Senior Manager, Supply Chain & Operations – Manufacturing

As a Senior Manager, you’ll balance client work, business development support, operational and people development as part of your day job. You will advise and support global Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Technology leaders to define and deliver breakthroughs in performance through manufacturing excellence and Industry 4.0 digital manufacturing programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing complete programme governance; strategy, framework, and standard development
• Own financials and resource staffing for complex programmes or several different client programmes
• Advising clients of the leading practice in this field, ensuring we build credibility and deep relationships
• Identifying, pursuing and closing opportunities within all programmes/clients to grow the business
• Management, creation, and execution of client RfP responses e.g., manufacturing transformations/architecture designs and diagnostics
• Model detailed business cases across clients’ networks to justify investing in manufacturing excellence and digital deployment
• Advising clients on top stops, loss analysis and countermeasures to reduce critical losses
• Deep understanding of manufacturing excellence practices; IWS/RTT methodology and coaching plant teams to improve operational performance
• Develop technical requirements, use cases, reference architectures and translate into specifications for manufacturing solutions to ensure a consistent approach and tangible value delivery
• Coordinate proof‑of‑values/concepts and efforts for digitally enabled manufacturing excellence use cases demonstrating tangible manufacturing loss reduction
• Manage stakeholder engagement and drive global solution adoption
• Manage alignment between digital solutions and traditional production excellence methods and develop global, regional and factory roadmaps and deployment plans
• Build, maintain and strengthen relationships and be a trusted advisor in Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Operations
• 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, while maintaining focus on current project delivery
• Contribute to the development of proposals to showcase our leading practices and credentials
• Engage the market with thought leadership and public profile and contribute to enhancing our methodologies
• Work across internal sector fields of play account teams to develop your network, bringing expertise to bear
• Support successful delivery of projects and workstreams as forecast to time and budget
• Help ensure the delivery quality 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
• Become an inclusive leader capable of forming diverse, high‑performing teams that are enjoyable to be part of and help consultants and client teams develop and realise their potential

Qualifications

• Senior Managers must bring 6‑10 years of experience from both professional services/advisory/consulting and industry, having developed manufacturing experience (including Lean) and project and programme management within manufacturing environments.
• Proven track record of eliminating manufacturing losses applying lean manufacturing excellence principles.
• Understanding of modern digital manufacturing systems and technology standards in a typical factory, with experience leading digital technologies such as MES, CWP, CMS, MVS, CMMS, and CT.
• Delivered transformational or tech‑enabled projects in a previous role and understood all the commercial and governance activities to successfully deliver for the client.
• Excellent verbal communication skills to articulate designs and decisions to peers, clients, and management, and engage internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional written communication, conveying messages and distilling client discussions into clear, concise documents.

Benefits

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.

• Continuous learning – you’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you – we provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
• Transformative leadership – we 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.

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