AI-Driven Manufacturing Transformation Consultant

Accenture; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Consultant for Manufacturing and Operations transformation within its Life Sciences Supply Chain and Engineering practice, focusing on Data and AI transformation. You’ll analyze current state, design future-state processes, and deliver AI-enabled transformations across manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.

Travel up to 75% may be required. You will work with clients to deploy AI tools, develop proofs of concept, and create data-driven insights to support senior

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in process excellence, process redesign, or management consulting.
• Minimum 1 year using AI-assisted analytics, visualization and Gen AI tools for content generation as well as low-fi UI.
• Minimum 1 year of integrating AI and automating business process design.
• Minimum 1 year of experience delivering project work in consulting environment OR industry experience in at least one domain (e.g., Life Sciences, Consumer Goods Industrial, Energy, Utilities or Chemical and Natural Resources)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience)

Responsibilities

• Apply generative AI and agent-based modeling to accelerate scenario planning, exception management, and autonomous decision-making.
• Define and implement AI-enabled supply chain control towers for real-time visibility, risk sensing, and proactive disruption management.
• Collaborate with clients to deploy predictive maintenance, digital twins, and intelligent automation in manufacturing and distribution networks.
• Translate business challenges into AI/ML use cases, build proof-of-concepts, and scale solutions to enterprise level.
• Support data strategy, governance, and architecture to ensure high-quality, AI-ready supply chain data across ERP, PLM, MES, andlogisticsplatforms.
• Bring Accenture’s AI ecosystem and partnerships (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, NVIDIA, data/ML vendors) to delivercutting-edgesolutions.
• Deliver business case development and value realization frameworks, quantifying AI-driven cost reduction, service improvement, and sustainability impact.
• Contribute to practice development, knowledge sharing, and mentoring of junior consultants in AI and supply chain transformation programs.

Skills

Process excellence

AI analytics

Gen AI tools

Consulting experience

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Low-code platforms

AI tools

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Consultant for Manufacturing and Operations transformation within its Life Sciences Supply Chain and Engineering practice, focusing on Data and AI transformation. You’ll analyze current state, design future-state processes, and deliver AI-enabled transformations across manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.

Travel up to 75% may be required. You will work with clients to deploy AI tools, develop proofs of concept, and create data-driven insights to support senior