Job Title Connected Supply Chain - Planning, Director Job Category Operations Consulting Level Director Specialty/Competency Operations Industry/Sector Not Applicable Job Type Regular Time Type Full time Travel Requirements Up to 80% Start Year 2025 Job ID 577036WD Location(s) IN-Indianapolis, MI-Grand Rapids, NC-Raleigh, NC-Charlotte, IL-Chicago, FL-Jacksonville, OH-Cincinnati, OH-Cleveland, SC-Columbia, MO-Kansas City, TX-Dallas, NV-Las Vegas, AR-Little Rock, CA-Los Angeles, KY-Louisville, MD-Baltimore, VA-Richmond, NY-Rochester, MA-Boston, CA-Sacramento, MO-St. Louis, UT-Salt Lake City, TX-San Antonio, CA-San Diego, CA-San Francisco, CA-Silicon Valley, WA-Seattle, NY-Albany, CT-Stamford, GA-Atlanta, OH-Toledo, TX-Austin, OK-Tulsa, DC-Washington, US-Remote, FL-Miami, WI-Milwaukee, CO-Denver, MN-Minneapolis, IA-Des Moines, MI-Detroit, TN-Nashville, NY-Buffalo, LA-New Orleans, NY-New York, OK-Oklahoma City, TX-Fort Worth, NC-Greensboro, PA-Philadelphia, AZ-Phoenix, FL-West Palm Beach, PA-Pittsburgh, TX-Houston, OR-Portland
A career in Connected Supply Chain, within Operations Consulting, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their operations to move beyond the role of a cost effective business enabler and become a source of competitive advantages. We focus on product innovation and development, supply chain, procurement and sourcing, manufacturing operations, service operations and capital asset programmes to drive both growth and profitability. You'll be a part of a team that helps organisations in transforming their supply chains into a strategic asset. You’ll work with our clients to develop a supply chain strategy, optimise their supply chain footprint and logistics, manage transportation and distribution, and develop an integrated business planning solutions.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Director, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Support team to disrupt, improve and evolve ways of working when necessary.
• Arrange and sponsor appropriate assignments and experiences to help people realise their potential and support their long-term aspirations.
• Identify gaps in the market and spot opportunities to create value propositions.
• Look for opportunities to scale efficiencies and new ways of working across multiple projects and environments.
• Create an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
• I promote and encourage others to value difference when working in diverse teams.
• Drive and take ownership for developing connections that help deliver what is best for our people and stakeholders.
• Influence and facilitate the creation of long-term relationships which add value to the firm.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Degree Required:
Bachelor Degree

Required Fields of Study:
Accounting, Economics, Business Administration/Management, Health Administration, Industrial Engineering

Minimum Years of Experience:
10 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree Preferred:
Master of Business Administration

Certification(s) Preferred:

American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), APICS CSCP, APICS CPIM, ISM CPSM, ISM CSM, or ISC CPSD

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates thought leader abilities and/or a proven record of success in:

• Designing and implementing o9 technology to drive measurable results in industry or consulting environments;
• Understanding demand planning and forecast development, impact of forecast accuracy on inventory levels, manufacturing costs, transportation costs, warehousing costs and customer service;
• Demonstrating ability to present complex supply optimization analytics in simple supply chain cost and performance terms; and,
• Demonstrating experience in quantitative analytical and problem-solving skills in addition to critical thinking and the ability to manage details in context of the overall supply chain performance.

Demonstrates thought leader abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader including:

• Understanding of capabilities of o9 planning and control tower tools;
• Understanding the components of a demand planning process including: maintenance of demand data, statistical forecast, customer input process, internal input process, execution;
• Planning demand and supply for CPG manufacturing, Industrial Products, Paper and Pulp and Pharma Life Science;
• Managing Inventory management including tiered inventory levels and cost optimization with respect to customer service performance;
• Optimizing of supply plans consistent with overall corporate objectives;
• Understanding key performance indicators, roles and responsibilities and tools that support sales and operations planning processes (S&OP);
• Assessing current supply planning processes and systems, and identifying opportunities to improve fulfillment of the demand plans while achieving inventory objectives across the tactical and strategic horizons;
• Developing and implementing of supply chain network planning, material planning and capacity planning optimization (Processes/People/Systems); and,
• Understanding and executing global inventory management policies that address optimum service strategies for inventory to support customer demand and inventory targets.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

The salary range for this position is: $148,000 - $317,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

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