Principal, Business Consulting - Manufacturing Sector

About the role

The ideal candidate will lead and manage consulting engagements, contributing to the firm's development and advancing Infosys Consulting's thought leadership in the Manufacturing Industry. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing delivery of consulting engagements, ensuring quality, budget, and staffing.
• Guiding and mentoring teams and sharing knowledge.
• Creating collaborative partnerships internally and externally.

Responsibilities

As a Principal, you will:

• Lead and manage delivery of consulting engagements, being responsible for quality, budget, and staffing.
• Contribute to the firm’s development by guiding and mentoring teams and sharing knowledge.
• Lead and manage a team of consultants to develop concise and practical strategies, roadmap, and/or re-engineering program recommendations with a clear implementation path.
• Seek out client input in a structured manner to better understand needs and develop ideas for how to meet those needs.
• Collaborate with clients to define long-term vision, goals, and strategies.
• Direct teams of global consulting, IT professionals & subject matter experts in establishing comprehensive business and functional requirements, then translating those requirements into actionable project initiatives with associated metrics.
• Play a key liaison and coordinator between the business, IT, senior management, vendor teams and other members of the change programs.
• Provide insights on new and emerging manufacturing best practices and contribute to the development of service offerings.
• Work with other practice members to support Infosys Consulting thought leadership activities and develop innovative assets, including differentiated points of view and methodologies.
• Build social networks that enable knowledge and information flow and stay abreast of market trends and how manufacturing companies need to respond.
• Prepare thought papers and participate in industry conferences and forums.
• Contribute to practice growth and vitality through roles such as recruitment, training, and retention.
• Coach and develop junior team members to deliver quality results and promote professional development.
• Business Development: Lead small, medium-sized sales pursuits and business development activities ranging from creation of client proposals to formulating commercial constructs / contracts.
• Develop and build relationships at senior management and CXO levels.
• Formulate and present Infosys Consulting propositions and service offerings.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of 12 years’ experience in the Manufacturing sector with a strong understanding of one or more of the following industries: Automotive, Aerospace, Defense and Industrial Products.
• A demonstrated ability to re-imagine manufacturing and help clients innovate and transform their companies for the future leveraging Industry 4.0, machine learning, AI, IoT and other enabling technologies.
• A key focus area would be the demonstrated ability to re-imagine manufacturing and help our clients innovate and transform their companies for the future leveraging Industry 4.0, machine learning, AI, IoT and other enabling technologies.
• Able to create collaborative partnerships internally and externally.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience with at least 3-5 years of management consulting experience at a top-tier consulting firm or manufacturing company.
• 5-7 years of experience in working on one or more of the following areas – Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Technology.
• Working knowledge of design thinking.
• Demonstrated ability in defining, mobilizing and delivering complex programs in large organizations.
• Strong background of leading teams, comprising both business and IT specialists.
• Demonstrable ability to turn business requirements into technology solutions with the commercial acumen to create supporting business cases.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills with ability to build relationships at senior management and CXO levels.
• Willing and able to travel up to 80%, depending on client requirements.
• Live within 2 hours’ drive time or be willing to relocate to one of the following Infosys hub offices - Atlanta, GA; Indianapolis, IN; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Seattle, WA.
• Ability to travel extensively.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
• Good depth of knowledge in one or more manufacturing domain areas – production planning, production (continuous, discrete), supply chain, quality, sourcing.
• Proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and challenging constraints.
• Proven ability to collaborate within the firm and leverage existing resources.
• Working knowledge of agile methodologies.
• Prove thought leadership, ability to conceptualize and drive new solution / service offerings and take them to market.
• Willingness to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary.

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance.
• Long-term/Short-term Disability.
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts.
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal).
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level.
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.

About Us

Infosys Consulting is a next-generation consulting partner that bridges strategy and execution. With an AI-first mindset, deep industry knowledge, and the combined strengths of business and technology consulting, it helps enterprises turn bold vision into tangible outcomes, faster, smarter, and at scale. Infosys Consulting is helping some of the world’s most recognizable brands transform and innovate. Our consultants are industry experts that lead complex change agendas driven by disruptive technology. With offices in 20 countries and backed by the power of the global Infosys brand, our teams help the C-suite navigate today’s digital landscape to win market share and create shareholder value for lasting competitive advantage.

EEO

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