Job Description

A career in our Supply Chain Management practice, within Operations Consulting services, 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. Youll be a part of a team that helps organisations in transforming their supply chains into a strategic asset. Youll 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 Manager, 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:

* Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
* Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
* Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
* Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
* Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
* Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
* Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
* Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
* Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
* Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
* Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree Preferred:
Master of Business Administration

Preferred Fields of Study:
Business Administration/Management, Economics, Marketing, Supply Chain Management

Additional Educational Preferences:

Master of Public Health or Master of Health Adminstration will also be considered

Certification(s) Preferred:

APICS CSCP, APICS CPIM, ISM CPSM, ISM CSM, or ISC CPSD

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success in helping companies through merchandising and omnichannel transformation.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success in being a self-starter, who is able to work independently and lead workstream teams, someone who is interested in reinvesting in corporate initiatives.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success in category & vendor strategy / management, core merchandising and inventory planning & strategy in addition quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills. Specific knowledge should include:

* Understanding of Category & Vendor Strategy & Management;
* Understanding of Assortment lifecycle management, channel management, merchandise financial planning and open to buy, assortment planning and line reviews, space planning, price and promo planning;
* Understanding of Merchandising Operations and Execution;
* Understanding of product information management, Perpetual inventory & inventory ledger, purchase order creation and management, price execution, hierarchy creation, management and execution;
* Understanding of Inventory Planning, Strategy & Management; and,
* Understanding of Forecasting, Replenishment, Allocation, Demand Planning, Strategic initiatives execution (BOPIS, drop ship).

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as both an individual contributor and team leader, identifying and addressing client needs with a focus on Merchandising by:

* Working with clients to improve Merchandising capabilities or experience acting as a category manager or merchant, inventory planner of products and/or services in a omnichannel retail environment;
* Developing category and vendor strategies and/or financial and inventory planning activities;
* Having exposure to RFx processes in a cross-functional environment, supplier selection, and merchandising software implementations / transformations;
* Using various analytic tools such as Excel, Access, and Tableau, Financial planning tools (OTB, MFP), Space Planning tools (Planograms), Forecasting and replenishment tools, and Order Management solutions;
* Demonstrating experience using Oracle Merchandising Solutions and JDA Merchandising Solutions;
* Identifying and addressing client needs with a focus on Merchandising; and,
* Demonstrating a record of success, as both an individual contributor and team leader.