Supply Chain and Operations Consulting Senior Manager - Utilities

Job Description

Who we are:

We are part of Accenture's Supply Chain & Operations practice, helping Fortune 500 and private-equity-backed clients reinvent how they plan and run their supply chains. Our work sits at the intersection of functional consulting, data, digital platforms, and advanced analytics, with increasing focus on GenAI- and Agentic-enabled planning.

The Supply Chain Senior Manager serves as a strategic advisor to utility-sector clients, leading the design, optimization, and transformation of supply chain operations across generation, transmission, distribution, and customer service functions. This role blends deep industry knowledge with advanced digital capabilities, leveraging AI, machine learning, and emerging agentic technologies to improve resilience, operational efficiency, and decision intelligence.

Who you are:

The Senior Manager role partners with client executives to assess supply chain maturity, identify performance gaps, and architect data-driven solutions spanning procurement, logistics, inventory management, field services, asset management, and supplier ecosystems. They guide clients in adopting next-generation capabilities-including autonomous planning agents, predictive analytics, intelligent sourcing platforms, and digital twins-to enhance forecasting accuracy, reduce cost‑to‑serve, and strengthen risk management in an increasingly volatile energy environment.

This role leads multidisciplinary teams to deliver end‑to‑end consulting engagements, from strategy and business case development through solution design, implementation, and change enablement. The Senior Manager also plays a key role in shaping thought leadership, building reusable assets, and developing innovative AI/agentic tools that accelerate value for utility clients navigating grid modernization, decarbonization, and regulatory pressures.

The Work:

As a Senior Manager, you will lead transformation initiatives, working directly with Utilities clients and senior Accenture stakeholders. You will shape strategy, design future-state capabilities, and oversee implementation across people, process, data, and technology.

Your responsibilities span the following dimensions:

Strategic & Advisory Responsibilities

* Lead end‑to‑end supply chain transformation strategies for utility clients across generation, transmission, distribution, and field services.

* Assess current-state operating models, maturity, and performance; identify improvement opportunities using data-driven frameworks.

* Develop future‑state architectures incorporating AI-driven planning, autonomous agents, digital twins, and predictive analytics.

* Advise executives on supply chain modernization aligned to grid resilience, decarbonization, regulatory expectations, and capital project demands.

* Build business cases and value models to quantify financial impact, operational efficiency gains, and risk reduction.

Supply Chain Strategy & Planning

* Building and optimizing end-to-end supply chain strategies for utilities.

* Experience with demand forecasting, planning, and S&OP models.

* Familiarity with capital project supply needs (e.g., substations, undergrounding, AMI, pipelines).

Procurement & Category Management

* Leading strategic sourcing initiatives (T&D equipment, field services, IT/OT, fleet, materials).

* Vendor selection, bid evaluation, negotiations, and contract development.

* Category plans aligned with utility reliability and cost goals.

* Supplier risk assessment, audits, and continuous improvement programs.

* Contract performance monitoring for safety, delivery, and productivity.

* Knowledge of ESG and sustainability requirements in sourcing.

Utility Capital Projects & Construction Support

* Supply chain support for large capital programs (grid hardening, undergrounding, renewable interconnection).

* Forecasting material needs, contractor coordination, and scheduling alignment.

* Risk management for long-lead items and supplier capacity.

Emergency Preparedness & Storm Response (preferred)

* Understanding of mutual assistance supply logistics, mobile staging, rapid procurement.

* Ability to design storm-ready inventory and vendor programs.

AI & Agentic…