Aerospace and Defence Management Consultant in Holywood

Accenture is a global professional services company, providing a broad range of market-leading services to our clients. We are looking for an ambitious Consultant to join our Aerospace & Defence (A&D) Consulting practice. In this role you will have an enviable opportunity to work with some leading A&D clients, on cutting-edge and complex projects. Our approach combines market-leading thought-leadership, deep industry knowledge and creativity blended with technology; you can be excited to join a team of experts driven by helping clients navigate both present and future A&D challenges.

Inclusion and diversity are woven into the fabric of our business, and our core values of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, Integrity and Respect for the Individual have enabled us to create One Global Network for clients all over the World.

The Aerospace and Defence industry is being hit by disruption on multiple fronts. To compete and win in this environment, companies are beginning to strategically transform components of their business to successfully address disruptive forces and capture new growth. Government is also increasing defence spending, to rearm and modernise. This environment creates exciting opportunities for consultants who want to work at the intersection of technology, defence capability, and largescale transformation.

We help our clients deliver lasting impact by driving excellence from strategy development through to implementation. At Accenture, our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. We are experiencing unprecedented growth, and we are looking for exceptional individuals to join our team of passionate A&D consulting practitioners.

You will have the opportunity to make an impact on operations, programmes and strategies, the success of which are crucial to both UK security and its A&D industry. In our team, you will gain exposure to:

• The most strategic challenges and opportunities that occupy the minds of industry leaders
• Cutting edge research and thought leadership that is defining the future of the A&D industry
• Industry A&D clients as well as government defence clients as part of our ‘One Defence’ model
• Structured problem-solving techniques to enable our clients to transform their businesses
• A global A&D network of highly skilled, geographically and culturally diverse people
• A world-class training curriculum that helps you continuously upskill yourself as the world changes
• A culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, enterprise, and a lot of fun!

As an Aerospace and Defence Consultant you will:

• Work as part of focused project teams across a range of A&D clients & problems
• Lead an independent workstream as part of a broader project
• Gather, synthesise and analyse data from a variety of sources to draw insights and develop recommendations
• Structure and communicate outcomes to client management teams
• Work alongside client teams to help them implement the recommendations to deliver value
• Help develop and refine offerings and generate collateral to support sales and origination activities
• Facilitate client innovation and requirements workshops and use a human-centred approach to solve problems, frame opportunities and achieve innovation through collaboration and co-creation.

This is the ideal opportunity for you if you can demonstrate:

• Demonstrable depth of client facing management consulting experience in Aerospace and Defence clients, gained within a leading consulting organisation
• Alternatively, substantial industry experience driving transformational business change in Aerospace and Defence
• Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree or MBA is a plus but not essential
• Strong functional knowledge in one or more of the following areas is key – Supply Chain, Operational Improvement, Manufacturing, Quality Management, Sourcing and Procurement, Digital Engineering, Complex Programme Delivery, Services
• Exceptional creative problem solving and analytical skills
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral. Fluency in English
• A passion for technology and innovation.

To apply for this role, you must hold or be eligible for UK security clearance. As such, you must have lived in the UK for the past five years without an absence from the country of greater than 30 days at a time.

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! We strive to help our people create the right work-life balance that allows them to realise their full potential.

Your home office can be in London or Manchester. This role is client-facing and will therefore involve travel, working in other parts of the UK.