Manager, Supply Chain & Operations in Belfast

The opportunity

Take your career to the next level and join a high performing and inclusive team, working collaboratively with some of the most significant organisations in the world as they seek to optimise and transform their supply chain, operations, net zero and commercial and procurement operations. Leverage and expand your experience in innovation to be at the forefront of shaping leading practices. Develop and impart your experience on those you work with to help create the next generation of leaders. Develop your leadership and management ability as you work in cross‑functional teams across our Consulting, People and Technology practices. Deepen your technical and sector knowledge by working alongside our clients in project teams. Work with cutting‑edge technologies such as Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Of Things (IOT) and Block Chain; and other leading technologies.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Focus on our clients: 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.
• Develop our business: 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. Work across our internal sector and account field of play teams to develop your network, bringing our expertise to bear.
• Drive operational excellence: 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.
• Develop our people: 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 driving cost out of organisation’s third party spend and conducting contract audits; and leveraging enterprise‑level technology to standardise, automate and digitise various aspects of supply chain. Experience in deploying SAP Ariba is also sought. Operating Model Transformation: E2E operating model experience covering Op Model strategy and vision, design, transformation and implementation. Whether from an external consulting perspective or within an industry role. Supply Chain Strategy: Operating Model design, segmentation strategy and inventory optimisation. Understanding the issues across the end‑to‑end supply chain, and potential solutions to improve performance.

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.