Supply Chain Planning Data Scientist - Consultant

Posted:
1/8/2025, 9:25:01 AM

Location(s):
Louisiana, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Data & Analytics

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services and Accenture Song—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 721,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at accenture.com.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work independently in client facing situations as well as part of larger project teams in the design, development and implementation of new applied intelligence capabilities
  • Lead assessments to determine and understand the client paint points related to supply chain planning (inventory, headcount workload, service), identify potential improvement by implementing AI capabilities to complement the client’s planning processes.
  • Management of operative communication with the client (external) and internal ( other accenture teams).
  • Manage multidisciplinary teams considering business consultants, data scientists, data engineers or system developers.
  • Deliver expertise for the implementation of advanced planning algorithm and continuous improvement. Typical Applied intelligence projects may include:
    • Assessment: gather clients supply chain data and perform descriptive analytics such segmentation, inventory assessment, data quality assessment.
    • Set up algorithms: leveraging current Accenture assets or leading innovation lead the development and quality assurance of the algorithms  to run ie forecast, inventory optimization, Control tower, digital twins
    • Run proof of concepts: Run the advanced analytics apps developed on top of static client data to determine the potential value for the client.
    • Implement and Operate: lead the implementation and follow services for clients on forecasting, MEIO, digital twin S&OE / S&OP scenarios, visibility, stress test
    • Analytics operating model: define the roles, responsibilities, sizing, KPI’s for analytics hubs
  • Data Scientist expertise: Python, R, montecarlo simulations, digital twing modeling
  • Technology: knowledge on cloud platforms (azure, AWS) Planning business solutions (09, BY)
  • Periodical interviews with the client for measurements/KPIs presentation
  • Leverage best practices and existing operation standards to create client-specific business solutions for Advanced analytics
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for making client proposals and setting up project objectives for the prospective projects
  • Ability to meet travel requirements, up to 100%

Experience, Attributes and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor in mathematics, statistics, Industrial or other  Engineering is required
  • 6+ years of experience developing or running advanced analytics capabilities, preferably with consulting experience
  • Demonstrate strong understanding of business, technology and process implications as related to supply chain planning
  • solving skills, with expertise in quantitative/qualitative process analysis techniques, process metrics and performance measurement
  • Exhibit effective oral and written communication, leadership, project management, and teamwork skills with an ability to interact effectively with different levels of management. Should be diplomatic, flexible, and have a good team approach.
  • Fluent in English

Professional Skill Requirements

  • Having supply chain strategy and operation consulting experienced is preferred.
  • Advanced algorithm modeling skills: Python, R
  • Cloud architectures know how: Azure, AWS, GCP
  • Skills in business diagnostics, value assessment and opportunity identification, and application design of Supply chain

We offer:

Competitive salary, wellness plans and private health insurance, innovative and interesting projects, a tailor-made career plan accompanied by personalized training, centrally located offices, and a lot of flexibility and much more.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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Accenture

Website: https://accenture.com/

Headquarter Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1989

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Grant

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