Operations Consulting Senior Managers - Supply Chain (public sector)
Responsibilities
As a Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to
- Proactively assist in the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to Directors and above
- Be involved in the financial management of clients
- Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients
- Develop project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for our clients
- Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
- Shape and deliver projects to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria
- Train, coach, and supervise team members
- Continue to develop internal relationships and developing your PwC brand
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate experience in some or all of the following areas of Supply Chain Management
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Development of supply chain vision and strategy
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Network and inventory modelling
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Logistics and distribution management
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3pl & 4pl distribution models
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Process and organisation design
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New product introductions (NPI)
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Product lifecycle management (PLM)
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Demand planning
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Finance and reporting (CPM)
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Direct and indirect taxation
Essential Skills & Experience Required
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Consulting experience from a professional services, advisory or internal consulting environment
- Experience of Digital Procurement systems in the advert and search - e.g experience of SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Sirion Labs, Bravo solutions etc
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Supply chain experience from the Government sector eg (local, central government or defence)
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Compliant with professional standards
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Able to lead a team and to work towards shared goals
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Able to develop self and others
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Adaptable and with an innovative approach to their work
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Can effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with different audiences
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Strong Excel, PowerPoint and report writing skills
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Consulting
In Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients’ business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries – everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies.
The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.
Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply
Diversity
We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity