BCG - Boston Consulting Group
Expert Project Leader (Operations, Digital Supply Chain)
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Who We Are
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What You'll Do
WHAT WE NEED
BCG is looking for a Project Leader or Principal focused in Digital Supply Chain to help clients enhance their performance and build new capabilities to compete in the digital age. The ideal candidate will have expertise in supply chain strategy and supply chain management, as well as experience advising clients on how to use digital tools to enable their journey toward operational excellence.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Digital Supply Chain Project Leaders work in our Operations (OPS) practice, helping companies think beyond the limits of their traditional business models, strategize how to add value, and reorganize to defend their business and seize new opportunities. As a Project Leader, you will manage teams who design, develop, and implement long-term business strategies and digital solutions that enhance supply chain and manufacturing performance.
In this role, you will advise clients on key strategic issues, produce leading-edge business models, address specific problems and opportunities, and implement sustainable solutions—all filtered through a lens of digital and data-driven innovation. Drawing on expertise with evolving digital tools and capabilities, you will challenge existing assumptions to create tailored, fully integrated solutions that optimize client operations to create powerful competitive advantage.
In addition to providing direction on digital supply chain client engagements, Expert Project Leaders will contribute to the business development of the supply chain topic, collaborating with Partners on leads and proposals. Experts will also build awareness for BCG supply chain competence and industry-specific capabilities (e.g., BioPharma/MedTech, Consumer/Retail, and Industrial Goods), work to improve methodology & tools, participate in key industry forums, and more.
Our Expert Consulting Track (ECT)
What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS)
- 5 - 10 years of experience in industry on supply chain operations or a technology supplier to operations, or a combination of industry and consulting experience (preferred), with a focus on the following:
- Production optimization / continuous improvement
- End-to-end project execution support, including training and coaching
- Logistics, materials management, and warehousing
- Service level analysis and tracking
- S&OP and Integrated Business Planning
- Development and deployment of Control Tower technology/capability
- Focused or deep pockets of expertise, such as in supply chain visibility and analytics, quality system and analytics, or digital tools for manufacturing process improvement.
- Established network within supply chain, digital, and/or technology players
- Proven track record of implementation success
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH:
The Operations (OPS) practice is one of BCG's largest and fastest-growing practice areas. Our Global OPS Centers, currently located in 10 key business locations worldwide, are knowledge hubs filled with operations experts, many of them with years of first-hand, shop-floor experience. Providing services in Supply Chain Management & Logistics, Customer Service OPS, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Services, Procurement, R&D, Operational Transformation, and more, we decode the inner workings of organizations and find innovative solutions that drive positive outcomes. In a world where adaptability, speed, and efficiency are table stakes for every business, the Operations practice is more important than ever, helping clients do business at the speed of digital.
YOU’LL BE BASED IN:
Boston, New Jersey, New York, and Chicago preferred; Philadelphia, Washington DC, Detroit, Minneapolis flexible.
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