Consultant - South Yarra, Australia - Argon & Co. Australia Pty Ltd

Description

Employer:
Argon & Co. Australia Pty Ltd

Location:
South Yarra, VIC (Argon & Co. Melbourne Office)


Position:
Consultant


Employment Type:
Permanent Full Time


Remuneration:
$130,000 - $140,000 p.a. commensurate with experience

Ideally, we are looking for Australian citizens or permanent resident applicants. Temporary visa holders will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Argon & Co. Australia are the consultants of choice for leaders with an eye on their operations. Established in 2016, Argon & Co. is 'a management consultancy with a difference' driving bottom-line performance by creating value through end-to-end supply chain transformation. Headquartered in Sydney, we partner with retailers, suppliers and producers from family run businesses to NZX/ASX listed companies.


About the Role

The primary role of a Consultant will be to work as part of a team, engaged with clients to work with clients to analyse their supply chain requirements and help deliver process improvement.

This is done through using a combination of the Argon&Co toolkit, creative thinking, and good business practice.

We are looking for people who love solving problems, simplify the complex and get excited about manufacturing, engineering, logistics and supply chain planning.

You will be comfortable with working with people from the shop-floor to boardrooms levels of any organisation.


Responsibilities

• Work with the client to analyse their supply chain requirements
• Research, analyse and evaluate design support systems needed to capitalise internal process improvement opportunities for clients
• Define the requirements of decision support systems to capitalise business improvement opportunities for clients
• Defining best strategies and approaches to meet client needs in terms of decision support system by analysing if there are competitive alternatives in the market or best option is to build custom system, taking into account cost and requirements of clients' businesses
• Writing and maintaining program code of decision support systems
• Designing and managing databases of decision support systems
• Prepare and facilitate workshops
• Conduct process mapping and re

- design through to process improvement across a wide range of planning and other supply chain disciplines

• Support or lead the delivery of selected planning work streams within our consulting assignments for the Company's clients

Skills Required:

• Operational experience of between 35 years with a recognisable international organisation
• A relevant degree in supply chain or another numerate / analytical degree
• Specific skills including:

I. Demand planning and forecasting

II. Inbound distribution forecasting

III. Knowledge of the operational supply chain

IV. Manufacturing and Lean

V. Procurement

VI. Warehouse and Logistics

VII. Scheduling and planning (IBP / APS)

VIII. Research, analysis, and evaluation of decision support systems

IX. Design, testing, diagnosing, and management of decision support systems

• Excellent judgement and understanding of when to escalate
• Ability to set realistic deadlines and complete work, and persuade others to complete work, on time
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• A team player
• English speaking, with further languages being an advantage
• Entrepreneurial flair and have strong analytical capability
• Ambitious career plans, willingness to constantly learn
• Passionate, outgoing personality
• Outstanding communication skills, able to communicate to all levels of stakeholder
• Can manage large amount of data, advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, Power point, etc. Competency in BI tools is an advantage

Perks

• 25 days Holiday per Year: Inclusive of 5 days' closure over Christmas and new year.
• 15 days for you: To focus on career progression, personal development, business interests, charitable time or important oneoff life activities.
• 30 days Argonation: Each year we invest up to 30 days in you ongoing professional development.
• Great Performance Bonus: Our bonus is linked to business and personal performance, both short and long term.
• Monthly team social events: A mixture of fun and charitable work.
• Employee Shares Scheme and partnership opportunities

We pride ourselves on our people who are personable, providing challenge when needed, and working collaboratively with clients to transform their businesses and generate real change.

We currently have over 60 passionate, energetic people in Australia and New Zealand with an ambition to grow this to over 150 by 2025.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with disabilities to apply.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
$130, $140,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour s