Supply Chain & Operations Junior Consultant

The work

The Supply Chain and Operations team is part of the Strategy & Consulting Practice at Accenture the Netherlands. As a Supply Chain & Operations Junior Consultant, you are involved in transforming our clients’ Supply Chains and/or Procurement departments, into future-ready Supply Chain networks that balance the evolving expectations of customers, employees, investors and others, to drive profitable growth, and to do business the right way.

• Team: As junior consultant you will become part of a dynamic team of more than 50 consultants that use their deep industry insights, knowledge, and innovative ideas to drive change and growth for our clients every day. Positioned at the crucial intersection of business, technology and industry, we devise creative new strategies based on trends, insights and data. With an eye for competitive advantage, digital disruption, sustainability, and the future workforce, we take on the challenge of designing and implementing transformative business solutions, using the newest technology, including genAI. We strongly value inclusion and diversity and believe that a variety of perspectives and backgrounds is key to our success. Our Supply Chain & Operations team reflects this value with a diverse group of people from various cultures, nationalities, and backgrounds, bringing vibrant ambiance to our team.
• Daily tasks: You will work in all aspects of the supply chain, from planning and fulfillment to procurement, supplier relationship management and manufacturing. You will be involved in a wide range of engagements, from developing strategies and operating models to implementing improvement initiatives like sustainable logistics solutions or building new capabilities such as advanced planning processes using the latest digital technologies.
• Technology: Our projects typically have a strong technology component, whether its supporting the deployment of advanced supply chain/procurement tools in planning like BlueYonder, O9, Kinaxis, Coupa, using process mining tools like Celonis to get a deep understanding of process complexity and improvement areas or doing deep data analyses using advanced analytics tools like PowerBI, technology is at the core of our work!
• Data: Supply chains are generating enormous amounts of data these days, and our work relies heavily on fact based data-driven insights. As Junior consultant you will be driving the analyses to uncover the hidden insights and support our clients make the right decisions. From analyzing customer order patterns and shipment data to improve transport strategy, running process mining analyses or defining savings opportunities based on procurement spending data, you will be working with supply chain data on a daily basis!

Who we are - Accenture Strategy & Consulting

In today’s world, business leaders want to reinvent rapidly and confidently to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value. That’s where Accenture Strategy & Consulting comes in. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from across every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, data and AI authorities, and many other specialized skills to co-create each client’s unique path to reinvention.

You will be a trusted partner to business leaders, working with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients. Join our global network of people using the latest assets, platforms and partnerships to help bring ideas to life.

“Human talent is the foundation of our success and is deeply rooted in our core values. We support our people with care and offer opportunities to accelerate their careers in an inclusive and equal environment. Creating impact is only achieved when we do it together.”

• Marlou Mackus, Supply Chain Operations Manager, Accenture The Netherlands

Strategy & Consulting is one of five services that make up one Accenture – the others are Operations, Technology, Song and Industry X.