Senior Consultant – Supply Chain & Operations – Manufacturing Transformation I4.0
In today's fast-moving and increasingly complex world, our clients are faced with the challenges and opportunities of continuous change, digitization, and disruption. They need to be innovative in order to drive profitable growth while meeting market and customer demands. Manufacturing Transformation I4.0 enables a step change in operational performance to improve productivity and decrease waste and cost. It achieves this by digitizing current factories and processes, therefore, revolutionising business models to build fully autonomous factories and processes of the future.
EY believes a better working world means addressing large, complex issues to deliver outcomes that grow, optimise, and protect our clients' businesses. We are looking to expand and develop our Supply Chain & Operations Consulting practice to meet market demand in a number of areas:
- Digital Manufacturing, Transformation & Industry 4.0
- Procurement Transformation
- Development of Supply Chain & Operations Strategy and Operating Models
- Supply Chain & Operations Process Optimisation and Performance Improvement
- Sustainable Supply Chain & Operations Development
The Opportunity
The successful candidate with an important member of a talented team who will work to bring the best of EY to the market. You will have experience in the area of Supply Chain & Operations with a passion for improving business performance from shop floor operations to executive level.
At EY you will be responsible for delivering large scale, complex supply chain management and operations transformation project, including design and implementation stages. In your role you will be working with client organizations to enhance business performance through digital manufacturing transformation programs. EY works with high profile clients across the region, working to solve some of their most complex issues. This is the perfect time to join a growing team and to make your mark across a wide variety of markets, sectors and industries.
You will also work with the wider Supply Chain & Operations team within EY Ireland to expand the offering in the digital manufacturing area, developing expertise in our core solutions and tools, and be actively involved in growing our client base.
If you have a keen interest in being part of a growing Consulting team in Ireland as well as intellectual curiosity and energy, then EY could be exactly the right place for you.
Your key responsibilities
Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed choices. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about helping our clients to solve their toughest Supply Chain & Operations problems.
As a Senior Consultant in Supply Chain & Operations, you will:
- Have a track record of supporting supply chain & operations work in the marketplace, underpinned by a strong, trusted network.
- Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge in your functional area of manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrate an in depth understanding of how technology is driving change in the manufacturing sector.
- Be experienced in delivering operational excellence and continuous improvement projects across all levels of an organization.
- Have a hands-on mentality, ability and interest to work with both the shop floor level operators and management in manufacturing organizations.
- Demonstrate ability to quickly learn new processes and uncover new offering that may assist current customer base.
- Exhibit tactical and process oriented problem-solving.
- Build excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrate ability to work with others effectively in both functional and cross functional teams.
- Have the ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions.
- Demonstrate superior verbal and written communication skills.
- Build relationships with client personnel and deliver quality client services. Strive to assist our clients uncover additional areas of opportunity and manage the business development process.
- Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to serve clients.
- Have the ability to lead and motivate a team of cross-functional experts of different levels.
- Be experienced in using digital technology to enhance end-to-end supply chain performance.
Responsibilities, Qualifications, Certifications.
To qualify for the role, you must have knowledge and experience in a number of the following areas:
- Be degree qualified in supply chain, industrial engineering or business management.
- Have at least 3 years of experience in supply chain & operations environments with special emphasis on manufacturing transformation and Industry 4.0
- Be exceptionally motivated to bring your expertise, focusing on digital manufacturing excellence to help our clients fundamentally improve their operations.
- Be a forward thinker and self-motivator that thrives on new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new knowledge.
- Exhibit strong stakeholder management and communication experience.
- Have deep knowledge in one, or more, of the specific areas of expertise: manufacturing planning, operational excellence, continuous improvement, end-to-end supply chain management.
- Have prior consulting experience would be of benefit.
- Have good project management and implementation experiences of digital technology across manufacturing operations.
- Exhibit a keen interest in being part of a growing Supply Chain & Operations Consulting team in Ireland as well as intellectual curiosity and energy – if so then the EY Consulting team could be exactly the right place for you.
What we look for:
An individual with drive and focus who enjoys delivering a high-quality service for our clients. You are a talented and committed individual at Senior Consultant level who is interested in joining our team. You are passionate about helping clients solve their toughest transformation/ strategic problems and experienced in delivering insightful recommendations that are rigorous in their grounding, creative in their selection, distinct to each client, and practical in their ability to be taken to market.
What working at EY offers:
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and consulting services, we’re using the Supply Chain & Operations products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
Join us in building a better working world.
Apply now.
Who we are:
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
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