that really work.
You are:
As the Supply Chain Planning Consulting Manager, you will play a crucial role in driving excellence in supply chain planning practices for our clients. You will be responsible for providing strategic guidance, managing client engagements, and delivering solutions that unlock Omnichannel capabilities for our clients.
The work:
- Create supply chain planning thought leadership for clients across industries
- Shape client's planning transformation vision, focus areas and journey from the current state to a "to-be" enterprise environment
- Provide point-of-view on supply chain solutions to deliver on transformational goals along with strengths and weaknesses of various planning solutions
- Collaborate with senior client leaders to ensure buy-in to recommended solutions
- Oversee the design and implementation of Supply Chain solutions, process and operating model by leveraging Accenture's implementation methodology
- Help to develop and expand the Supply Chain Services consulting portfolio through thought leadership and opportunity identification
- Manage business development opportunities to bring innovative solutions and ways of working to clients
- Build and apply technical, industry, organization, and functional knowledge to support efforts in selling opportunities to existing and new clients
- Manage medium to large sized eco-system partner Business Solution teams and/or work efforts at a client or within Accenture.
- Serve as the chief planner/architect for end to end planning delivery with eco-system partners such as o9, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder and Aera Technologies
Here's what you need:
- Minimum of 5 years scoping and delivering Planning strategies, operating model design in transformation and innovation technology advisory solutions and services
- Transformation Management experience
- Business Case Development and Financial Assessment experiece
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate's degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.
Bonus points if:
- You have the proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- You excel in building and developing relationships, overseeing complex programs and demonstrating leadership
- You've earned an MBA or equivalent graduate degree
- You have a functional-level understanding of technology solutions
- Lean or Six Sigma qualifications
- You can use the latest data analytics tools to spot opportunities for improvement
- Prior experience in driving insights using visualization tools (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx) and analytics tools (i.e. Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics)
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York or Washington as set forth below. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)
Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $93,400 to $258,500
Colorado $93,400 to $223,300
District of Columbia $99,500 to $237,800
New York $86,500 to $258,500
Maryland $86,500 to $206,800
Washington $99,500 to $237,800
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