Supply Chain Advisory, Manager

About the position

As a Manager within the Operations and Supply Chain Consulting practice, you will become a leader in a highly entrepreneurial practice that provides incredible value to our clients every day. You will have the resources and cross functional support of the largest middle market firm but will be able to operate in a lean and agile environment where your ideas and experience can directly shape what service offerings we provide to our clients and how we approach them. We are looking for consultants who can solve the complex problems the middle market faces throughout the entire supply chain. We need engagement leaders who can identify the real problems our clients are facing and use data to prescribe innovative strategic and operational solutions. Finally, we need people who can effectively communicate with clients and team members and foster long lasting relationships.

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage, coach, and develop people by providing timely and actionable feedback, as well as recruitment and retention efforts
• Lead efforts regarding business development, networking, proposals, and marketing content
• Manage engagement economics such as proposal budgeting and pricing, margin management, billing, risk management, etc.
• Use industry and subject matter expertise to lead concurrent client engagements. Guide teams to recommend and deliver innovative solutions to clients through data analysis, opinions, observations, interviews, facilitated workshops and rigorous project management
• Identify business drivers and prioritize work efforts quickly across the engagement team to maximize productivity
• Propose, develop, implement, and manage solutions to complex client initiatives to achieve the desired future state and uphold engagement quality
• Communicate effectively both internally with superiors and externally with client employees, C-suite executives and/or private equity partners to develop and maintain excellent client relationships

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• 6+ years of professional consulting experience or relevant industry experience (prior consulting experience is preferred)
• Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to solve complex business problems through fact gathering, business process mapping and data analysis
• Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity
• Excellent verbal and written communication, project management, and organization skills
• Client service and relationship building skills
• Must be a team player; demonstrate attention to detail and problem-solving skills; able to effectively work independently and in a team environment
• Willingness and ability to travel 50%+

Nice-to-haves

• MBA or other equivalent or relevant graduate degree
• Data analytics related expertise
• APICS Certifications (CPIM, CSCP)
• Project Management Certification (PMP)
• Lean Six Sigma Certification

Benefits

• Competitive benefits and compensation package
• Flexibility in your schedule