The work:

• Find solutions to clients' planning and manufacturing 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 diverse, small-to-medium sized 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 identify and understand:
  • Who their customers are
  • What those customers want
  • Which assets they have and how to use them
• Give clients useful information about:
  • Approaches for better forecasting
  • Ways to increase profits
• Set inventory targets that help provide the right level of customer service while keeping the costs of doing that as low as possible
• Make sure client inventory levels are appropriate throughout the supply chain as needed
• 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
• Use digital tech to help clients find new ways to make things more cheaply, and make their organizations more effective and efficient
• Lead workshops that look for ways to improve manufacturing organizations and processes
• Be ready to rack up those air miles with travel to clients Monday through Friday

Travel:
For now, all Accenture business travel, international and domestic, is currently restricted to client-essential sales/delivery activity only.

Please note: The safety and well-being of our people continues to be the top priority, and our decisions around travel are informed by government COVID-19 response directives, recommendations from leading health authorities and guidance from a number of infectious disease experts.

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Qualifications

Here's what you need:

• At least 5 years' experience working with forecasting, planning and inventory optimization
• At least 3 years working as a consultant
• A Bachelor's Degree

Bonus points if:

• You can use the latest data analytics tools to spot where clients can improve their forecasting and inventory management
• You can spot where to find new value in inventory management, and explain it simply
• You've worked on strategic cost takeout projects
• You know all about Master data, and statistical forecast and demand planning technologies

As required by theColorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, Accenture provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado only , the range of starting pay for this role is $157,000 - $166,999 and information on benefits offered is here.

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