Senior Supply Chain & IT Strategy Consultant

Power Advocate, Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood Mackenzie is seeking a Managing Consultant for its Supply Chain Consulting practice in Canada. You will lead project delivery, develop insights from industry data, and mentor junior staff while managing client relationships.

You’ll leverage WoodMac tools to help clients optimize procurement and capital projects and you may oversee IT and digital program sourcing initiatives. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, a track record of delivering complex projects, and

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree with focus in engineering, science, supply chain or business.
• 5+ years in a Consulting, Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering function; experience in Power & Renewables and/or Oil & Gas preferred.
• Exposure to IT or digital program environments is a plus, for example ERP implementations, IT category sourcing or vendor management, and is not a requirement.
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and time management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills and desire to build trust with your client.
• Proven success contributing to team-oriented environments.
• Demonstrates judgement, maturity, and understanding of client challenges and constraints.
• Willingness to travel 60-80% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and synthesize results into meaningful conclusions to help our clients make strategic procurement and capital project decisions.
• Perform market research to assess supply and demand factors influencing our clients' strategic business decisions.
• Support the bidding processes for large capital project contracts and strategic supply chain initiatives, including pricing analysis, bidder correspondence, negotiations, and contract implementations.
• Support sourcing and vendor selection for client IT and digital programs, including RFP design and evaluation, software and system integrator pricing analysis, and contract/SOW structuring.
• Oversee more junior members of the Supply Chain Consulting team and drive successful project execution.
• Coordinate with client supply chain management, PMOs, project executives and engineering teams to design and implement procurement solutions.
• Use WoodMac Energy Intelligence Platform tools to analyze spend, build cost models, forecast escalation, and support multiple consulting solutions.
• Mentor and QA/QC on work of junior staff; role model for more junior staff.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team orientation

Client management

WoodMac Platform proficiency

Education

BA/BS in engineering, science, supply chain or business

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

WoodMac Energy Intelligence Platform

Job description

Wood Mackenzie is seeking a Managing Consultant for its Supply Chain Consulting practice in Canada. You will lead project delivery, develop insights from industry data, and mentor junior staff while managing client relationships.

You’ll leverage WoodMac tools to help clients optimize procurement and capital projects and you may oversee IT and digital program sourcing initiatives. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, a track record of delivering complex projects, and