Life Sciences Planning Transformation Senior Manager

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections where posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting. We have "Who We Are" description (company overview). That could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is maybe a summary of role. The posting includes "The Work" describing role. So we can put that under "About the role". Then responsibilities: there are sections "Key Responsibilities" with sub-sections: Client Leadership & Growth, Planning Program Leadership, AI-Enabled Transformation, Practice & Talent Leadership. Those are responsibilities. So we can list them as bullet points. Requirements: "Here's What You Need" includes minimum experience etc. That's qualifications/requirements. Also "Bonus Points If" are preferred qualifications/skills. So we can have Requirements (mandatory) and Skills (bonus). Or combine. Benefits: there is a Benefits section describing benefits. So include Benefits. Pay: there is compensation range per location. So we can include Pay section with ranges. The posting includes "Compensation at Accenture varies..." and then a table of location ranges. That's specific content, so include Pay. Schedule: there is Travel Requirements: "Travel is required for this role and could vary up to 75%". That's schedule/travel. So we can include Schedule (or Travel). Use heading Schedule. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation request, legal, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, navigation, cookie etc. Also remove application instructions (none seen). Also remove "Requesting an Accommodation" etc. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the company overview? Possibly under "About the role" we can include description of Accenture and the specific practice. The "Who We Are" is about Accenture overall, plus "We are Accenture’s Supply Chain and Engineering reinvention partner for Life Sciences." That's relevant. Also "The Work" section describes role. So combine. We need to output only HTML fragment, no or . Use

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Company overview (Who We Are): - Accenture helps world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building digital core and unleashing AI to create value at speed. - Strategy: be reinvention partner of choice, lead in safe widespread adoption of AI, be most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work. - Talent: approx 799,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions at scale. - Through Reinvention Services, offer expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. - Serve approx 9,000 clients, generated approx $70B FY25 revenue. - Visit us at accenture.com. - We are Accenture’s Supply Chain and Engineering reinvention partner for Life Sciences. - Embed innovation, intelligence, AI-native operations into design, engineering, manufacturing, distribution. - Serve Life Sciences clients across value chain to help bring lifesaving medicines and products to patients via advanced technologies. The Work: - Accenture seeking Senior Manager to lead Planning transformation work within Supply Chain & Engineering practice for Life Sciences. - Executive will serve as trusted advisor to C-suite and operations leaders, helping clients plan and manage operations using AI. - Responsible for shaping, selling, delivering large scale Planning Transformation programs. - Senior Manager will assess growth, build client relationships, drive origination and own end-to-end delivery while building Accenture’s differentiated Planning capability. Key Responsibilities: Client Leadership & Growth: - Serve as trusted advisor to C suite, operations, and planning leaders, guiding AI transformation projects for Planning from conceptual design through handover. - Build and expand executive relationships across priority accounts, driving sustained growth and value realization through consistent follow-through and long-term partnership mindset. - Navigate complex stakeholder environments with multiple competing priorities, aligning diverse groups around a shared transformation vision and maintaining trust under pressure. - Synthesize ambiguous client situations into clear, actionable strategic direction, translating complexity into narratives that resonate at board level and drive decisions. - Anticipate client needs before they surface, proactively shaping agenda and positioning Accenture as strategic partner rather than transactional vendor. - Support client sales origination and develop thought leadership, points of view, and go-to-market assets that differentiate Accenture's Planning offering. Planning Program Leadership: - Integrate engineering, supply chain, digital manufacturing, automation, and sustainability into a single transformation vision connecting technical detail to business value in a way that drives executive alignment and investment decisions. - Oversee complex, multi-partner delivery managing through influence, not just authority, to keep diverse teams aligned and accountable. - Apply structured problem-solving and systems thinking to break down large transformation challenges into sequenced, manageable workstreams with clear ownership and milestones. - Exercise sound judgment and decisive leadership when navigating delivery risk, scope ambiguity, or shifting client priorities escalating and course-correcting proactively. - Own financial performance, delivery excellence, and risk management across the portfolio with transparency and disciplined execution. AI-Enabled Transformation: - Sell and deliver major transformation programs spanning Patient-Based Demand Forecasting, IBP/S&OP, S&OE, Inventory Optimization, or CMO/CDMO Supply Planning. - Find solutions to clients’ life sciences supply chain and planning challenges — including demand volatility, CMO/CDMO constraints, regulatory holds, and launch planning complexity. - Spot and solve challenges using analytical & strategy skills to dive into data and compare vs. industry peers. - Assist with workshops that look for ways to improve organizations and processes. - Determine what methods and procedures to use when completing projects. - Give clients insights that help make their companies work better, faster, and more efficiently. - Challenge legacy ways of working using constructive techniques that fuel client growth. - Use digital tech to help clients find new ways to make their orgs more effective and efficient. - Lead small to medium sized teams with diverse backgrounds skills and knowledge. - Support client sales origination and thought leadership development. - Use the latest analytical tools and digital tech to help clients find new ways to understand how to make their organizations more effective and efficient. Practice & Talent Leadership: - Build, mentor, and inspire high performing Planning transformation teams across adjacent practices. - Own financial performance, delivery excellence, and risk management across the portfolio. - Lead through ambiguity: set clear direction when the path forward is uncertain, model intellectual humility, and cultivate a team culture of curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement. - Coach and develop junior and mid-level talent with intention not just delegating tasks, but actively building capability, confidence, and career trajectory across the team. - Contribute to capability development, reusable assets, and go-to-market offerings for Planning, bringing a founder's mindset to building something lasting inside the practice. Here's What You Need (minimum requirements): - Minimum 8 years of executive leadership experience delivering planning transformation programs, ideally within consulting or professional services environments. - Minimum 5 years experience across Planning technology solutions such as OMP, Kinaxis RapidResponse, SAP IBP/S4, o9 Solutions, or Blue Yonder, or adjacent systems such as Veeva Vault, SAP ERP, or MES/MOM platforms. - Depth of knowledge around data and AI concepts and their application to Life Sciences supply chain challenges. - Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience) Bonus Points If (preferred qualifications/skills): - Demonstrated ability to build trusted advisor relationships with senior clients, influence without authority, and navigate complex organizational dynamics with emotional intelligence and executive presence. - Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems, apply analytical rigor, and synthesize complex information into clear strategic recommendations. - Strong commercial instincts — ability to identify growth opportunities, shape client agendas, and contribute meaningfully to sales origination and offering development. - Track record of applying systems thinking across large, cross-functional transformation programs where no single lever solves the problem alone. - Experience facilitating senior leadership workshops and driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups with competing interests. - Ability to read organizational dynamics quickly and adapt — knowing when to push for change and when to build consensus first. - Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical recommendations into compelling narratives for diverse audiences, from operators to the C-suite. - Comfortable presenting in high-stakes settings and experienced at using storytelling to create momentum for difficult organizational change. - Demonstrated experience leading project workstreams or client engagements, including managing and developing junior staff. - Track record of coaching and growing talent — building capability and career trajectory, not just delivering against project milestones. - Experience building high-performing teams and contributing to practice or capability development beyond individual project delivery. - Ability to lead through ambiguity, model accountability, and foster a team culture grounded in intellectual curiosity and continuous improvement. - Hybrid experience in both consulting and Life Sciences industry. Compensation: - Compensation at Accenture varies depending on factors like office location, role, skill set, 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. - We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/19/2026. - Then list ranges per location: - California $132,500 to $338,300 - Colorado $132,500 to $292,200 - Connecticut $132,500 to $292,200 - District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200 - Illinois $122,700 to $292,200 - Maine $112,900 to $249,000 - Maryland $132,500 to $292,200 - Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200 - Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200 - New York $122,700 to $338,300 - New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300 - Ohio $122,700 to $270,600 - Virginia $122,700 to $311,200 - Washington $141,100 to $311,200 - Also list many office locations (FY25 list). That's location info but not pay. Might be considered location info but not required. The instruction: include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state ranges per location. So we include those. The list of locations maybe not needed for Pay but could be considered location info; but we can include as part of Pay or maybe as a separate "Location" section? Not required headings list includes Location? Not in list. The allowed headings are About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put location info under Pay or maybe under About the role? Probably better to include location list under Pay as additional detail. But we must not invent sections. We can include location list as part of Pay paragraph. Benefits: - Accenture offers a market