RSM is seeking a Senior Associate to join their Consumer Products Industry Advisory Practice to help mid-market clients solve complex challenges by delivering data-driven insights, operational improvements, and innovative strategies across the end-to-end supply chain.
Requirements
- experience in demand planning, supply planning, inventory strategy, procurement, manufacturing, quality management or logistics
- experience leading at least one of the following performance improvement initiatives: Transactional Advisory: Manufacturing Plant Consolidations, Product Line Transfers, IOT/Manufacturing 4.0, Operating Model Design: Process Transformations, Cost Takeout, Scale For Growth, Plant Layout, Production Flow, Business Process Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, Management Operating Systems, Quality Management, Logistics and Distribution, Warehousing, Network Optimization, Transportation, Sales & Operations Planning, Inventory Management, Demand Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Management, Scenario Modeling and Data Analytics, Customer Experience, Profit Analytics, Pricing, ERP, CRM, WMS, TMS, QMS, Business Visualization, Big Data and Statistical Analysis, Enterprise AI Enablement
- Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to solve complex business problems through fact gathering, business process mapping and data analysis
- APICS Certifications (CPIM, CSCP)
- Digital tool experience (eg. PowerBI, Alteryx, SQL, Python)
- Project Management Certification (PMP)
- Lean Six Sigma Certification
- AI-driven process automation experience (including demand forecasting, optimization) and GenAI based solutions
Responsibilities
- Provide analysis and industry insight during client engagements to recommend and deliver innovative solutions to clients through data analysis, opinions, observations, interviews, facilitated workshops and rigorous project management
- Identify business drivers and prioritize personal work efforts quicky to maximize productivity in engagements
- Propose, develop, and implement solutions to complex client initiatives to achieve the desired future state
- Support management in business development, networking, proposals, and marketing content
- Support management with engagement economics such as proposal budgeting and pricing, margin management, billing, risk management, etc.
- Analyze data, identify root causes, and design practical solutions that drive measurable impact.
- Refine supply chain operations, enhance resilience, and unlock growth opportunities.
Other
- Bachelor's degree required
- minimum 2 years of professional consulting experience or relevant industry experience
- Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity
- Excellent verbal and written communication, project management, and organization skills
- Client service and relationship building skills
- Must be a team player; demonstrate attention to detail and problem-solving skills; able to effectively work independently and in a team environment
- Willingness and ability to travel 50%+
