Associate, Strategic Operations; SOP) Plan Tower
Listed on 2026-10-07
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Business
Business Analyst, Operations Management
Job Description
As an
Job Description
As an Associate at Kearney
, you will be a key contributor to the growth and development of our Strategic Operations (SOP) practice as we offer honest advice and practical guidance to our clients.
Working alongside a dedicated and diverse set of people, you will work alongside our clients to define and implement strategies that will deliver both short-term results and longer-term competitiveness in this ever-changing market environment.
Through unique hands-on experiences, you will broaden your knowledge across a breadth of topics while developing relationships with clients and colleagues across the firm. With the freedom to be yourself and recognition for what you bring to the table, you can put your purpose into action and help build a future that works for everyone, everywhere—as a Kearney Original.
Who You Are
After nearly 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies, and above all, people. That’s why we look for collaborative, insightful, and inquisitive problem-solvers who don’t accept the first thing in front of them and who are always unapologetically themselves.
We Want To Hear From You If You Are
- Insightful, inquisitive, collaborative
- Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Have functional experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Supply chain/ Logistics planning
- Demand planning
- Supply planning
- Materials planning
- Inventory planning
- Capacity planning
- Master Production Scheduling
- Sales Planning and Customer Logistics
- Business/ Long term network capacity planning
- Areas of Work:
- Functional day to day planning (e.g., reference functional experience above)
- Demand Forecasting
- Distribution requirements planning
- Rough cut capacity planning
- Inventory Management
- SIOP/ S&OP Design, Implementation and Execution
- E2E Planning Transformation
- Experience implementing or managing planning technology (e.g., SAP IBP, Kinaxis, O9, E2
Open, Oracle EPM, etc.) - Are located near or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Toronto, or Washington, DC.
- Fluent in English.
- MBA degree preferred with 5-10 years of professional experience, other relevant Master’s degrees will be considered.
- Experience working as a Management Consultant is a plus.
Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to:
- Generous retirement/pension savings contributions
- Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and immediate family
- Gym membership discounts
- Non-partner equity-based awards (for consulting managers and above)
- Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities
- Personalized opportunities including talent mobility, flexible work programs, and externships to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals
Individual salaries within each range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, office location, knowledge, and skills. Kearney reviews compensation regularly and may adjust base salaries to reflect market…
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