Senior Consultant - Supply Chain and Operations

About the role

EY is hiring a Senior Consultant for its Supply Chain and Operations practice, based in Narrm (Melbourne). You will work alongside a team of professionals from diverse backgrounds, delivering high-quality client services across Digital Supply Chain, Procurement, Operational Excellence and Manufacturing Excellence. Candidates should have experience in some of these areas and either prior business consulting experience or a strong aptitude for core consulting skills such as structured problem-solving, analytical thinking and stakeholder communication.

Key responsibilities

• Support clients by applying structured thinking and logical problem-solving to complex business challenges.
• Contribute to projects across Digital Supply Chain, Procurement, Operational Excellence and Manufacturing Excellence, depending on experience and development focus.
• Analyse data and business processes to generate insights and support practical, value-driven outcomes for clients.
• Communicate with team members and client stakeholders, including presenting findings and recommendations to senior leaders as your consulting capability develops.

Required profile

• Exposure to Digital Supply Chain solutions such as supply chain IT platforms, analytics and visualisation tools, warehouse or transport management systems, demand planning tools, or emerging technologies such as automation or robotics.
• Experience or exposure to procurement in complex organisations, including strategic sourcing, supplier management or process improvement.
• Experience or exposure to operational or manufacturing excellence, including continuous improvement, systems thinking or methods such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Ideally, prior business or management consulting experience, or a demonstrated aptitude and motivation to develop core consulting skills.

Required skills

• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A willingness to learn, grow and develop depth in one or more Supply Chain and Operations capability areas over time.

What we offer

• Career development with future-focused skills and world-class experiences.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• A benefits package including a yearly wellness incentive, an extra 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave.
• Competitive salary of AUD 93,500 to AUD 125,000 inclusive of superannuation, depending on skills, experience and work location.