Associate Consultant – Logistics & Distribution (Supply Chain Transformation)

Zs Associates; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A management consulting firm is looking for an Associate Consultant focusing on logistics and distribution within their Supply Chain team. This role involves supporting client engagements aimed at optimizing supply chain strategies, enhancing technical capabilities, and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate should possess end-to-end supply chain experience, bridging strategy and technology to deliver impactful solutions in logistics. This position is based in North Carolina, offering an opportunity to contribute to transformative projects.

Qualifications

• Must have end-to-end supply chain experience from strategy to execution.
• Experience in logistics and distribution processes is essential.
• Ability to bridge strategy with tech enablement.

Responsibilities

• Support client projects in logistics, distribution, and supply chain transformation.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in current supply chain processes.
• Design strategies for tech and process transformation.

Skills

Supply chain strategy

Logistics and distribution

Tech-enabled analytics

Process improvements

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Job description

Associate Consultant – Logistics & Distribution (Supply Chain Transformation)

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, we transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all. Here you’ll work side‑by‑side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life‑changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client‑first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning, bold ideas, courage and passion to drive life‑changing impact to ZS.

What You’ll Do

As an Associate Consultant / Consultant in our Supply Chain team with a focus on logistics and distribution. You will support client engagements focused on logistics, distribution, supply chain strategy, transformation, and tech‑enabled analytics & process improvements.

You will work with teams to help organizations improve the way they design their supply chain, channel, distribution, warehousing, and logistics as well as monitor, manage, and continuously improve the same. This role is well‑suited for candidates with end to end supply chain experience from strategy, design, execution, and improvement, especially those who can bridge strategy with tech enablement.

• Support client projects focused on logistics, distribution, and supply chain transformation spanning people, process, and technology/data.
• Assess current‑state supply chain and distribution processes to identify opportunities for improvement
• Design future state strategies, tech, and process transformation
• Contribute to the development of transformation monitoring platforms and performance tracking approaches for ongoing management and continuous improvement
• Support initiatives involving Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and related cross functional technologies
• Translate business requirements into process and