Energy Supply Chain Consultant (Graduate, 2027) - Houston

Wood Mackenzie • Houston, TX

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Wood Mackenzie is a global leader in analytics, insights, and proprietary data for the energy and natural resources industry. With over 50 years of experience, we guide decisions for influential energy producers, utilities, financial institutions, and governments. Our approach, 'Intelligence Connected,' fuses proprietary data with analytical expertise and AI to provide a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks down silos, connecting industries, markets, and regions globally. This empowers customers to identify risks, spot opportunities, and recalibrate strategies with confidence.

This role is within the Supply Chain Consulting team, which is experiencing ambitious growth. We are looking to build our team with individuals capable of supporting and driving client engagements, contributing to revenue goals, and possessing strong analytical and communication skills with the ambition to lead projects and client relationships in the future. As a Consultant, you will be responsible for the execution and delivery of projects, developing insights from industry data and experience, and delivering innovative thinking supported by market research and team expertise. You will leverage our software tools to help energy clients make effective supply chain and capital project execution decisions, working closely with project leads to meet project schedules. You will also onboard new Consultants and contribute to getting the work done while enabling the energy transition. Opportunities will be available to develop client relationships and establish yourself as a trusted advisor.

Requirements

• Applicable Bachelor’s degree, in final year of study, or professional qualification with a quantitative, statistical, energy and/or economics focus.
• Role to start in September 2027.
• Applicants must have the legal Right to Work in the country this role is based in. We are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.
• BA/BS degree with focus in engineering, science, supply chain or business required
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and time management skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly inquisitive, innovative, organized and detail-oriented
• Work in team-oriented environments
• Actively work to develop areas of expertise
• Results driven; enjoys the challenge of a changing business environment

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree is preferred
• Coops / Internships in a Consulting, Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering function
• Experience within the Power & Renewables and/or Oil & Gas sectors is preferred
• Willingness to travel 60- 80% of the time

Responsibilities

• Provide deep analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and synthesize results into meaningful conclusions to help our clients make strategic procurement and capital project decisions
• Perform market research to assess supply and demand factors influencing our clients' strategic business decisions
• Support the bidding processes for large capital project contracts and strategic supply chain initiatives, including performing pricing analysis, coordinating bidder correspondence, designing, and orchestrating bidder negotiations and implementing contracts
• Use WoodMac Energy Intelligence Platform software tools to analyze spend, build custom cost models, forecast escalation, manage eSourcing bid events and support many of our other consulting solutions. This often requires training our clients to harness the value of the WoodMac tools
• Coordinate / communicate with client supply chain stakeholders as they design and implement supply chain strategies
• Contribute to the broader Supply Chain Consulting team’s goals and facilitate successful project execution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level