North America Supply Chain Practice Leader, Partner Consulting

North America Supply Chain Practice Leader, Partner Consulting

Supply Chain Consulting

ABOUT US

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.

COGNIZANT CONSULTING

Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we're growing!

THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Partner, Consulting of Supply Chain Consulting to join our team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Supply Chain Planning and a proven track record of leading successful full-cycle implementations of leading supply chain packages such as O9, OMP, Blue Yonder, and IBP.. We're looking for someone who has strong communication and leadership qualities in order to guide client conversations around all aspects of Supply Chain transformation. You'll also work closely with our sales team to design and develop execution strategies that drive the delivery of data solutions. This role carries sales targets.

As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to focus on the evaluation, strategy, design, customization, and optimization of Supply Chain solutions for some of the world's most interesting organizations. You'll be able to apply results-oriented thinking to meet our F2000 clients' complex challenges and develop new strategies for transforming Supply Chains and delivering tangible results. To be successful, you'll need to have deep knowledge and expertise across Supply Chain Planning, Sourcing & Procurement and Logistics domains.

We're ideally looking for someone who comes from a diverse background and can comfortably communicate with both C-level business stakeholders and supply chain practitioners. You will ideally have exposure across the three key areas of Planning, Procurement and Logistics with deep expertise in the Planning domain. Hands on, full lifecycle experience of implementing some of the leading Planning platforms (o9, Kinaxis, SAP IBP or Blue Yonder) for clients across industries is needed. We are also looking for Supply Chain consulting professionals who would have worked in niche areas like network modeling or labor planning together with the larger Supply Chain platforms.

We're looking for a Partner, Consulting who can deliver within Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As the Partner, Consulting this means overseeing advisory consulting engagements, being a trusted advisor to clients, establishing oneself as a thought leader in your field, solving complex problems, consultatively working with a client to achieve business goals, driving contributions to offerings and innovations, and serving as a people leader, guiding multiple teams as they work to transform a client and the world. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.

Our solutions are in demand and we're passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage large-scale supply chain consulting projects from inception to completion
• Be responsible for driving growth of the supply chain practice across North America
• Partner with engineering and technology teams to sell and execute programs involving various supply chain package implementations
• Provide strategic guidance and expertise in Supply Chain Planning, Sourcing & Procurement and Logistics to clients across various industries.
• Oversee the implementation of supply chain solutions, ensuring alignment with client objectives and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated supply chain solutions.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Mentor and develop junior consultants, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in supply chain technologies.
• Be the principal advisor to key account initiatives and oversight on select client programs.
• Deliver outstanding client results through the oversight of client teams to implement recommendations
• Draw conclusions from the market / industry trends, client issues and support go to market initiatives for Cognizant
• Contribute to the practice through meeting sales targets

QUALIFICATIONS

• 16+ years of experience developing data strategies for clients that are tied to business objectives and outcomes
• At least 8 years in a consulting or advisory capacity including significant consultative solution and business development experience gained from multiple sectors.
• Strong experience communicating with both C-level business stakeholders including conducting tactical stakeholder interviews, gathering and evaluating business requirements, conducting gap analyses and devising plans of action that are clear and comprehensive to specialists, business stakeholders and C-level representatives alike.
• Expert anticipating potential future ways of data discovery, extraction, ingestion, data cleansing, data warehousing and monitoring, while dealing with large and various sets of structured and unstructured data.
• Experience in business development, including identification of leads and opportunities, pre-sales and post-sales support, marketing, and client relationship management.
• Demonstrated depth of experience in Supply Chain domain, specifically Planning, Execution, and Procurement
• Ability to travel as and when required
• A successful track record of setting and achieving engagement targets, controlling budgets, managing forecasts, and driving an organization of professional consultants in winning business and achieving financial targets
• Possessing a robust network of contacts and presence in professional organizations and industry forums
• International experience supporting or driving global initiatives is a plus
• Experience in building results-oriented, high-performing consulting teams or organizations recognized for excellence
• Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant's Core Values of: Start with a point of view; Seek data, build knowledge; Always strive, never settle; Work as one; Create conditions for everyone to thrive; Do the right thing, the right way.

Work Authorization

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $162,000 - 257,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits:

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law