A&D SC&E Leader

Accenture•Albany, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 814,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $74 billion in FY26 revenue. This role will align to the US A&D practice. Our A&D practice helps Aerospace & Defense companies address key business challenges and leverage Accenture’s reinvention and transformation capabilities across Consulting and Operations to deliver business outcomes.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years’ experience working on Aerospace & Defense supply chain, engineering, or manufacturing improvement initiatives
Minimum of 8 years’ experience related to new technology (Digital Thread / Twin, PLM, Robotic Process Automation, IoT, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, etc.)
Minimum of 1 year experience in an external consulting role
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience)
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Tier 1 strategy consulting firm experience
Aerospace & Defense work experience (minimum 10 years of experience)
Experience with PLM, MES/MOM systems and IoT platforms
Ability to support both client sales origination and project delivery.
Ability to effectively manage and coach others.
Proven ability to work creatively and אנליטיчески in a problem-solving environment.
Excellent leadership, management, and relationship building skills.
A collaborative mindset, are a team player.

Responsibilities

Support our clients across the US A&D practice to address their issues related to: Operating Model Strategy for Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing functions in support of Aerospace & Defense product development
Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing Network Strategy and Design to optimize how things are designed, where they are sourced, where they are made, and where they are going.
Supply Chain, Engineering, and Digital Factory Strategy – Product Lifecycle Management, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Manufacturing Operations Management, Industry 4.0, IoT platform, artificial intelligence, machine learning, prescriptive maintenance, connected devices, connected workers, blockchain, etc.
Spot, isolate, and solve supply chain, engineering, and manufacturing problems using your skills in: Engineering design, product development processes, and Product Lifecyle Management
Operating model architecture – people, process, technology
Manufacturing Process Excellence – Planning/Scheduling, Routing Optimization, Manufacturing Execution projects
Supply Chain – supplier management, supplier performance management, supply chain quality.
Analytics – ability to apply AI/analytics to improve A&D product development processes in engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing.
Lead teams (5-100), with diverse backgrounds skills and knowledge
Effectively manage and coach others, collaborating with internal and external parties
Support client sales origination and thought leadership development.
Challenge legacy ways of working using constructive techniques that fuel client growth.
Drive a positive impact in the communities where we work and live.