Industry X – Industrial and Automotive Manufacturing Consulting Consultant

About the role

Manufacturing Consultants help our clients achieve their ambitions for digital transformation within their core manufacturing and operations throughout the full lifecycle of their assets. They define and design the future state of Manufacturing companies (within the 4 walls optimization), bring cross-facility operations at scale, and leverage AI, IoT, automation, wearables, and predictive analytics to enable multi-site plant optimization.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of Industrial and Automotive reinvention, focusing on realizing complex large scale manufacturing engineering initiatives.
• Manage projects or workstreams end-to-end, including scope, planning, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes, while adapting to evolving client priorities.
• Build and apply industry, functional, and technical knowledge to support client conversations, solution development, and delivery of innovative manufacturing-led ways of working.
• Lead and coordinate diverse, global Accenture teams, providing day-to-day direction, coaching, and quality oversight, while leveraging AI and digital tools to improve delivery effectiveness.
• Establish and maintain strong client relationships at the manager, director, and senior director levels through clear communication, structured problem solving, and delivery credibility.
• Collaborate across Accenture Supply Chain & Engineering team to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions spanning manufacturing operations, platforms, and supply chain.
• Contribute to manufacturing-focused thought leadership, including client-ready materials, points of view, and case examples related to manufacturing transformation, lifecycle integration, and product launch readiness.
• Develop and maintain awareness of the Industrial and Automotive ecosystem, including key platforms, vendors, and emerging capabilities relevant to operations and execution.
• Support the evolution of Accenture’s Manufacturing reinvention offerings, with opportunities to grow into broader capability, account, or portfolio leadership roles over time.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience as part of a team focused on manufacturing engineering and material flow in automotive and industrial manufacturing.
• Demonstrated exposure to material flow and manufacturing engineering in automotive/industrial manufacturing plants.
• Experience with some of the workstreams involved for example: designing material delivery routes, performing 2D/3D simulations, IT/OT integration considerations, PFEP, business case considerations when deploying automated mobile robots (AMRs).
• Understanding of key vendors, risks, technologies in this space is of critical importance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 4 years' work experience).
• Industrial or engineering degree is preferred.

Skills

• Strong understanding of manufacturing and supply chain value levers specific to the industrial and automotive environments.
• Experience with new digital, AI, and physical automation technologies.
• Experience with automation and transformation of material flow inside industrial and automotive plants.
• Experience with shop floor change management, performance improvement, business case and value management.
• Understanding of related ERP modules.
• Experience with Plant Control Systems (DCS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, etc.).
• Experience with simulation in factory environments.

Pay

Annual Salary Range: $70,350 to $205,800

Schedule

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Benefits

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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