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
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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.
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You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive 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.
