Strategic Supply Chain & Engineering Consulting Leader

Accenture; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 98,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Bonus opportunities

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is hiring for a Supply Chain & Engineering leadership role in the United States, focusing on warehouse, fulfillment, distribution, and logistics. You will lead multiple client engagements, design performance programs, and drive adoption of new processes and technology across operations.

Strong collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams is essential. You will guide labor standards, data-driven improvement, and program delivery while developing business opportunities and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, warehousing, logistics, industrial engineering, consulting, or operational improvement.
• Experience leading teams and managing complex client engagements or operational improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with client or business leadership, including senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience)

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of operations improvement and performance management programs across distribution, fulfillment, warehousing, manufacturing, and logistics operations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in engineered labor standards, work measurement, time studies, incentive design, labor planning, productivity improvement, and operational performance management.
• Analyze operational processes across inbound, outbound, inventory control, transportation, and support functions to identify efficiency, service, quality, safety, and cost improvement opportunities.
• Partner with clients to evaluate the processes, data, and technology ecosystems that support warehouse and workforce performance, including WMS, LMS, ERP, and operational reporting platforms.
• Lead multiple client engagements, workstreams, or site implementations simultaneously, ensuring delivery quality, strong project financials, clear communication, and achievement of client objectives.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders ranging from frontline supervisors and operations managers to directors, vice presidents, and executive leadership.
• Translate operational findings and technical analysis into clear recommendations, business cases, prioritized implementation plans, and executive-level presentations.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, escalations, team priorities, staffing needs, and stakeholder expectations across complex client environments.
• Develop change management, communication, training, and stabilization plans that drive adoption and long-term sustainability of new processes, labor standards, technology, automation, and performance management programs.
• Lead cross-functional consulting teams, providing coaching, feedback, delegation, and career development support to analysts and consultants.
• Support business development and practice growth through account expansion, solution development, proposals, statements of work, recruiting, training, methodology development, and knowledge sharing.
• Develop junior staff in the consulting process through mentorship, intentional learning objectives, appropriate delegation, and regular feedback.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Consulting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

WMS

LMS

ERP systems

Labor standards software

Job description

Accenture is hiring for a Supply Chain & Engineering leadership role in the United States, focusing on warehouse, fulfillment, distribution, and logistics. You will lead multiple client engagements, design performance programs, and drive adoption of new processes and technology across operations.

Strong collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams is essential. You will guide labor standards, data-driven improvement, and program delivery while developing business opportunities and