Senior Consultant, Supply Chain & Operations

Overview

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Senior Consultant, Supply Chain and Operations, UK

It is difficult to recall when supply chain and operations has been more at the forefront of organisations  strategic priorities, working collaboratively with some of the world s leading organisations. As supply chains are recalibrated to address unprecedented global uncertainty, volatility and risk, and as governments respond to changing needs of citizens and markets face disruption, opportunities arise across public and private sectors.

The opportunity Take your career to the next level and join a high performing and inclusive team, working collaboratively with some of the most significant organisations in the world as they seek to optimise and transform their supply chain, operations, net zero and commercial and procurement operations. Leverage and expand your experience in commercial and procurement to be at the forefront of shaping leading practices.

Develop and impart your experience on those you work with to help create the next generation of leaders. Develop your leadership and management ability as you work in cross-functional teams across our Consulting, People and Technology practices. Build out your technical and sector knowledge by working alongside our clients in project teams. Work with cutting-edge technologies such as Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Of Things (IOT) and Blockchain;

as well as leading procurement (Source to Pay) technology. We value curious thinkers who have the courage to lead, great communicators who don t take themselves too seriously, flexible collaborators who build relationships based on doing the right thing, and innovative problem-solvers who use their experience to ultimately find a better way.

Our clients place considerable trust in us and our advice, and people who are passionate about going above and beyond to improve our working world, unifies us as a team. This is crucial in enabling us to consistently deliver or exceed on our commitments.

As a Senior Consultant, you ll balance internal and external responsibilities, comprising client, business development support, operational and personal development.

• Focus on our clients
  • Build, maintain and strengthen relationships and be a trusted advisor in at least one form of supply chain i.e., operations, planning, procurement, manufacturing etc.
  • Contribute/lead a workstream within a project and be capable of managing activity to complete deliverables within your remit
  • Contribute and be an active member of a core project team, often working with others from different parts of EY s world
• Support our business
  • Contribute to the development of proposals to showcase some of our leading practices
  • Engage the market with thought leadership and public profile, and contribute to enhancing our methodologies
  • Work across our internal sector and account field of play teams to develop your network, bringing our commercial and procurement expertise to bear
• Support operational excellence
  • Support successful delivery of projects by managing your work products and contribution as forecast to time and budget
  • Help ensure the quality of our delivery exceeds client expectations by effectively managing activities within your remit
• Personal and people development
  • Maintain a personal development program to continually enhance your technical and consulting skills
  • Increasingly grow your people leadership experience through leading as part of client and internal teams

Typically, Senior Consultants bring practical experience from either a professional services or industry background where you have developed your commercial and procurement experience. Your Commercial and Procurement experience will be valued across several sectors, with a key focus on Consumer Products & Retail, Energy & Resources, Government & Infrastructure, Health & Life Sciences, Private & National and Telecommunication, Media & Entertainment.

Our Senior Consultants are required to possess some experience in at least one of the technical skills below and some exposure across one or multiple others:

• Supply Chain Strategy
  • Operating Model design, segmentation strategy and inventory optimisation. Understanding the issues across the end to end supply chain, and potential solutions to improve performance.
• Supply Chain Transformation
  • Being part of one or many significant supply chain transformation projects with considerable scope and scale. Demonstrable knowledge of working as part of the transformation including the design, setup and delivery including people, process and technological change.
• Digital Supply Chain
  • Applying or implementing next-generation supply…