
Senior Transportation Consultant
EY
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Bengaluru • India
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About the role
- Analyze existing transportation and distribution systems of clients and identify areas for improvement.
- Develop strategies to enhance transportation models for the timely and cost-efficient delivery of goods.
- Design and recommend innovative transportation solutions tailored towards the clients' needs.
- Utilize simulation and modeling tools to test proposed transportation networks, present possible scenarios, and cost-benefit analyses.
- Leverage data analytics for understanding and predicting transport trends and advising accordingly.
- Conduct regular meetings with clients to understand their requirements and provide progress updates.
- Prepare and present detailed reports on the proposed solutions, analysis findings, and recommendations to clients.
- Recommend strategies that promote sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of transportation activities.
- Create visualizations of KPIs & alerts using any tool.
- Track, report, and analyze key performance indicators of client supply chains.
- Develop training materials and implementation guides for clients to facilitate transition to new supply chain structures.
Requirements
- At least 3-8 years within the relevant domain of logistics handling multi-modal transportation across industries.
- Work experience providing solutions in a commercial setting.
- Good to have knowledge of R/Python, SQL, Excel, any BI tool (Tableau/Qlikview/Power BI/Alteryx).
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze and disseminate insights.
- Effective communication skills and experience in the client-facing role are required.
- MBA (Supply Chain/ Operations) from Tier-1/2 institutes with 5-10 years of relevant business/consulting experience in logistics function is crucial.
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in greenfield analysis, network optimization and design consulting.
- Proficiency in SAP TMS, BY TMS, Infor TMS, Cargo wise and other relevant TMS.
- Strong understanding of different modes of transportation (Air, Sea(LCL/FCL), Road(LTL/FTL), Rail, Parcel).
Benefits
- Support, coaching, and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around.
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.
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Hard Skills & Tools
RPythonSQLExcelTableauQlikviewPower BIAlteryxSAP TMSnetwork optimization
Soft Skills
analytical thinkingproblem-solvingeffective communicationclient-facing experience
Certifications
MBA (Supply Chain/Operations)Bachelor’s degree in supply chain managementBachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering