We are: Supply Chain, and we move fast, think fast, and work fast. Our Fortune 500 clients need big-picture change, so we come at their challenges from all sides with functional insights, data power, digital leadership, and extensive industry know-how. It’s our job to show clients how to take major leaps forward in planning, procurement, manufacturing, and fulfillment. How do we do it? We call out the most important metrics. We cut costs. We connect suppliers and customers across the extended supply chain. And we create strategies and operating models that really work. Visit us here to find out more about Supply Chain. You are: A retail supply chain expert with the experience to help companies get the most from their planning, inventory, transportation and logistics. In today’s economy, companies depend on everything getting where it needs to go. You have the data skills and experience to find ways to make the whole process more efficient all the way through the supply chain. Your communications and personal skills mean that everyone from the most senior clients to new hires look to you for guidance and leadership when it’s time to take plans off the drawing board and put them to work in real life. And your experience means you know how to run large teams and make sure everything they do helps the client get their work done more efficiently, and more effectively. The work: Find solutions to clients’ planning, transportation and logistics problems Persuade senior clients and Accenture managers why alternate approaches may be needed Decide which methods and procedures to use when completing projects Work alone or manage large, diverse teams as needed, either at the client or at Accenture Make sure that projects help clients meet their important goals Be ready to challenge old ways of doing things Use the latest analytical tools to help clients: Who are their customers What those customers want Which assets they have and how to use them Improve their transportation and logistics Make their network spend more productive Make sure their assets are best suited to help meet strategic goals Find the right planning strategies to help clients’ business and value chain needs, like postponement, make to order, make to stock, and make to assembly Give clients useful insights into their spending on transportation, including analysis of customer, interfacility and transportation leakage Craft transportation and logistics strategies (insource/outsource) that match overall service levels and reduce the clients’ costs along the supply chain Use digital tech to help make clients’ organizations more effective and efficient Lead workshops that look for ways to improve retail and manufacturing organizations and processes Be ready to build air miles with travel to client sites Monday to Friday Job Qualifications Here’s what you need: At least 10 years’ experience in forecasting, planning and inventory optimization, or transportation and logistics At least 10 years of experience working as a consultant A bachelor’s degree English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement. Bonus points if: You’ve got serious data and analytical chops when it comes to improving forecasts and managing inventory You can spot where to find new value in logistics and transportation, and explain it simply You have demonstrated ability to create and articulate value propositions You’ve worked on strategic cost takeout projects You know your way around transportation master data, transportation management systems (TMS’s), and network optimization principles Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate. Information on benefits is here. Role Location Annual Salary Range British Columbia/Ontario $172,100 to $323,600 About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. 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