Sourcing and Supply Chain Consulting Manager at Grant Thornton in Chicago, IL

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND Responsibilities: Leverage subject matter expertise and prior consulting experience as it applies to our core supply chain solution offerings to lead the delivery of major supply chain transformation initiatives that will include process improvement, implementation of enabling technology, and organizational redesign for our clients. Perform engagement management... responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project financials, deliverable quality review, and client management. Assist with the development of solution content, whitepapers, and/or other thought leadership material. Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization). Maintain a good working relationship with clients and work effectively with client management and staff at all levels to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, and become a trusted business advisor. Communicate (verbally and in writing) externally with clients and internally with all levels of the organization to successfully accomplish objectives while portraying knowledge and confidence. Lead as a supply chain subject matter expert internally and to clients by regularly demonstrating thought leadership and creative approaches to solving client issues. Build on client relationships by building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and industry involvement and communicating our value proposition. Manage and minimize engagement delivery risk by proactively identifying issues and recommended courses of remediation to engagement teams. Manage, develop, train, coach and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews. Motivate others to perform at maximum efficiency without sacrificing quality of the professional services delivered. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: 6 plus years of related work experience with a minimum of 2 years in a similar consulting practice providing supply chain services required. Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research, or related field. A Master's degree is strongly preferred. Supply chain certifications such as APICS CSCP. Six Sigma certifications preferred, e.g. Green Belt or Black Belt. Prior implementation experience with supply chain systems (Oracle Supply Chain Cloud, ToolsGroup, JDA, Infor, Llamasoft, Ariba, Basware, Coupa, Logility, Arkieva, Kinaxis, NCR, Elementum, etc.) Prior experience with large scale supply chain transformation projects that were part of a broader ERP project. Proficient data analytics and modeling skills. Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or other similar analytics tools and SQL. Excellent verbal and written communication. Ability to travel and work additional hours on occasion in support of client sales or delivery efforts. Ability to travel on short notice and work additional hours as necessary. Travel percentage: up to 80% in any given week Salary Range: $80K -- $100K Minimum Qualification Supply Chain & Logistics, ProcurementEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications