Strategy Consultant / Manager SCO - Supply Chain Resilience

Location: London

Career Level: Consultant to Manager (Career Level 9 to 7)

Industry/Sector: Energy, Consumer Goods & Services, Communications and Media, Insurance, Banking and Capital Markets

Functional Area: Supply Chain Resilience

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity.

As a team, Accenture Strategy shapes our clients’ future, combining deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models. In joining Accenture Strategy you will drive the CEO agenda on issues related to digital disruption, competitive agility, global operating models, and workforce of the future to identify new sources of value.

In this role you will:

• Assess supply chain vulnerabilities and help design strategies to increase resilience through diversified sourcing, risk management, and scenario planning.
• Translate macroeconomic and geopolitical risks into actionable insights for more agile, adaptive supply chain strategies.
• Develop financial models to assess cost structures, budget variances, and savings potential – leveraging industry sources and benchmarks where necessary.
• Create client business and value cases for the addressing and mitigation of supply chain risk.
• Understand the end-to-end client value chain to provide a complete picture of the factors impacting their resilience and customer delivery.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align resilience investments and transformations with business goals.
• Support implementation of organisational and technological transformations to increase Supply Chain Resilience.
• Link and understand how Supply Chain Resiliency and Sustainability priorities are inherently linked and articulate this to clients.

We are looking for experience in the following:

• Experience at a top tier or boutique consulting firm or at a leading company with a combination of technical/operational and management/business development/strategy roles and a strong focus on cost management.
• Good understanding of Supply Chain and Operations and one or more of the following industries: Energy (Oil & Gas, Mining), Consumer Goods & Services, Financial Services (Banking and Capital Markets), Life Sciences.
• Establishing end-to-end supply chain visibility including n-tier understanding and supplier performance management with regards to resilience.
• Expertise in procurement and sourcing strategies that enhance supplier resilience, diversification, and cost-efficiency.
• Strong understanding of how macroeconomic and geopolitical factors affect supply chain continuity and risk exposure.
• Advanced analytical capabilities to identify supply chain vulnerabilities, evaluate risk scenarios, and support strategic, data-driven decision making.
• Proficiency in financial modelling, data analytics, and reporting tools (Excel, Power BI preferred but not required).
• Experience of research, quantitative analysis and structured problem solving.
• Experience of building relationships at all levels in an organisation.
• Experience working in diverse teams in complex strategy/consulting engagements, delivering high-quality output in short timeframes.
• An interest in Commercial capability, selling and managing multiple projects.

Set yourself apart:

• Masters in Business Administration or Supply Chain from a top-tier school.
• Experience in top leading consulting firm or working with strategic leadership within client industry.
• Accounting/Management Accounting certification or demonstrated strong experience working with financial statements and cost management to allow precise measurement of the financial impact of your work.
• Ability to understand complex issues, quickly absorb information and work creatively.
• Experience in how technology and digital can contribute to solving business problems.
• Experience in building and managing diverse teams in complex strategy/consulting engagements, delivering high-quality output in short timeframes.
• Experience of developing & mentoring junior practitioners.
• Experience of leading meetings and presentations.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app based fitness classes and discounts on a range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.