Manager, Supply Chain & Operations in Reading

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.

Your key responsibilities

• 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.
• Support successful delivery of projects and workstreams 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.

Your experience

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.
• Digital Supply Chain / Supply Chain Technology: Applying and implementing Supply Chain Technology, such as planning, manufacturing and procurement systems.
• Supply Chain Planning: Functional experience i.e. demand and supply planning, sales & operations planning, segmentation strategy, inventory optimisation and/or production scheduling.
• Commercial & Procurement: Strategic, operational or transactional procurement across the purchasing lifecycle.
• Operating Model Transformation: E2E operating model experience covering Op Model strategy and vision, design, transformation and implementation.
• Supply Chain Strategy: Operating Model design, segmentation strategy and inventory optimisation.

Qualifications

Many of our Managers have professional body membership or qualifications e.g. Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), or International Association of Commercial & Contract Management (IACCM) or equivalent, but if you feel that you have skills which you believe would be additive to our team, please apply.

What we offer

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. We offer a competitive remuneration package. 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:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

Equal opportunities

Please note: Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world.