Job Title

Business Consulting - Implementation Consultant Senior:

Job Summary

As part of our EY GDS SC&O; team, you will help clients in improving the performance of their Manufacturing and Supply Chain operations. Leveraging EY's Manufacturing Transformation, Operational Excellence, Lean, TPM, Six Sigma and Smart Factory frameworks, you will support clients in improving reliability, flexibility, productivity, and cost competitiveness. Typical role representation would include leading and supporting the deployment of Manufacturing Transformation programs across multiple regions and business units, enabling sustainable performance improvement through standardized operating practices, capability building, data-driven decision making, operational excellence methodologies, and change management. The role focuses on driving end-to-end transformation initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of continuous improvement principles, performance management systems, digital solutions, and best-in-class manufacturing practices to deliver measurable business outcomes.

The Opportunity

Were looking for a Senior Consultant with an expertise in Manufacturing and Operational Excellence to join us in EY GDS SC&O.; This is a fantastic and rapidly growing opportunity to be part of a leading firm whilst being instrumental in the growth of a new service offering. Most of your time will be spent embedded with our clients team and well look to you to provide our clients with a unique business perspective on how they must continue to innovate and remain competitive in this ever-changing industry.

Your Key Responsibilities

- Analysing as-is operating model especially for manufacturing clients
- Creating the vision for the manufacturing organization in line with the overall business strategy and targets
- Designing and frame working implementation to measure and manage the selected operating model of the organization
- Led deployment of Manufacturing Excellence work processes across multiple sites, ensuring standardization, capability building, governance,



and sustainable performance improvement
- Driving operational excellence to improve clients performance and supply chain stability
- Facilitated change management, leadership coaching, and frontline capability development to accelerate adoption of new operating standards and embed a continuous improvement culture.
- Designing and implementing EY Smart factory solution
- Implementing measures to improve resource utilization and customer satisfaction: OEE, lot size adjustments, SMED, Predictive Maintenance, TPM, 5S, 7QC Tools
- Hands on experience of shop-floor process and ability to interact with shopfloor people (technicians, operators, casuals) to understand the real problem and to implement various systems
- Lead and deliver digital transformation initiatives across manufacturing operations, leveraging technologies such as Advanced Analytics, Industrial IoT, Power BI, MES, and Smart Factory solutions to improve operational performance
- Working knowledge of manufacturing and enterprise systems including MES, ERP (SAP preferred), QMS, CMMS/EAM platforms, Industrial IoT applications, and manufacturing analytics solutions
- Assisting in digital shop floor transformation and implement up-to-date technology solutions enabling Factory of the Future
- Strong analytical skill to handle structured and unstructured data generated during manufacturing process and ability to devise meaningful stories around the same
- Established transformation governance mechanisms, site maturity assessments, benefit tracking, and performance review routines to ensure realization and sustainability of business outcomes




- Participate actively in building an industry focused practice across EY GDS service lines
- Identify opportunities, lead others to follow your unique solutions to unstructured problems
- Ability to share and interact with CXOs and present them with rational way forward and solutions
- Responsible for decision-making, optimizing processes, resource management, and overseeing team management as needed for task execution
- Accountable for allocating personnel, supervising team members, assigning tasks, ensuring that the team has the necessary tools and support to succeed in their roles and optimizing and evaluating their performance to meet organizational goals

Skills and attributes for success

- Strong core consulting skills, including problem solving, analytical thinking, primary and secondary research, logical structuring, storyboarding, and executive-level presentations
- Strong leadership and project management skills with the ability to manage complex transformation initiatives
- Strong change management and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience driving organizational adoption and leading cross-functional teams through transformation programs.
- Self-motivated, innovative, and collaborative team player capable of thriving in dynamic client environments
- Strong presentation, verbal, and written communication skills, with experience interacting with shop-floor teams, plant leadership, CXOs, and global stakeholders
- Exceptional attention to detail, responsiveness, and a proven track record of delivering high-impact outcomes
- Ability to identify opportunities, solve unstructured problems, and develop practical, value-driven recommendations for clients
- Strong business acumen and stakeholder management capabilities, coupled with a hands-on implementation mindset

Ideally, youll also

- Experience with manufacturing analytics and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, Minitab, Advanced Excel, or similar platforms.

Location - Kolkata, WB, IN, 700091

📌 SCO - Manufacturing - Implementation Consultant - Senior (Kolkata)
🏢 EY
📍 Kolkata