EY GDS - Associate Manager - Supply Chain Advisory - Strategy & Transaction TSE

EY GDS - Associate Manager - Supply Chain Advisory

EY- Strategy and Transaction TSE - SCM (Associate Manager)

- Within SaT, TSE team support group provides a full range of operationally focused services including M&A Integration, Carve-out, Operational and IT Due Diligence, Operational Restructuring and Performance Improvement services.

- Transactions Strategy Execution team works closely with their counterpart teams primarily made up of members of both the EY through offshore support in India as well as onshore support in EY US and client locations.

The opportunity :

- Were looking for Associate Managers with expertise in Supply Chain Advisory Including Sourcing, Planning Cost Reduction and Working Capital Improvement, SKU Rationalization.

- This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm and develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring, and learning & development.

Your key responsibilities :

- Work on client engagement teams executing TSE engagements which support key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions.

- Assess the client's state of readiness with respect to people, resources, planning, data collection and strategy, while identifying high-risk areas, unidentified issues and areas for overall improvement.

- Demonstrate excellent skills in project execution, including synergy assessment, problem-solving, and facilitation.

- Assist with the execution of the integration/divestiture plan while working to constantly identify areas for improvement, including resolving integration/divestiture issues.

- Be responsible for work products that document engagement procedures performed vs. objectives.

- Maintain relationships with client and EY practice personnel at appropriate levels.

- Effectively participate on teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, while staying abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business.

- Supervise, coach, and mentor team members at the junior level.

- Demonstrate strong transaction knowledge in a particular industry (e.g., manufacturing, life sciences, consumer product goods, industrial products, technology, retail, etc.)

- Assist in business development activities including preparing presentations for pursuit meetings with clients to help sell advisory services.

Specific responsibilities :

- Assess risks across the value chain

- Improve supply chain performance & visibility

- Enhance supplier effectiveness & collaboration

- Design the cost effective & optimized SCM

- Improve flexibility across nodes & enhance regulatory compliance; and

- Strengthen supply chain controls and improve resiliency

Skills and attributes for success :

- Experience in providing advisory services in the supply chain and at least more than one of the following operational areas that impact the supply chain function: assessments, supply chain strategy, distribution/logistics (inbound, outbound, return), inventory management, procurement and sourcing, lean-six sigma, sales and operations planning, cost reduction

- Demonstarted record in driving revenue within existing clients and in developing new prospects at the "C" level of Fortune 500 companies.

- Experience managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members

- Experience in selling and delivering projects that cover the full lifecycle of assessment, design and implementation support.

- Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and excellent oral and written communication skills.

To qualify for the role, you must have :

- Must be a Post Graduate with degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Logistics and at least 6-8 years of post-qualification and related work experience

- Functional Competency : Deep competency in one of the functions as described below and must have done projects across multiple areas within that competency with minimum 3-4 years of experience

- Supply Chain Advisory (Sourcing, Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution and Transportation)

- Performance Improvement (SG&A Cost Reduction, Manufacturing Optimization, Working Capital Improvement, SKU Rationalization etc.)

- Sales & marketing - CRM or Supply Chain Manufacturing execution system (MES)/ Supply Chain Planning Systems

Ideally, you will also have :

- Project management skills

- Strong communication and presentation skills