Consulting Supervisor - Supply Chain Performance Improvement

Supply Chain - Performance Improvement Consulting Supervisor

McGladrey's Performance Improvement Consulting group provides services to clients in the middle market, both in manufacturing and wholesale distribution. Our focus is to help our clients resolve and manage complex business issues, enhance performance and optimize supply chain processes

We specialize in:

- Profitability Improvement
- Operations Improvement
- Manufacturing Process Flow
- Order Fulfillment
- Demand Management
- Cost Management

Our approach is pragmatic, timely, and solutions-based. Our teams of professional consultants are hands-on and collaborative, working with clients to understand their problems and develop innovative solutions to overcome barriers to success. Because of our no-nonsense approach, our recommendations are practical and have been implemented at numerous organizations with proven results. Our practitioners bring deep functional, technical, industry and project management knowledge to each client engagement. We take pride in our ability to collaborate with our clients, employ proven methodologies, and draw on our broad base of knowledge and resources to achieve excellent results. By investing in an outstanding blend of people, technology, innovative ideas, and proven methodologies - all backed by the integrity of our brand - we create a high level of quality and value not easily duplicated. Our desire to be the best can translate into excellent results for our clients.

As a Supervisor in the Supply Chain - Performance Improvement consulting team at McGladrey, you will be responsible for:

- Working with our clients on supply chain performance improvement projects
- Planning and assessments of supply chain operational effectiveness
- Business process, organizational, and financial analytics
- Business process reengineering and implementation of performance improvement tactics and systems to monitor results
- Manufacturing and product costing assessments
- Working with clients to develop and execute supply chain strategies and tools
- Project management
- Process improvement utilizing Lean and Six Sigma tools
- Business development, networking, proposals, and managing client relationships
- Potentially acting as a performance advisor and mentor for assigned staff.

Position Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (IE or ME), Supply Chain, or Operations Management
- Minimum 4+ year's prior experience working with mid-market companies to improve supply chain functions' performance and profitability
- In addition, three or more (3+) years experience with a major consulting organization performing supply chain improvement projects
- Experience supervising staff (client and professional service firm)
- Experience working with middle market or large companies
- Excellent verbal and written communication, project management, and organization skills.
- Strong financial and business acumen.
- Client service and relationship building skills
- Solid critical thinking skills including the ability to identify process improvement opportunities and solve problems.
- Must be a team player; demonstrate attention to detail and problem solving skills; able to work independently.
- Willingness and ability to travel 50%+
- Based in the Chicago or Milwaukee area.

Preferred Qualifications:

- MBA, and/or APICS Certifications (CPIM, CSCP)
- Project Management Certification (PMP)
- Lean, six sigma trained
- Cost management experience
- Experience working in Supply Chain functions

You have high expectations for yourself and your career. So does McGladrey. Imagine what we will achieve together.

You want your next step to be the right one. You've worked hard to get where you are today. And now you're ready to use your unique skills, talents and personality to achieve great things. McGladrey is a place where you are valued as an individual, mentored as a future leader, and recognized for your accomplishments and potential. Working directly with clients, key decision makers and business owners across various industries and geographies, you'll move quickly along the learning curve and our clients will benefit from your fresh perspective.

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EEO/AA

Location Street Address: One South Wacker Drive, Ste. 800
City: Chicago
State: IL
Region: Great Lakes Region
Position Type: Full Time
Job Type: Experienced
Degree Required: Bachelor
Travel Required: Yes
Relocation Eligible: No
Sponsor candidates who are not eligible to work in US: No
Requisition ID: GLMC10757