Principal, Supply Chain Consulting

Company Description
Wood Mackenzie are the global research, analytics, and consultancy business powering the natural resources industry. For 50 years, we have been providing the quality data, analytics, and insights our customers rely on to inspire their decision making.
Our dedicated oil, gas & LNG, power & renewables, chemicals, metals & mining sector teams are located around the world and deliver a variety of projects based on our assessment and valuation of thousands of individual assets, companies, and economic indicators such as market supply, demand, and price trends.
We have over 1,900 employees in 30 locations, serving customers in nearly 80 countries. Together, we inspire and innovate the markets we serve – providing invaluable intelligence to help our customers overcome the toughest challenges, and make strategic decisions that will, ultimately, accelerate the world’s transition to a more sustainable future.

With ambitious growth goals over the next four to five years, WoodMac Supply Chain Consulting is an exciting place to build a career. One of the most important aspects of our team’s success will be our expanded ability to build and maintain foundational relationships with our clients. For this to happen we’ll need our junior staff and new joiners to step up to the challenge of leading new customer engagements. Those people will be capable of taking the reins on upcoming small to medium sized projects and be passionate about serving customers and developing the team.
In your role as Principal, you will inevitably have opportunity to forge and foster relationships with clients that will enable this growth. Under your leadership our projects teams will develop and deliver insights drawn from our unparalleled industry data and experience, increasing the likelihood that these new customer relationships will grow and even become the foundational clients of tomorrow. You will serve as the conduit between your project execution team and management and will supply observations and hypotheses needed to run the business and formulate business development strategies.
Main Responsibilities

• As project lead, candidate will be accountable for the quality of all solutions delivered to our energy clients under their management, from analytics to presentations
• Regularly update management on project progress, including revenue recognition and profitability metrics
• Oversee more junior members of the Supply Chain Consulting team and drive successful project execution
• Develop work plans to accomplish project scopes while setting clear objectives and deliverables
• Identify opportunities to sell additional WoodMac consulting services and products; partner with management and other WoodMac stakeholders to close the deal
• Manage client relationships by effectively interfacing at all levels from the C-Suite to the Supply Chain, Project Management, Engineering and Business Development teams

Qualifications

• Ability to learn quickly and adapt based on the needs of clients and WoodMac; focus on solutions, not problems
• Results driven; enjoys the challenge of a changing business environment
• Willingness to travel 60- 80% of the time (post-COVID restrictions)
• Demonstrated ability to lead a dynamic, cohesive team and to work effectively in a team environment
• 10+ years in a Consulting, Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering function; experience within the Power & Renewables and/or Oil & Gas sectors is preferred
• Passionate about active coaching and committed to improving productivity and opportunities for junior staff
• Actively work to develop areas of expertise
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving, project/time management and managerial skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills appropriate for a large spectrum of clientele
• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree is preferred
• Strong technical writing, ability to write persuasive documents and construct high-impact storylines
• Proven success contributing to a team-oriented environment both as an individual contributor and a team leader

Expectations
Skills
This section is not a comprehensive list of everything that is expected from the ideal candidate but rather a spotlight on the skills and behaviours that are most critical to the role

• Customer Collaboration – the desire to understand who our customers are, to engage effectively, build impactful relationships, and to serve all while keeping them at the heart of our decision making
• Planning and Prioritizing – a proven ability to plan, prioritize, monitor and manage workflows
• Commitment to Action - Make timely, evidence-based decisions and values-based judgements in line with our organizational goal and priorities and act boldly and take prompt action to execute decisions in the face of ambiguity.
• Change Agility - Take a pragmatic approach to uncertainty and ensure responsiveness in the face of change and setbacks; look for opportunities in change and disruption
• Growth Mindset – believe that new abilities can be developed through practice, embrace feedback, motivate others, solve problems and persist

Other

• This position does not provide visa sponsorship
• The ideal candidate will work in close proximity of one our offices in which our Supply Chain Consulting group has a presence in (i.e. Houston, Boston, or Calgary); however, remote working arrangements will be considered for this role
• The nature of this role precludes it from consideration for part-time or flexible working arrangements

Wood Mackenzie Values

• Curious – we turn knowledge into action
• Future Focused – we accelerate change
• Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Inclusive – we succeed together
• Trusting – we choose to trust each other

Additional Information
What you’ll love about us
Wood Mackenzie is a place where we are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment which encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging.
Wood Mackenzie values everyone’s contribution and helps them reach their full potential while sustaining an organisational culture of health and well-being.
We understand the importance of bringing your whole self to work and to achieving balance between work, family and other life commitments. We are open to considering flexible working arrangements to enable the greatest spectrum of talent to contribute to Wood Mackenzie's success.
Hear what our team has to say about working with us: https://www.woodmac.com/careers/our-people/
WoodMackenzie is an equal opportunities employer.
We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, age or disability.
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