Management Consulting Senior Associate, Supply Chain Advisory

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.

The demand for a resilient supply chain has never been higher than it is today. Mid-market companies across the world are looking to outside experts like us to help them develop new supply chain strategies and refine their operations. As the leader of the middle market, we know the unique challenges and opportunities our client’s face. We bring functional expertise, data driven insights, and deep industry experience within the consumer products, industrials, and life science sections to solve their complex issues in demand planning and procurement, supply planning, manufacturing and warehousing operations, inventory and product portfolio strategy, and logistics.

As a Senior Associate within the Operations and Supply Chain Consulting practice, you will become a leader in one of the fastest growing and most entrepreneurial groups within RSM. You will have the resources and cross functional support of the largest middle market firm but will be able to operate in a lean and agile environment where your ideas and experience can directly shape what service offerings we provide to our clients and how we approach them. We are continually looking to expand our scope of services and industries and need your help to do it.

We are looking for consultants who can solve the complex problems the middle market faces throughout the entire supply chain. We need leaders who can identify the real problems our clients are facing and use data to prescribe innovative strategic and operational solutions. Finally, we need people who can effectively communicate with clients and team members and foster long lasting relationships.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading at least one of the following performance improvement initiatives:

• Manufacturing, Plant Consolidations, Product Line Transfers, IOT/Manufacturing 4.0, Plant Layout, Production Flow
• Business Operating Models, Process Transformations, Cost Takeout
• Lean Six Sigma
• Transportation
• Quality Management
• Logistics and Distribution, Warehousing, Network Optimization
• Sales & Operations Planning, Inventory Management, Demand Planning
• Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Management
• Scenario Modeling and Data Analytics
• Customer Experience, Profit Analytics, Pricing
• ERP, CRM, WMS, TMS
• Big Data and Statistical Analysis

Responsibilities:

• Provide analysis and industry insight during client engagements to recommend and deliver innovative solutions to clients through data analysis, opinions, observations, interviews, facilitated workshops and rigorous project management
• Identify business drivers and prioritize personal work efforts quickly to maximize productivity in engagements
• Communicate effectively both internally with the engagement team and externally with client employees, C-suite executives and/or private equity partners to maintain excellent client relationships
• Support management in business development, networking, proposals, and marketing content
• Support management with engagement economics such as proposal budgeting and pricing, margin management, billing, risk management, etc.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Senior Associate: 3+ years of professional consulting experience or relevant industry experience
• Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to solve complex business problems through fact gathering, business process mapping and data analysis
• Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity
• Excellent verbal and written communication, project management, and organization skills
• Client service and relationship building skills
• Must be a team player; demonstrate attention to detail and problem-solving skills; able to effectively work independently and in a team environment
• Willingness and ability to travel 50%+

Preferred Qualifications:

• APICS Certifications (CPIM, CSCP)
• Project Management Certification (PMP)
• Lean Six Sigma Certification

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. 

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at [email protected].

RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.

RSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, including but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional information regarding RSM’s background check process, including information about job duties that necessitate the use of one or more types of background checks, click here.

At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range: $78,600 - $148,500