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Posted 12 June, 2026

Consultant GIG #781-AUS-Engagement Manager-Manufacturing Optimization-Transport

Internal Consulting Group
Australia,NSW,Australia,2000 Full Time
Reference: 474_449993_405556000006037312

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A branded consulting firm who is an ICG client is looking for an experienced <\/span><\/span>Project Manager<\/b> <\/span>with <\/span><\/span>deep <\/span><\/span>manufacturing optimization and transportation experience.<\/span><\/span>
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\n Lead a multi\-stream project team, working with a Partner team and global SME network.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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  • Managing and\/or executing of individual project modules. <\/span><\/span><\/span>
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  • Developing hypotheses, managing data collection, model creation and analyses, conducting primary and secondary research, creatively tackling information limitations, and surfacing insights.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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  • Supporting the Partner group in project delivery through accurate and high\-quality case execution <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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  • Managing client relationships relevant to project execution, presenting to a wide range of audiences, and working day\-to\-day with clients and other stakeholders.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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  • Reporting to<\/span> Engagement Managers and Principals, effectively seeking guidance on technical and senior\-level steer to projects<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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  • Coaching consultants and helping them develop their skill sets<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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    \n Skills and experience required:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>
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    • Managing and\/or executing of individual project modules. <\/span><\/span><\/span>
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    • Developing hypotheses, managing data collection, model creation and analyses, conducting primary and secondary research, creatively tackling information limitations, and surfacing insights.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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    • Supporting the Partner group in project delivery through accurate and high\-quality case execution <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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    • Managing client relationships relevant to project execution, presenting to a wide range of audiences, and working day\-to\-day with clients and other stakeholders.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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    • Reporting to<\/span><\/span> Engagement Managers and Principals, effectively seeking guidance on technical and senior\-level steer to projects<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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    • Coaching consultants and helping them develop their skill sets<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      \n Skills and experience required:<\/b><\/span><\/span>
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      • Expert in<\/span><\/span> organization design, operating model transformation and change management <\/span><\/span>in manufacturing<\/span> industries<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Organizational redesign and transformation <\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Identification of core activities and processes<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Design of central support functions<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Change management (roadmap, sequencing, dependencies etc.)<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Engineering and (quantitative, performance-<\/span>focused) manufacturing process expert<\/span>
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      • Manufacturing performance analysis<\/span><\/span>
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      • Productivity assessment, downstream-<\/span>upstream activity analyses (<\/span>Takt time<\/span> etc.)<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Deep shop\-floor understanding<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Lean, six-<\/span>sigma<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Manufacturing operating model understanding (maturity, scalability, common-<\/span>central processes, what works-<\/span>does not, what radical change looks like)
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      • Autonomous Production-<\/span>Repair Unit (APRUs)<\/span>
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      • Value Stream Mapping (VA-<\/span>NVA analysis)<\/span><\/span>
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      • MPS-<\/span>Scheduling<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Quality control<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Common standards definitions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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      • Diagnostics and implementation methods<\/span>
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      • Knowledge transmission and autonomy assessments<\/span><\/span>
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      • Continuous improvement of processes: root cause analysis, <\/span>problem-<\/span>solving<\/span>, new practice deployment<\/span>
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      • Australian citizen
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