Expert Associate Director, Distribution & Logistics

Location:

Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C.

Geography:

North America

Capabilities:

Lean & manufacturing, Operations, Procurement

Industries:

Automotive & Mobility, Consumer products, Engineered products & infrastructure, Health care payers & providers, Process industries & building materials, Retail, Telecommunications, Transportation, travel & tourism

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholdersempowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.

Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place.

Practice Area Profile

The Operations Practice (OPS) Area is one of BCG's largest functional practices. We help our clients create competitive advantage by enhancing their performance and building strategic capabilities. BCG's expertise in Operations covers the following areas - supply chain management, procurement, manufacturing, service operations, cost efficiency, operational transformation, research & product development, program and project management, all with a strong digital and analytics overlay.

What You'll Do

WHAT WE NEED

BCG is looking for an Expert Associate Director to partner with clients to improve their service levels and productivity in distribution and logistics topics, which can include: warehouse layout, lean operations in warehousing, automation, transportation sourcing, and mode optimization. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in supply chain management, particularly in distribution and logistics.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As an Expert Associate Director, you will apply your deep expertise in supply chain management to generate value for our clients while building and contributing to BCG's intellectual capital. In this role, you will lead teams and clients on supply chain performance improvements. You will also provide input to case teams and clients on an individual contributor basis, support the business development process, and participate in developing intellectual property (publishing articles, staying abreast of digital trends in logistics, etc).

The Expert Consulting Track (ECT) is vital to BCG's ability to successfully meet our clients' demand for deep expertise and advanced technical capabilities. Experts deliver next-level impact for BCG's most complex and cutting-edge client challenges. Experts focus on developing BCG's thought leadership, commercial capabilities, and intellectual property assets; and their work is essential to our delivery model. Working alongside our traditional and specialty consultants to bring the 'best of BCG' to our clients, Experts come from diverse backgrounds, with expertise often gained outside of BCG in industry, academia, or specialized consulting.

What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)

The ideal candidate possesses:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in supply chain operations with a focus on distribution and logistics
• At least 2 of these years should be in the management consulting space
• Other acceptable experience to complement past consulting experience can include work on the shipper or 3PL/carrier side

• The candidate should be familiar and conversant in all of the below topics, with distinctive expertise and depth in several:

• Warehouse layout and flow optimization

• Lean warehousing and operational excellence in distribution
• Transportation management
• Transportation and logistics sourcing
• eCommerce fulfillment
• Outsourcing of distribution and logistics activities from a shipper to a 3PL
• Benchmarking warehouse operations
• Transportation mode mix optimization
• Warehouse management systems
• Transportation management systems

• Digital trends in supply chain with a focus on distribution and logistics

• Established network with distribution and logistics industry participants

• A track record of significant IP development, who are sought out as trusted advisors by senior executives, drive business development, and develop integrated solutions.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

The Operations Practice (OPS) Area is one of BCG's largest functional practices. We help our clients create competitive advantage by enhancing their performance and building strategic capabilities. BCGs expertise in Operations covers the following areas - supply chain management, procurement, manufacturing, service operations, cost efficiency, operational transformation, research & product development, program and project management, all with a strong digital and analytics overlay.

YOU'LL BE BASED IN

US location with a preference for Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, or Washington, DC

YOU'LL BE TRAVELING

Travel is expected, and will vary based on specific project locations.

Date Posted:

03-Mar-2021

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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