Government and Public Sector - Business Consulting - Supply Chain Operations - Manager

The opportunity

We currently are seeking a highly motivated Manager Supply Chain Consultant to support client engagement teams, work with a wide variety of government clients to deliver professional services, and participate in business development activities.

Our SC&O team members provide insights into supply chain transformation. They cover sourcing, procurement, distribution and logistics, engineering, product service and delivery and End 2 End (E2E) supply chain. This team focuses on helping clients run their supply chains effectively in order to improve their organization's performance.

Our Focus Areas within Supply Chain:

Procurement:
The Procurement Transformation practice is structured into three pillars:
Procurement Optimization, Category Management & Strategic Sourcing and Total Supplier Risk. The Procurement:
Optimization pillar focuses on procurement operating model design, Procure 2 Pay (P2P), supplier relationship management, technology optimization and procurement performance management. Category Management & Strategic Sourcing provides spend analytics, category strategy, sourcing and contract management expertise. Total Supplier Risk creates visibility, evaluates and implements mitigation actions to risks throughout a client's supply base.

End 2 End (E2E) Supply Chain Cost Transparency:
Identifying key cost drivers for Agencies to identify the total cost of their supply chain. This cost basis will enable more informed decision making based on future cost impacts to a supply chain for a series of decisions. E2E works closely with other EY service offerings such Finance to gain a complete picture of the supply chain costs.

As a Manager in GPS SC&O, you will be assisting clients transform their supply chain organization in areas such as:
Category Management & Strategic Sourcing, Spend Analysis, Procurement, Supply Chain Risk, and Cost Management. As a supply chain professional you'll work with high performing teams to provide insights into technical and business concepts of an organization's E2E supply chain. You will be challenged to go beyond assignment work to produce ideas and actions that can improve the quality and contribute to an engagement.

An important part of your role will be to establish relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels and deliver high quality work products to enable the client in their supply chain transformation journey. Specifically we are looking for Managers to:

• Establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships

• Identify potential business opportunities for EY, with guidance from partners, directors and senior managers

• Develop proposal content (write technical sections of request for proposal / request for information responses); support in the development of thought leadership (white papers, points of view, etc.)

• Effectively manage and motivate client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds

• Create innovative insights for clients and adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs

• Contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives

• Manage project schedules, drive projects to completion and confirm that work is of a high quality

• Manage the financial aspects of engagements by organizing staffing and tracking project fees against budget and schedule

• Report to higher levels of management when working on engagements

• Anticipate, identify and mitigate risks, and elevate issues as appropriate

• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff; help create a positive learning culture

• Foster an innovative and inclusive team oriented work environment

• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff

• Contribute to people-related initiatives, including recruiting, retaining and training professionals

• Stay abreast of current government and industry trends relevant to the client's environment

• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge

• Remain current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge

Our clients operate in a world where achieving and sustaining performance is more difficult than ever. As a performance improvement professional, you will be focused on helping them grow and turn their strategy into reality. You'll work in high-performing teams that drive growth and deliver exceptional client service, ensuring you play your part in building a better working world.

• A Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and approximately five years of related work experience; or a master's degree in Supply Chain or related field and approximately four years of relevant work experience

• Minimum of four years relevant experience in providing advisory services to federal clients in supply chain and other operational areas that impact the supply chain…