Strategy Consultant / Manager SCO - Supply Chain Resilience

Accenture UK & Ireland; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Strategy Consultant/Manager to enhance supply chain resilience. This role offers the chance to work on transformative strategies that address vulnerabilities and improve operational efficiency. You'll collaborate with diverse teams, leveraging your analytical skills to develop actionable insights that drive client success. With a commitment to innovation and a culture of inclusion, this position provides an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. If you are passionate about supply chain management and eager to tackle complex challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

30 days vacation per year

Access to fitness classes

Private medical insurance

Charity leave

Qualifications

• Experience in top-tier consulting or leading company roles with focus on cost management.
• Strong analytical capabilities to identify supply chain vulnerabilities and risks.

Responsibilities

• Assess supply chain vulnerabilities and design strategies for resilience.
• Collaborate with leadership to align resilience investments with business goals.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Risk Management

Financial Modelling

Data Analytics

Strategic Sourcing

Operations Transformation

Geopolitical Risk Analysis

Education

Masters in Business Administration

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Strategy Consultant / Manager SCO - Supply Chain Resilience

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Job Role: Strategy Consultant/Strategy Manager - Supply Chain Resilience

Location: London

Career Level: Consultant to Manager (Career Level 9 to 7)

Industry/Sector: Energy, Consumer Goods & Services, Communications and Media, Insurance, Banking and Capital Markets

Functional Area: Supply Chain Resilience

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognised worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

Accenture Strategy shapes our clients’ future, combining deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models. In joining Accenture Strategy you will drive the CEO agenda on issues related to digital disruption, competitive agility, global operating models, and workforce of the future to identify new sources of value.

No-one brings all of that together at the scale and with the degree of integration as we can. Serving 95 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500, we’re different to every other strategy firm on the market – which makes us an undeniably exciting place in which to forge a career. Technology will continue to be the disruptor in the strategy arena. Which makes Accenture the strategy firm of tomorrow.

You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture thatthrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunitiesthat candrive your career in new and exciting ways.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you!

Supply Chain and Operations is a major functionally-oriented strategy consulting practice: we help our clients to identify and quantify the transformational opportunities available in today’s dynamic business environment.

Our work spans a range of value-focused operations assignments from redefining an operating model, reconfiguring national, regional or global supply chain footprint and capabilities through to global sourcing of core categories and creation of supply chain risk frameworks to ensure that potential risks are transparent and the extended supply chain is resilient.

Accenture SC&O Strategy focuses on the following elements:

Supply Chain Risk and Resilience

Strategic Cost Reduction & Working Capital

End-to-End Supply Chain & Operation Transformation

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

Sustainable Value Chain inc. Responsible Procurement

Global Operating Models (SC, Procurement & GBS)

Supply Chain Risk and Resilience

Operations and process transformations (Prime Value Chains)

In this role you will:

Assess supply chain vulnerabilities and help design strategies to increase resilience through diversified sourcing, risk management, and scenario planning

Translate macroeconomic and geopolitical risks into actionable insights for more agile, adaptive supply chain strategies

Develop financial models to assess cost structures, budget variances, and savings potential – leveraging industry sources and benchmarks where necessary

Create client business and value cases for the addressing and mitigation of supply chain risk

Understand the end-to-end client value chain to provide a complete picture of the factors impacting their resilience and customer deliver

Collaborate with senior leadership to align resilience investments and transformations with business goals

Support implementation of organisational and technological transformations to increase Supply Chain Resilience

Link and understand how Supply Chain Resiliency and Sustainability priorities are inherently linked and articulate this to clients

We are looking for experience in the following:

Experience at a top tier or boutique consulting firm or at a leading company with a combination of technical / operational and management / business development / strategy roles and a strong focus on cost management

Good understanding of Supply Chain and Operations and one or more of the following industries; Energy (Oil & Gas, Mining), Consumer Goods & Services, Financial Services (Banking and Capital Markets), Life Sciences

Establishing end-to-end supply chain visibility including n-tier understanding and supplier performance management with regards to resilience

Expertise in procurement and sourcing strategies that enhance supplier resilience, diversification, and cost-efficiency

Strong understanding of how macroeconomic and geopolitical factors affect supply chain continuity and risk exposure

Advanced analytical capabilities to identify supply chain vulnerabilities, evaluate risk scenarios, and support strategic, data-driven decision making

Proficiency in financial modelling, data analytics, and reporting tools (Excel, Power BI preferred but not required)

Experience of research, quantitative analysis and structured problem solving

Experience of building relationships at all levels in an organisation

Experience working in diverse teams in complex strategy/consulting engagements, delivering high-quality output in short timeframes

An interest in Commercial capability, selling and managing multiple projects

Set yourself apart:

Masters in Business Administration or Supply Chain from a top-tier school

Experience in top leading consulting firm or working with strategic leadership within client industry

Accounting/Management Accounting certification or demonstrated strong experience working with financial statements and cost management to allow precise measurement of the financial impact or your work

Ability to understand complex issues, quickly absorb information and work creatively

Experience in how technology and digital can contribute to solving business problems

Experience in building and managing diverse teams in complex strategy/consulting engagements, delivering high-quality output in short timeframes

Experience of developing & mentoring junior practitioners

Experience of leading meetings and presentations

What’s In It For You

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app based fitness classes and discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialised skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. Our 738,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citzenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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