Job Description

You will participate in project teams, working with clients on the execution of various engagements and also assist with ongoing business development activity.
Key activities will include:

• Supply chain and Logistics analysis (e.g. warehouse footprint & network, transport spend, warehouse costs and performance, inventory and FTE benchmark)
• Diagnosis of cost and performance improvement opportunities, translating these into reliable financial impacts with identification of upside / downside potentials
• Benchmarking and sector analysis
• Company financial analysis (knowledge of and experience in P&L and Balance Sheet preferred)
• Private equity due diligence reports
• Financial/operational Excel modelling
• Improvement concept development and implementation support
• Presentation writing
• Participation in client/internal meetings (onsite travel requirement)
• Managing project teams or sub-teams

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Educated to university degree level (or equivalent), preferably in a numerical discipline or that has a numerical element
• Demonstrable consulting experience (2 yrs.)
• Industry experience in a Supply Chain role (any industry)
• Experience of 3PL's (warehousing and Logistics providers)
• Demonstrable experience in companies with complex supply chains or environments in a number of industry sectors
• Project experience in high paced environments focused on rapid results (e.g. rapid performance improvement, due diligence, turnaround)
• Experience in dealing with executives
• Ability to demonstrate results across the following focus areas:
  • Supply chain management, such as S&OP, Supply & Demand Forecasting, Supply Planning, Inventory Management, Safety stock and Replenishment
  • Warehouse good practice and performance assessment
  • Transport optimization, and cost reduction
  • Site (ideally warehouse) rationalization and transitions
  • Supply chain and warehouse systems
  • 3PL operations and contract negotiations
  • Supply chain KPI's
  • Business plan / budget review and development
  • Implementation and Programme management
• Experience that are plus's, but not essential
  • Industry experience of managing the tight rope of meeting service levels (& sales / marketing expectations) versus financial performance
  • Procurement (commodity strategy and management, spend analysis, supplier negotiations, strategic contracts)
  • Manufacturing operations
• Excellent consulting skills, specifically:
  • Strong verbal communication skills and ability to interact with team members / clients at all levels using a range of styles to suit the audience
  • Strong written communication skills with experience of producing client ready PowerPoint documents for senior audiences
  • Relationship building skills, with the ability to quickly build rapport, develop strong working relationships and work in diverse teams
  • Analytics and modelling skills
  • Proven ability to take a hypothesis focused approach to solve problems
  • Excellent organizational and planning skills, confident working with a number of demanding stakeholders, and with the ability to handle multiple tasks
• Strong commercial acumen/market awareness
• Flexible approach to work, with the desire and capability to work across sectors and project types
• Highly numerate with the ability to absorb a high quantum of information
• Strong collaboration kills
• Desire and ability to learn and be enthusiastic around further training
• Computer literate with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Fluent English speaker and writer
• Continental languages, especially German, Italian, French and Spanish, highly preferable