Supply Chain Consultant at Woodmac

Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables, energy, and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology. Enriched by human intelligence. In an ever-changing world, companies and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. That’s why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth, backed by over 50 years’ experience. Our team of over 2,400 experts, operating across 30 global locations, are enabling customers’ decisions through real-time analytics, consultancy, events and thought leadership. Together, we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make confident decisions when it matters most.

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Wood Mackenzie Values

• Inclusive – we succeed together
• Trusting – we choose to trust each other
• Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Future Focused – we accelerate change
• Curious – we turn knowledge into action

The Opportunity

With ambitious growth goals over the next four to five years, WoodMac Supply Chain Consulting is an exciting place to build a career. With a very strong pipeline over the foreseeable future, our intent is to build out our team with folks capable supporting and driving execution of our upcoming client engagements while helping make our revenue goals achievable.

Successful candidates will bring strong analytical and communication skills to the table and will have ambition to lead projects and manage client relationships in the future.

About the Role

In your role as Consultant, you will be responsible for execution and delivery on the projects that you are staffed. You will be tasked with developing and delivering insights drawn from our unparalleled industry data and experience.

Deliver innovative thinking supported by market research and the subject matter expertise of the collective WoodMac Supply Chain team. Leverage our software tools to help our energy clients make effective supply chain and capital project execution decisions. You will work closely with your project lead to successfully deliver to the project schedule.

We are looking for candidates who are anxious to roll up their sleeves to help us get the work done while enabling the energy transition. This role will have opportunities to develop relationships with clients and establish yourself as a trusted advisor.

Requirements:

Applicable Bachelor’s degree, in final year of study, or professional qualification with a quantitative, statistical, energy and/or economics focus.

Applicants must have the legal Right to Work in the country this role is based in. We are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

Wood Mackenzie follows a hybrid work structure where employees are to be in the office a minimum of 2 days per week

To be successful in this role, we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree or professional qualification
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and time management skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly inquisitive, innovative, organized and detail-oriented
• Work in team-oriented environments
• Actively work to develop areas of expertise
• Results driven; enjoys the challenge of a changing business environment
• Willingness to travel 60- 80% of the time (post-COVID restrictions)

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and especially encourage those from women, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic individuals, LGBTQ+, disabled people, and other traditionally under-represented groups in the sectors that we work within.

Main Responsibilities (Serving our Clients)

• Provide deep analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and synthesize results into meaningful conclusions to help our clients make strategic procurement and capital project decisions
• Perform market research to assess supply and demand factors influencing our clients' strategic business decisions
• Support the bidding processes for large capital project contracts and strategic supply chain initiatives, including performing pricing analysis, coordinating bidder correspondence, designing, and orchestrating bidder negotiations and implementing contracts
• Use WoodMac Energy Intelligence Platform software tools to analyze spend, build custom cost models, forecast escalation, manage eSourcing bid events and support many of our other consulting solutions. This often requires training our clients to harness the value of the WoodMac tools
• Coordinate / communicate with client supply chain stakeholders as they design and implement supply chain strategies
• Contribute to the broader Supply Chain Consulting team’s goals and facilitate successful project execution

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:

• Personal Impact – a strong sense of self-awareness; understand how others perceive and are impacted by your actions for which you take ownership and accountability
• 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 your own workflows
• ​​​​​​​Continuous Improvement – an ongoing effort to improve ourselves, our offerings and the way we work​​​​​​​

What's in it for you

At Wood Mackenzie, you will have opportunities to engage in meaningful work and collaboration with international stakeholders, creating a positive and lasting impact, and find the support, coaching, and training you need to kick-start your career.

We are committed to supporting our people to Thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment that encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging. WoodMackers have regular opportunities to get involved in our Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion, Community Engagement, and Sustainability initiatives such as our partnership with Let’s Share the Sun.

Hear what our team has to say about working with us:  https://www.woodmac.com/careers/our-people/

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov 

If you are applying for a role and have a physical or mental disability, we will support you with your application or through the hiring process.