(Senior) Consultant 'Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence
Consultant - Amsterdam - 21-03-2024
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How about this? Converting your analyses and ideas into large scale business transformations, challenging senior leadership in their strategy and performance journey, and developing yourself as a trusted client partner and expert in your field. And all this while working closely with clients and colleagues and having a lot of fun! Sounds interesting? Then read on.
The opportunity
- What future are you building towards?
Foster a culture of learning and growth in continuous improvement for our clients
We believe that results and capability building at our clients should go hand in hand. We can only be successful if we do not only assess current results, pinpoint bottlenecks but also enable our clients to practice Continuous Improvement autonomously. Therefore, we follow the ‘Learn, Do, Teach’ method, where the standards that we practice will be picked up step by step by the target organization. With the right coaching skills and involvement with client’s employee up to leadership we enable them to work like the standards and use the methods and tools in their daily operations and embedding the new way of working in their corporate DNA. Coaching, challenging and supporting are the core activities in our day to day client work, that is needed for their sustainable success.
Our team
- Do great minds always think alike?
What you will do
- How can you make a lasting impact in a rapidly changing world?
By quickly understanding the problems and getting to the right decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic context.
By performing full organizational analyses to identify improvement potential, benchmarking clients against competitors and developing dashboards to track results.
By training and coaching the client into Continuous Improvement, setting them up for long-term success. By proactively and cooperatively working together to bring our team to the next level and contribute to its high performance and good atmosphere.
What we are looking for
- Where do you start if you want to change the world?
You have
A Master's degree with exceptional grades in the field of Business, Management, Economics, Econometrics, Operations, Engineering etc.
- 2 year work experience in (Strategy) Consulting, Business Analytics or Operational Excellence in a service organization
Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities with strong problem-solving skills and a fierce result-orientation
Strong communication and people skills
A healthy dose of pragmatism and resilience (under pressure)
Ideally, you’ll also have
A passion for Operational Excellence or Continuous Improvement
Been in touch with end-to-end processes such as order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, hire-to-retire, etc.
Experience with project management and Lean Six Sigma in the private sector
Affinity and/or experience with data (analytics) and IT
Affinity with and/or experience with change management
European language skills other than English or Dutch
Already interested? Apply now!
What we offer- Is everything that counts being counted?
Flexible working: you decide where and when you work in consultation with your team. At home, at the office, at the client's location, or from another European country (up to 20 working days per year)
Home office arrangement: to optimize your home office, EY provides the following resources for you: an office chair, a sit/stand desk, an external monitor, a desk lamp, a (Bluetooth) headset, and a large external keyboard
Laptop and smartphone: you are entitled to a laptop and smartphone with a business subscription.
- Smartphone not applicable to (thesis) interns
Time off: you are entitled to 29 vacation days per year when full-time employed and you have the option to purchase additional days.
Sabbatical: the option to take unpaid
leave after consultation
Birth leave: EY will pay 100% of the birth leave; in the case of additional birth leave, EY will pay 70% of the salary
Training and education: EY believes it's important to provide everyone with the opportunity for continuous development. Therefore, we offer various soft and hard skills training programs, external courses, and the possibility to enroll in additional education. For example, you can obtain an MBA to broaden your skills in leadership, business, and tech
Mobility: contribute directly to our ambition to reduce EY's carbon footprint to zero by 2025. With the new scheme, you can choose from diverse sustainable options through the EY My Daily Travel app or online platform. This includes lease bicycles, electric shared scooters, electric shared cars, flexible lease cars, and various subscriptions for public transport. You can also track your CO2 footprint using the app
Bicycle arrangement: finance the purchase cost of your new bicycle through a monthly deduction from your gross salary (the purchase cost is spread over 12 months) or from your non-statutory holiday entitlement
Pension scheme: you will start building a pension capital immediately upon joining EY. Each month, a premium is allocated to your pension account with our pension provider. You also have the option to voluntarily contribute additional funds to your pension
To learn more about working at EY, please visit the following link:
The office
Our office in Amsterdam is located in the Zuidas, a bustling area where many businesses are situated. In our Cross Towers, Anouchka and Lucia welcome up to 1.000 people every day upon arrival. Haven't had breakfast yet? Taib will make his special smoothie for you or simply a delicious cappuccino. During the lunch break, the team of Hans and Mehdi will be ready with a fresh lunch for you. For a breathtaking view of Amsterdam, head to the 22nd floor. Collaborating takes on a new meaning with the Wavespace. This high-tech environment brings clients and colleagues together virtually from all over the world!
Recruitment procedure
- How can you prepare for a long life together?
A pre-employment screening will also be part of the process. Due to laws and regulations, and because EY (and in some cases its clients) has high demands on the reliability and integrity of its employees, every new employee will be screened. Depending on your rank the pre-employment screening could contain the following: Certificate of Conduct (in Dutch: VOG) or - if requesting a Dutch VOG is not possible - Criminal Background Check of the country you are currently living or have lived during the last five years, integrity questionnaire, verification of ID, diploma’s and/or work experience and consultation of the Dutch insolvency registry.
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