A career within Operations Strategy services, will provide you with the opportunity to help organisations reimagine their operations through a strategic lens to turn complexity into a competitive advantage.
Our focus is to help our clients create differentiating capabilities that drive competitive advantages by developing plans to navigate their challenges, seeing what’s possible, and turning that into a reality.
We assist our clients in transforming operations from the way they engage their customers to executing strategic programmes to achieve enterprise wide operational excellence.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level.
To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework.
It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
As a Manager, youll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.
PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to: Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firms/clients expectations.
Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
Uphold the firms code of ethics and business conduct.
Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor Degree Minimum Years of Experience: 5 year(s) Preferred Qualifications: Degree Preferred: Master Degree
– MBA Minimum Years of Experience: 5 year(s) Preferred Knowledge/Skills: Demonstrates extensive knowledge and/or success in operational improvement roles within the professional services industry or corporate environment that support the design and delivery of a company’s operational initiatives.
Demonstrates extensive knowledge in global sourcing and/or supply chain footprint issues and methods for optimization, including the following areas: Identifying, framing and solving operational issues at the network or enterprise level, especially improving asset performance and drive process improvements using data-driven models and frameworks e.g.
Lean, Six Sigma etc.; Understanding activity-based accounting methods;
– Understanding corporate financial planning, capital allocation, field economic analysis, and/or benchmarking processes; Developing compelling business cases by clearly articulating financial benefits from operational improvement opportunities through comprehensive assessments of the effectiveness of existing operations and their supporting systems; and, Working on highly complex problems that utilize analytical and conceptual know-how while demonstrating a proven track record of solid project delivery, superior client relationship building, and excellent teamwork.
Demonstrates extensive ability levels of leadership, strategic and creative thinking, problem solving, and individual initiative in process improvement roles across the oil field services processes e.g.
land, manufacturing, sales/service, supplier management, field operations and the following abilities: Managing a team to a successful project conclusion through the problem-solving of complex operations issues; Conducting complex modeling and quantitative analyses;
– Leveraging acumen in areas that include in-field development, operations and process improvement; manufacturing footprint optimization and implementation new plant opening, plant closing/consolidation, in-plant improvements; and, product / process planning cycles to manage product complexity while meeting customer expectations; Building productive and collaborative relationships with team members and proactively providing and seeking guidance, clarification and feedback; Identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships; and, Communicating effectively in an organized and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats.