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Operations Supply Chain Manager - Retail & Consumer
A career within Operations Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their operations to move beyond the role of a cost effective business enabler and become a source of competitive advantages. We focus on product innovation and development, supply chain, procurement and sourcing, retail operations, service operations and capital asset programmes to drive both growth and profitability.
As a 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.
Who we are looking for
Our Consulting practice is focused on working in partnership with clients to deliver sustainable business transformation.
You will be part of a highly skilled, specialist team within a wider group of Operations professionals. At the same time, you will be encouraged to initiate and develop new ideas to take to our clients. Our highly motivated team have an excellent track record of delivering high quality work to major international clients and has ambitious growth plans for the next few years.
We are currently recruiting at Manager for this team based in either London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow or Edinburgh
Essential skills & experience required
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Project management experience
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Experience of supply chain management including buying, merchandising or logistics gained from a Retail or Consumer industry background
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Project management experience
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Digital procurement and supply chain
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Exposure to different technology solutions
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Experience of managing 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
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Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable skills & experience required
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Consulting experience gained from a professional services or and internal change role
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Experience of managing supply chain transformation
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Warehouse management and implementing automation solutions
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Logistics and distribution management
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3PL & 4PL distribution models
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Worked for a Consumer company and / or a Grocer
Additional Information
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Opportunity for working from home? – On occasion
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Amount of time client based – High %
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Need to travel/overnight stays away from home – Yes regularly
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Opportunity for flexible working – Yes
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
Job information
Firm: PwC
Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester
Education: Postgraduate degree
Benefits: Competive