(Senior) Consultant Manufacturing Excellence

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The opportunity - What future are you building towards?

EY’s Supply Chain & Operations (SC&O) practice supports clients across different domains: Supply Chain, Procurement, Service Operations and (Digital) Manufacturing. In this role as Manufacturing Excellence (Senior) Consultant, your main focus will be operational excellence transformation for Manufacturing across various sectors, such as Pharmaceuticals, Food, Automotive & FMCG.

In our Manufacturing Excellence competence, we help leading companies with optimizing their manufacturing operations processes. This ranges from organization-wide operating model re-design and restructuring, to plant, department and process improvements, as well as implementing digital transformation journeys for (shop floor) operations. We look at processes, systems, organization and performance management, while also taking behavior and leadership into account. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Lean principles & philosophy play an important role. Projects typically consist of an analysis and advice phase followed by the implementation of the recommendations.

Responsibilities – How can you make a lasting impact in a rapidly changing world?

As a (Senior) Consultant Manufacturing Excellence, you will play a pivotal part in assisting our clients through their operational excellence transformation journey, by leading a (sub) project within client engagements. You will work independently as well as in teams at our clients, supporting them with improving their business performance. You will use your quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to help structure and analyze the client’s issues and report the findings and results. Our activities are always focused on adding value to the customers business. Drawing on your knowledge, skills and experience, you will start to build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers. In addition, you will play an active role and contribute to the EY SC&O team internally by developing project proposals, solutions, trainings, and thought leadership.

Job requirements – Where do you start if you want to change the world?

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A Master's degree in the field of operations management or a technical/engineering discipline.
• 1 to 5 years of work experience in industry or consultancy, within the field of manufacturing operations and operational excellence
• You have a passion for Manufacturing, enjoy driving for improvements on the shopfloor
• Result-driven, with the ability to be pragmatic in execution of projects and conceptual thinking
• You have a proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and build trustful relations with a range of business stakeholders (from senior to shopfloor) and internal team members
• Strong communication, influencing and people skills
• Excellent analytical capabilities
• You have a great drive and are enthusiastic
• Fluent in English, any additional European language such as Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian or Polish is a plus
• You are flexible to travel for prolonged periods of time

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Are you interested in this job position, but do you not meet the full requirements? Please feel encouraged to apply anyway.

What we offer – Is everything that counts being counted?

We offer an attractive employment package that rewards individual and team achievements:

• • Vitality: the choice is yours. An online session with an external vitality coach, practical tips on topics such as nutrition, energy, sleep and mindset, a discount at Healthcity and/or a voucher card to rent a padel court. 
  • Flexible working: you decide where and when you work in consultation with your team. At home, at the office, at the client or from another European country (up to 20 working days per year).
  • Home office arrangement: to optimize your home office, EY provides the following resources for you: office chair, sit/stand desk, an external monitor, a desk lamp, a (Bluetooth) headset, and a large external keyboard.
  • Birth leave: EY will pay 100% of the birth leave, in the case of an additional birth leave, EY will pay 70% of the salary.

For a full overview of our employment package click here: Hoe het is om bij ons te werken | EY – Global | EY - Nederland

The office

Our office in Amsterdam is located in the Zuidas, a bustling area where many businesses are situated. In our Cross Towers, Anouchka welcomes up to 1.000 people every day upon arrival. Haven't had breakfast yet? Taib will make his special smoothie for you or simply a delicious cappuccino. During the lunch break, the team of Hans and Mehdi will be ready with a fresh lunch for you. For a breathtaking view of Amsterdam, head to the 22nd floor. Collaborating takes on a new meaning with the Wavespace. This high-tech environment brings clients and colleagues together virtually from all over the world!

Recruitment procedure – How can you prepare for a long life together?

The selection procedure exists in general out of 3 interview rounds and/or Business case. An (online) assessment an pre-employment screening will also be part of the process.

Due to laws and regulations, and because EY (and in some cases its clients) has high demands on the reliability and integrity of its employees, every new employee will be screened. Depending on your rank the pre-employment screening could contain the following: Certificate of Conduct (in Dutch: VOG) or - if requesting a Dutch VOG is not possible - Criminal Background Check of the country you are currently living or have lived during the last five years, integrity questionnaire, verification of ID, diploma’s and/or work experience and consultation of the Dutch insolvency registry.