Manager

Manager, Consultant (Senior Manager Level) - Warehousing/Cold Storage

Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities Consulting

Location: Atlanta

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 a number of 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 that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we‘re growing

The Role

Our Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities Consulting group is looking for a Manager, Consulting to join our journey.

We‘re looking for Consulting Managers who can deliver within Cognizant‘s Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As a Manager, Consulting (which is a Senior Manager level position) this means a client-facing engagement, managing escalations, and serving as a the owner of a workstream; maintaining expertise in your domain; meaningfully contributing to the sales process through a mix of RPI development, client presentations, financial modeling, pricing strategy, and flawless delivery; creating service offerings and/or client partner training materials; and contributing to People Care initiatives, recruiting, and mentoring. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.

Our solutions are in demand and we‘re passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you Apply now

Responsibilities

* Provide strategic guidance and solutions to clients in the cold storage warehousing industry, ensuring alignment with their business goals and objectives.

* Conduct detailed assessments of clients‘ current cold storage operations, identifying areas for improvement and recommending best practices.

* Identify and recommend business growth, and cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies for clients, leveraging data analytics and industry benchmarks.

* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, IT, and operations, to deliver process improvements and operational excellence.

* Define product / platform strategies and solutions focused on inventory management, logistics optimization, billing and payments

* Partner with client leadership to manage the product vision and roadmap, adjusting to client‘s priorities, and changing business needs.

* Define high level solutions, detailed features, and prioritize roadmaps that makes trade-offs between features and speed-to-launch with an objective to maximize business value realization

* Work with program management and Agile teams to align on priorities and releases, anticipate bottlenecks, and balance business needs against technical/resource constraints

* Manage, and escalate risks and concerns, communicate updates to clients and internal stakeholders on product roadmaps and ongoing development

* Collaborate effectively across internal teams such as solutions architects, development teams, quality assurance teams, release management teams, delivery, and client partners

* Lead business value creation from the development, and implementation of cold storage solutions, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

* Monitor and evaluate the performance of implemented solutions, adjusting as necessary to achieve desired outcomes.

* Manage client relationships, ensuring successful project delivery and high levels of client satisfaction.

* Drive Cognizant Consulting‘s business across Transportation & Logistics

* Build and develop strong thought leadership across key topics / business trends in transportation & logistics industry

* Lead and mentor a team of highly dynamic & talented consultants, overall team‘s consulting execution, performance progress, annual appraisals, periodic guidance for performance improvement with overall ownership for building successful career for reporting tree & overall team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor‘s or master‘s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent relevant experience, with additional certifications preferred, but not mandatory

• 10+ years of consulting experience with a focus on Transportation and Logistics.

• Possess a deep understanding of the automotive industry with a proven track record of successful consulting engagements.
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Exhibit excellent communication and presentation skills capable of conveying complex ideas clearly and persuasively.
• Show proficiency in project management with experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results.
• Have a strong client-focused mindset with the ability to build and maintain lasting relationships.
• Display a proactive approach to problem-solving with a keen eye for identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant‘s Core Values of: Work as one, Raise the bar, Dare to innovate, Do the right thing, Own it
• Ability to travel if needed for business requirements

Work Authorization

• Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.