Vice President, Consulting Energy Supply Chain

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the worlds most influential energy producers utilities companies financial institutions and governments.

Now with the worlds energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before sector-specific views are no longer enough. Thats why weve redefined whats possible with Intelligence Connected.

By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds all supercharged by Synoptic AI we deliver a clear interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries markets and regions across the globe.

This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence whether planning days weeks months or decades ahead.

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• Future Focused we accelerate change
• Curious we turn knowledge into action

With ambitious growth goals over the next four to five years WoodMac Supply Chain Consulting is an exciting place to continue ones career. One of the most important aspects of our teams success will be our expanded ability to build and maintain foundational relationships with our clients. This is a leadership role within our Supply Chain Consulting team that reports to the Senior Vice President.

This role will require you to forge and foster relationships with clients and comes with the important responsibilities of developing and executing strategies to meet and exceed our consulting revenue and profit your role as VP you will be a key player in many facets of our business including execution and delivery by the Supply Chain Consulting team business development performance management recruiting staffing and other associated administrative responsibilities. Under your leadership our projects teams will develop and deliver insights drawn from our unparalleled industry data and experience increasing the likelihood that these new customer relationships will grow and even become the foundational clients of tomorrow. You will manage and work closely with a variety of project leads and will leverage their input and your observations to run the business effectively and formulate business development strategies.

Main Responsibilities

Drive growth of consulting revenue and EBITDA to meet or exceed annual goals

Report to Supply Chain Consulting SVP on strategies to deliver and on progress towards consulting revenue and EBITDA goals

Oversee multiple client relationships by effectively interfacing at all levels from the C-Suite to Supply Chain Project Management Engineering and Business Development teams

Collaborate with both colleagues and clients on the development of new solutions needed to meet clients objectives or otherwise facilitate the energy transition

Drive proposal development and partner with colleagues and other WoodMac stakeholders to close the deal

Steer members of the Supply Chain Consulting team and drive successful project execution

Lead professional and skills development efforts of consulting staff

Train and develop staff on the development marketing and sales of solutions

Run and administer the business with activities such as planning recruiting staffing training performance development etc.

Regularly update finance on revenue recognition and profitability metrics

Qualifications

About You

Bachelors degree required post-graduate degree in relevant subject area is generally preferred

15 years in a Consulting Supply Chain Operations or Engineering function; experience within the Power & Renewables and/or Oil & Gas sectors is preferred

Consulting-driven solution selling skills. Demonstrated track record of developing and successfully selling large high-impact solutions that deliver measurable business results

Project delivery skills. Demonstrated ability leading large teams and managing consulting projects leveraging data and analytics to drive measurable business results

Change management skills. Demonstrated ability to drive transformational projects and systematically manage change in client organizations; ability to drive change in flat cross-functional or multi-disciplinary environments rather than through formal authority

Communication Skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal and written) with senior client representatives 1) to understand the needs and challenges of the organization and 2) to communicate how WoodMacs new or existing combined data and services solutions can uniquely address such needs and challenges. This leader must also possess the necessary interaction skills that may help them to gain adequate knowledge about the client organizations way of working

Problem Solving and Creativity; Collaboration with Others. WoodMac Supply Chain Consulting is generally hired to solve the client organizations complicated issues leveraging proprietary data assets. Thus this leader must use effective problem-solving skills to provide insightful solutions and be able to collaborate with sales data product and services teams in developing marketing and selling the solutions

Consulting Domain Expertise. Expertise in supply chain and related solutions with a demonstrated track record of innovation and client service

Exceptional analytical problem solving project/time management and managerial skills

Thought leadership. History of managing or executing deeply analytical and data-driven change programs; history of innovating in the use of analytical techniques to drive business change

Executive leadership. Demonstrated ability to maintain executive relationships over sustained periods

Management expertise. Demonstrated ability to manage high-performing teams with high morale

Strong technical writing ability to write persuasive documents and construct high-impact storylines

Effective communication and interpersonal skills appropriate for a large spectrum of clientele

Passionate about active coaching and committed to improving productivity and opportunities for junior staff

Enthusiastic about contributing to and positively influencing our team culture through mentorship teamwork empowerment etc.

Ability to adapt based on the needs of clients and WoodMac; focus on solutions not problems

Strong interest in the energy sector and working with our clients to solve energy supply chain issues

Willingness and ability to travel 60- 80% of the time

Expectations

This section is not a comprehensive list of everything that is expected from the ideal candidate but rather a spotlight on the skills and behaviours that are most critical to the role:

Growth Mindset believe that new abilities can be developed through practice embrace feedback motivate others solve problems and persist

Customer Collaboration the desire to understand who our customers are to engage effectively build impactful relationships and to serve all while keeping them at the heart of our decision making

Planning and Prioritizing a proven ability to plan prioritize monitor and manage workflows

Commitment to Action - Make timely evidence-based decisions and values-based judgements in line with our organizational goal and priorities and act boldly and take prompt action to execute decisions in the face of ambiguity.

Change Agility - Take a pragmatic approach to uncertainty and ensure responsiveness in the face of change and setbacks; look for opportunities in change and disruption

Other

The ideal candidate will work in close proximity of one our offices in which our Supply Chain Consulting group has a presence in (i.e. Houston Calgary Boston or New York); however remote working arrangements will be considered for this role

The nature of this role precludes it from consideration for part-time or flexible working arrangements

This position does not provide visa sponsorship

The salary range for this position is $250000- $270000 which represents base pay only and does not include short-term incentive compensation or commission. When determining base pay as part of a final compensation package we consider several factors such as location experience qualifications and training.

Equal Opportunities

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