Supply Chain & Operations (Manufacturing and Process Improvement) Senior Consultant

You Belong Here

The Protiviti Career provides the opportunity to learn inspire and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level we champion leaders who live our values of integrity inclusion innovation and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey we believe integrity guides our way inclusion moves us forward together innovation creates new destinations and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Where We Need You

Protiviti is looking for a Supply Chain & Operations Senior Consultant to join our growing Supply Chain & Operations Innovation team.

What You Can Expect

As a Senior Consultant youwill be a mentor trainer and coachto Interns and Consultants as youfacilitatethe successful completion of project work plans.Youllidentifyareas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency.Youllstrengthen relationshipsand deepen your abilities to communicate gain trust and network withclient personnel and professional associates. At the direction ofManagers you may accept responsibility for decision-makingin areas includingestablishing project scope and work plansprojectstaffingpreparation of deliverables andapplication of methodologies.

What Will Help You Be Successful

• You enjoy process relevant analytics and metrics organization and strategic design.

• You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to strategic sourcing and supplier management including the latest trends and developments.

• Youare passionate aboutbuildingrelationships with clients andproviding clients with exceptional experiences.

• You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.

• You contribute toa positiveteam culture thatfosters open communication among all engagement team members.

• You create development opportunitiesfor othersand ways for your team to improve ourclients and communities.

• You haveinterestin working with a diverse portfolio of clients acrossmultipleindustries.

Do Your Talents Include the Following

• Demonstrated experience with:

• Analyzing manufacturing data to identify trends inefficiencies and improvement opportunities in asset utilization productivity quality and waste management.

• Collaborating with plant personnel to understand challenges and design data-driven solutions that boost productivity.

• Developing and deploying analytics models dashboards and reports tailored to plant floor needs.

• Supporting multiple process improvement projects aligned with business goals and deadlines.

• Leading client workshops and stakeholder sessions to identify validate and refine recommendations.

• Conducting ROI and financial analyses for operational changes and capital investments.

• Implementing and tracking process changes including equipment workflows and operational standards.

• Ensuring data integrity in manufacturing systems and supporting root cause analyses and corrective actions.

• Providing real-time analysis for rapid issue identification and resolution.

• Partnering with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvements.

• Training plant staff on new systems standards and best practices.

• Evaluating summarizing organizing and interpreting data.

• Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network.

• Ability to translateand communicatesupply chain topics and issuestoclient personnel including executives.

• Supervisory experience of teams including mentoring oversight and review of work coordination across teams and understanding how to motivate.

• Experience performingdocumentation of findings and summarizing recommendations.

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in supply chain Operations Business or related field.

• 2 years of experience in Supply Chain Operations Consulting manufacturing or related industries.

• Hands-on experience in manufacturing with direct plant floor exposure .

• Proven ability to use data for solving manufacturing issues and improving operations.

• Strong project management skills with successful project improvement delivery.

• Knowledge of manufacturing finance including cost analysis and ROI.

• Excellent communication skills able to convert complex data into actionable insights for plant personnel and management.

• Familiarity with data historians (e.g. OSIsoft) data tags and high-value use cases preferred.

• Experience with MES and/or AMS.

• Familiarity with Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint); additionally skilled in Visio Access SQL Python Tableau or Power BI.

• Experience with Microsoft Fabric on the plant floor is a plus.

• Professional certifications (CPM CPSM CSCP CPIM PMP TPM Six Sigma/Lean Six Sigma Certified Scrum Professional) are a plus.

Our Hybrid Workplace

Protiviti practices a hybrid model which is a combination of working in person with a purpose locally traveling to clients and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client project team and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.

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