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Consulting Manager – MLEU Consulting
Manufacturing Consulting
Location: Chicago, IL.
Onsite Role
ABOUT US
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com .
COGNIZANT CONSULTING
Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide several Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high-performing organization continually expanding our client base and increasingly recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we are growing!
Primary Job Responsibilities
· Contributing to strategic advisory engagements providing clients with actionable insights and tailored solutions to drive business growth and operational efficiency.
· Collaborating with client stakeholders to define business requirements create detailed user stories and prioritize product backlog.
· Conducting research and data analysis pertaining to current processes and providing recommendations based on data-driven insights to optimize performance and growth.
· Working closely with cross-functional teams for successful project execution.
· Interacting and working with senior customer leaders to build the practice and win consulting engagements.
· Generating proactive proposals to address client issues presenting to clients and collaborating with teams on proposal and presentation creation and positioning.
Qualifications
· Bachelors degree in Engineering Business or a related field. A Masters degree or MBA is preferred.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Excellent communication and presentation skills.
· Proven experience in process improvement and lean manufacturing principles. Proficiency in conducting cost-benefit analyses.
· Experience with project management and leading teams. Proficiency in project management software and tools.
· Extensive knowledge of manufacturing technologies. Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and advancements. Experience with software such as ERP and MES systems.
· Ability to mentor and develop junior consultants and staff.
· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects.
· Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
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