S&C Global Network - AI - Supply Chain Analytics - Sr. Manager

About The Role  

About The Role

Entity:- Accenture Strategy & Consulting

Team:- Global Network Data & AI

Practice:- Supply Chain & Operations

Title:- I&F Decision Sci Practitioner Senior Manager

Job location:- Bangalore or Gurgaon

Accenture Global Network - Data & AI Practice helps our clients reinvent and grow their business.Using a combination of expertise in industry, function, data science and technology, we lead transformation for our clients businesses. From strategy to execution, Accenture works with organizations to develop analytics capabilities to outperform their competition and improve customer loyalty.

As part of our Data & AI Practice, you will join a network of smart and driven colleagues experienced in the use of leading data science methods including Generative AI, ML, and Statistical tools, across 15 major industries. From data to analytics and insights to actions, our forward-thinking consultants provide analytically informed insights and scalable solutions to help our clients improve outcomes and achieve high performance.

About The Role

The ideal candidate for a Senior Manager in the Supply Chain team shall be,

• A subject matter expert in application of data science methodologies in one or more areas of supply chain analytics:Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Network Design, Logistics, Procurement, Manufacturing, After Market, or Control Tower
• Create new innovative offerings and lead workstreams in their area of expertise; demonstrate thought leadership which helps the growth of the Practice via new client work and more trained team members.
• Support business development and communicate with leaders in client teams to understand business challenges, be the solution architect, design and get buy-in for the analytics solution and serve as delivery lead of one or more Manager-led teams during project execution

Job
Qualifications

Mandatory****Skills:

• Deep experience in creating innovative solutions and delivering projects using data science in at least one of the supply chain functional areas:Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Network Design, Logistics, Procurement, Manufacturing, After Market, or Control Tower
• Expertise in use of data science for supply chain planning and operations of any of the major industries:Consumer Goods, Retail, Life sciences, Industrial, and Resources
• Expert in creating solutions using one or more data science areas like Generative AI, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Statistics, Operations Research
• Experience in leading work delivered via large project teams across multiple workstreams
• Strong skills in presentation of complex concepts and large-scale project work to senior stakeholders
• Hands-on programming experience with any of the analytics tools, data bases and visualization tools and platforms (e.g., Python, PySpark, SQL)

Qualification 

Experience and Education:

• Ideal candidates should have a Ph.D. or a Masters degree in a quantitative discipline like Statistics/ Economics/ Operations Research/Computer Science, etc.
• Work experience in data science applications should be 11+ years after Masters degree or 8+ years after Ph.D., with at least 7 years in advanced analytics solutions design and delivery experience in supply chain/logistics/manufacturing/ production. Global client experience is a plus.
• Certifications in any one or two of the areas will be an added advantage:Python, AI/ML, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Optimization, Simulation, data science application on any of the cloud platforms (Azure/ GCP/ AWS).