Role: Consulting – Business Consulting Supply Chain & Operations Associate
Job Description:
About the job
In Business Consulting, we collaborate with clients to drive transformation and achieve their strategic goals. We provide our expertise in areas such as business transformation, customer, finance and supply chain to help organizations improve performance and navigate complex challenges. Our approach is to deliver tailored solutions that enhance efficiency, foster innovation, and create sustainable value. Through collaboration and deep industry knowledge, we empower clients to succeed in a dynamic business environment.
Job Summary
Responsible for providing assistance in the execution of projects and engagements under the Supply Chain and Operations practice. An Associate is expected to conduct the detailed project activities and provide support to his/her Senior Associate.
Supply Chain and Operations engagements may cover:
• Rapid Supply Chain Assessment
• Operations Management
• Sales and Operations Planning
• Procurement Transformation
• Supply Chain Network Design
• Logistics and Distribution Optimization
• Cost to Serve Analytics
• Inventory Optimization
• Manufacturing Analytics
• Cost and Working Capital Reduction
• Process Benchmarking
And any other Supply Chain and Operations related topics.
Your key responsibilities
As an Associate within the Business Consulting-Supply Chain, you will:
Duties and Responsibilities
• Assist in the execution of projects according to the defined approach and methodology with guidance from his/her Senior Associates and Managers
• Provide support in gathering data and information to understand the business processes and procedures through interviews and process walkthroughs with the client counterparts
• Conduct research and collection of relevant information and knowledge from internal resources to provide value-adding recommendations and solutions to the client
• Contribute ideas with the team to complete and improve project output
o Participate in the preparation of management reports
• Support Managers in proposal development and attend meetings with the clients to understand their needs and to offer relevant insight and solutions
o Attend and participate in internal training
o Complete the required and assigned web-based learnings
o Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
o Contribute and promote EY’s brand and work to its values
o Develop positive relationships with peers, supervisors, and mentors/counselors within SGV and globally within the Firm
Skills and attributes for success
Core
• Able to work effectively and efficiently in a team
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Strong understanding of business processes
• Capable of producing quality outputs and in a creative way
• Able to meet tight deadlines and project timeline is open in working beyond office hours
• Flexible and is willing to work in client sites within or beyond Metro Manila and is open for secondment in other EY offices
• Has good attitude towards work and has strong desire to learn
• Proficient in English language skills (written and verbal)
• Proficient in MS Applications (Word, Powerpoint and Excel)
• Interested to pursue a long-term career in Supply Chain and Operations practice
Functional
Planning skills
- Able to organize project activities and schedules in line with the approach and methodology
- Able to prioritize project activities and workload when deadlines are tight
- Able to respond promptly to all client requests while adhering to review procedure
- Understands and is capable of performing Data Analytics (if applicable)
- Accurately identify client issues and communicate clear explanations and suggested actions to the project team
- Able to understand and convey business issues and technical concepts
- Able to understand business problems, identifying needs and responding through innovative and practical solutions
- Analytical thinking
Communication skills
• Has good presentation skills (verbal and written)
• Able to communicate effectively with client counterparts through structured questioning, careful listening, and delivery of fact-based findings