SIOP Senior Consultant (Contract only)

At Synergetics, we know what it takes to be successful in our line of work – our people! Our foundation as an implementation consulting firm is built upon a core set of values and business ethics – teamwork, communication, commitment, integrity, professionalism, and common sense. We embody them in everything we do. We are growing and searching for talent.  Whether you are an experienced healthcare consultant or have been in consulting-type environment in a healthcare practice, let's connect and see if we are a fit.

Who We Are?

Synergetics Installations Worldwide is owner-led and is one of the most respected firms in the management consulting industry. For nearly five decades, we have partnered with small- and mid-sized businesses to some of the world’s largest and most respected Fortune 500 enterprises.  You may not have heard our name, but you would recognize the names of the companies we have helped transform.

Job Summary

As a senior consultant, you will help develop and deliver customized approaches to our service offerings to meet our client’s specific needs including quality improvements, cost savings, and revenue enhancement. We are “hands-on” and utilize focused skills across the value stream from supply chain to operations to organizational strategy to customer engagement.   We implement practical solutions to help the client to do more with what they have and innovative solutions to take advantage of techniques they have not tried.

As Part of our Team, You Will:

• Sales, inventory, and operations planning
• Engage with clients to understand the current state of their business and establish positive relationships that build credibility
• Gather and analyze relevant data, conduct client interviews, and visit facilities to observe operations first-hand
• Identify and catalog problems, challenges, risks, and opportunities
• Develop performance metrics and construct reports that effectively represent current state and desired future state
• Develop and evaluate alternative strategies to achieve specific savings objectives
• Create and utilize workplans to effectively prioritize and manage multiple concurrent tasks with a high sense of urgency across one or more workstreams
• Create reports and presentations for use in communicating findings to client management and implementation teams; present “the story”
• Work with clients to define requirements for tools, systems, and processes; recommend design improvements; then, provide implementation oversight including creating documentation, delivering training, and coaching
• Work in a hands-on mode until potential alternatives are exhausted and future state procedural workstreams are in place, tested, and fully functioning
• Interact with peers to foster your support network, and empower career development
• Manage project resources in a team environment as needed

Required Experience and Skills

• 5+ years of management consulting, advisory, professional services, industry, and/or hands on supervisory experience including coaching, mentorship, and performance management
• Proven critical thinking skills in both data collection and complex analysis; ability to identify data gaps and risks, develop sound conclusions, and create implementable and sustainable recommendations for improvement 
• An entrepreneurial mindset to collaborate with project team members / clients to design and implement effective solutions to complex business problems; continuously evaluate to uncover new opportunities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to create communications that “tell the story”; effectively deliver presentations of content in a customer-facing forum
• Business process mapping to document current and potential future state and use of a mapping software such as MS Visio, etc.
• Exemplary skills across entire Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated ability to apply statistical analysis tools to drive objective decisions and outcomes for a client

Plus advanced knowledge in one or more of the following areas of specialty:

• Inventory Management.  Detailed analysis of inventory data, targets, and achieving inventory reductions
• Demand Planning and Forecasting.  Hands-on familiarity with statistical forecasting, metrics, and working with sales/marketing organizations to create consensus on forecasting processes
• Master Scheduling/Capacity Planning.  Experience with ERP-based modules and system setup.
• ERP/MRP Remediation.  Buyer/planner process understanding, shop floor dispatch/control installation, BOMs, and master data management.  Evaluate system capabilities and suggest improvements/enhancements to existing functionality.
• Warehouse/Facilities/Distribution Center Management.  Familiarity with Warehouse Management Systems, inventory turns, cycle counting, barcoding, and equipment maintenance.  Preference given to DC with minimum of 30 employees and $30M in inventory cost.
• Logistics and Transportation Management
• Procurement
• Sales & Operations Planning including Management Operating Systems

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree required / Master’s degree preferred
• Project Management (PMP, CAPM, Scrum, Agile) or Six Sigma certification preferred

Job Location

Synergetics employees may reside in any city, however, proximity within one hour of an international-class airport is required. With our “hands-on” approach, travel to our client sites is typically required as part of the project.

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Apply Today

We encourage you to “Apply” for a position, or to be added to our “Preferred Consultant” pool.

Travel will be 80% to 100%