Supply Chain Consultant - Houston

Wood Mackenzie • Calgary, AB

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape. For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments. With the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. Wood Mackenzie has redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected. By fusing unparalleled proprietary data with sharp analytical minds, supercharged by Synoptic AI, they deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Their trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe. This empowers customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence. With ambitious growth goals over the next four to five years, WoodMac Supply Chain Consulting is an exciting place to build a career. With a very strong pipeline over the foreseeable future, the intent is to build out the team with individuals capable of supporting and driving the execution of upcoming client engagements while helping make revenue goals achievable. These individuals will bring strong analytical and communication skills and will have ambition to lead projects and manage client relationships in the future. In the role of Consultant, you will be responsible for execution and delivery on projects. You will develop and deliver insights drawn from industry data and experience, delivering innovative thinking supported by market research and the subject matter expertise of the collective WoodMac Supply Chain team. You will leverage software tools to help energy clients make effective supply chain and capital project execution decisions. You will work closely with your project lead to successfully deliver to the project schedule. You will welcome the opportunity to onboard Consultants who subsequently join the team. Candidates are sought who are anxious to roll up their sleeves to help get the work done while enabling the energy transition. You will have opportunities to develop relationships with clients and establish yourself as a trusted advisor.

Requirements

• 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.
• Willingness to travel 60- 80% of the time.

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and synthesize results into meaningful conclusions to help clients make strategic procurement and capital project decisions.
• Perform market research to assess supply and demand factors influencing 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 other consulting solutions. This often requires training 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: Mid Level