Manager, Supply Chain & Operations

Manager, Supply Chain and Operations, UK

It is difficult to recall when supply chain and operations has been more at the forefront of organisations’ strategic priorities, working collaboratively with some of the world’s leading organisations as supply chains are recalibrated to address unprecedented global uncertainty, volatility and risk.

Be it in the public sector as governments build new supply chains to respond to the changing needs of citizens, or in the private sector as national and international markets face unparalleled disruption.

Our clients place considerable trust in us and our advice, and people who are passionate about going above and beyond to improve our working world, unifies us as a team. This is crucial in enabling us to consistently deliver or exceed on our commitments.

As a Manager, you’ll balance internal and external responsibilities, comprising client, business development support, operational, team and personal development.

• Build, maintain and strengthen relationships and be a trusted advisor in at least one area of supply chain i.e., operations, planning, procurement, manufacturing etc
• Be adept at problem‑solving with clients and project teams, leveraging your skills to help manage projects to completion
• Develop experience and relationships across several clients over time, often as part of a team from different parts of EY’s world, whilst being able to maintain focus on current project delivery

• Contribute to the development of proposals to showcase some of our leading practices
• Engage the market with thought leadership and public profile, and contribute to enhancing our methodologies
• Work across our internal sector and account field of play teams to develop your network, bringing our expertise to bear

• Support successful delivery of projects and work streams as forecast to time and budget
• Help ensure the quality of our delivery exceeds client expectations by effectively managing activities and deliverables within your remit

• Manage and nurture those who work with you and undertake career counselling responsibilities
• Increasingly become an inclusive leader capable of forming diverse high performing teams that are enjoyable to be part of and help our consultant and client teams to develop and realise their potential

Typically, Managers bring practical experience from either a Big4 or Consultancy where you have developed your technical and management experience.

Your experience will be valued across several sectors, with a key focus on Consumer Products & Retail and Manufacturing.

Our Managers are required to possess good experience in at least one of the technical skills below and some experience across one or multiple others.

• Supply Chain Transformation:
  End to end supply chain transformation, experience working on multiple transformation projects with considerable scope and scale. Demonstrable knowledge of working as part of the transformation including the design, setup and delivery including people, process and technological change.
• Digital Supply Chain / Supply Chain Technology:
  Applying and implementing Supply Chain Technology, such as planning, manufacturing and procurement systems. Including next-generation supply chain technologies such as Robotic Process Automation, cognitive automation and AI.
• Supply Chain Planning:
  Functional experience i.e. demand and supply planning, sales & operations planning, segmentation strategy, inventory optimisation and/or production scheduling. And technology experience, either from a Business Integrator, Systems Integrator or Industry role covering one or more of OMP, Kinaxis, o9, Aera, SAP IBP, Blue Yonder, and SAP S/4 HANA.
• Commercial & Procurement:
  Strategic, operational or transactional procurement across the purchasing lifecycle. This includes procurement strategy, operating model, category management, strategic sourcing, contract management or the deployment of procurement technology and analytics. Specific focus areas are: managing complex end to end procurements; driving cost out of organisation’s…