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Kearney

Global management consulting on strategy, transformation

Digital Operations Associate - Supply Chain Design & Optimization

Operations & Supply Chain ConsultingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • An MBA is preferred, and candidates should have 5–10 years of professional experience, ideally in management consulting or a Fortune 500 environment.
  • Candidates should have a deep understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes, including source, plan, make, and deliver, and experience driving transformation programs across industries such as consumer goods, healthcare, retail, and industrials.
  • Candidates should have hands-on experience with data science, optimization, simulation, and visualization tools, such as Coupa, AIMMS, Gurobi, AnyLogic, Tableau, Python, R, and SQL.
  • Candidates should understand how to integrate data, tools, and analytics into large-scale operational transformations.
  • A master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Analytics, Applied Math, or a related field is required.
  • Candidates should be located near or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Southfield, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, or Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate on end-to-end supply chain network design and optimization projects using tools such as Kearney's Optano, Coupa SC Guru, AIMMS SC Navigator, Python, and Gurobi to design resilient, cost-effective networks.
  • Serve on client engagements, deliver quality work, manage workstreams, and foster trusted advisor relationships.
  • Translate executive priorities into analytical models and digital tools that support decision-making across deliver, make, and plan functions.
  • Work with large datasets, enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, and JDA, advanced planning systems such as Kinaxis and o9, and cloud analytics platforms to enable digital transformation in operations.
  • Collaborate with practice leadership to develop client proposals, participate in business development, and shape proprietary offerings.
  • Help drive innovation in the firm's supply chain approach by developing new intellectual property, reusable assets, and thought leadership in optimization, simulation, machine learning/artificial intelligence, scenario planning, and digital twin technology.
  • Partner closely with clients and manage cross-functional teams throughout engagements.

Desired Qualifications

  • The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance is a plus.
  • An MBA is preferred.

About the Company

Kearney

Global management consulting on strategy, transformation

Kearney provides management consulting services to corporations, governments, and nonprofit organisations. It helps clients with strategy, operations, procurement, mergers and acquisitions, organisational transformation, sustainability, and digital analytics. By analyzing data and applying methods like AI and machine learning, Kearney supports data-driven decision-making and develops digital operating models. The firm assists with supply chain optimisation, cost reduction, growth strategies, and large-scale transformation programmes across industries such as consumer, retail, energy, healthcare, financial services, industrials, technology, media, and transportation, as well as the public sector. In sustainability and ESG work, Kearney helps organisations adapt to regulations and pursue sustainable practices. Since its founding in Chicago in 1926 as part of McKinsey’s early history, it evolved from A.T. Kearney to Kearney in 2020 through a management-led evolution.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$569M
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
1926

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