DescriptionThis position requires 100% weekly, Sunday-Friday travel to designated project locations.We focus on implementation and transformational change and deliver value by:
- Professionally service client organizations to solve business issues, create value, maximize growth and improve overall performance for sustainability
- Quickly become familiar with client business challenges and technologies to understand the environment for behavioral changes
- Gather, organize and analyze data regarding key business drivers to present information in a manner that is meaningful to clients by using metrics and analytics to guide organizational decision-making
- Thoroughly understand client resource utilization to identify waste in time and resources to provide operational and performance improvement opportunities
- Openly, respectfully and professionally discuss business and organizational shortcomings with clients to provide valuable feedback and influence solutions for long-term sustainability
- Empower frontline accountability of actions, roles and responsibilities by guiding clients through self-explorations of their business segments and staff utilization
- Collaborate with frontline leaders on a daily basis to improve leadership and management behaviors
- Effectively coach clients to approach their business issues as forward thinkers to exude confidence for improving behaviors and process efficiencies
- Assist the client with tool building and/or modification
- Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among project team members that allows for healthy disagreements - expeditiously resolve conflicts by approaching with positive cohesiveness, supportiveness and working effectively together to enable the overall team to succeed
Travel and Per Diem: - All travel reward points and air miles earned personally belong to each Management Consultant and can be used as preferred
- Weekend travel flexibility including company paid companion flights or other city destination accommodations
- All employees are eligible to receive a pre-tax biweekly travel reimbursement per diem while working at a client site provided they stay at project site hotel
- A pre-tax biweekly allowance is included for parking and transportation fare to and from employees' home airport
Benefits: - DB&A has a competitive benefits package and offers 2 plan options that pays 100% of medical premiums for employee
- Medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability Insurance, FSA, 401(k)
- Two weeks paid vacation + one week paid PTO + paid year-end holiday closure
Advancement Opportunities: At DB&A, our people are our greatest asset which is why we believe strongly in the internal growth and development of our employees. As a Management Consultant, individuals have the opportunity to drive their careers based on performance and contributions.
We offer a three-tier Consultant Career Track and a Project Manager Career Track with the ability to advance directly from Senior Consultant to Project Manager. As a Project Manager, there is also upward potential to become a Chief of Operations and/or a Shareholder of DB&A. Our remarkable team consists of highly competitive and committed business professionals who are passionate about building life-long rewarding careers with us.
Professional Requirements: - Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, Engineering or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of direct supervision and management experience (Manufacturing, Distribution or Engineering industries preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to manage conflict, build consensus and facilitate problem-solving and collaboration amongst cross functional teams
- Strong observation, analytical, numerical reasoning, business acumen and leadership skills
- Strong facilitation skills and ability to build relationships and interface with clients at all levels of the organization
- Ability to balance delivery of results, problem solving and client management
- Ability to juggle many responsibilities at one time to effectively partner with clients throughout the project lifecycle
- Develop a high level of personal and professional credibility with all levels of the organization and external client
- Ability to adapt to fast-paced, high pressure and changing environments
- Exceptional communication (verbal, written and presentation) skills
- Ability to succeed in a team environment and deliver/receive daily constructive feedback
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite specifically Excel
- Ability to pass a pre-employment background, criminal, financial/credit and drug screening
