Mes Functional Senior Consultant

Deloitte Deloitte · Consulting

This role focuses on gathering and translating manufacturing business needs into functional requirements and process designs for MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems). It involves supporting transformation initiatives, partnering with technical teams for system configuration and integration, contributing to project delivery through testing and training, and driving operational improvement via KPI definition and reporting. The role is within Deloitte's Supply Chain & Network Operations team, emphasizing value chain transformation and operational know-how.

What you'd actually do

  1. Gather, analyze, and translate manufacturing business needs into functional requirements and process designs across production, quality, maintenance, inventory, and material movement workflows
  2. Support supply chain and manufacturing transformation initiatives by defining use cases such as work order execution, electronic batch records, genealogy and traceability, and non-conformance management
  3. Partner with technical teams to support system configuration, integration, and testing across manufacturing execution systems, enterprise resource planning platforms, product lifecycle management tools, automation systems, and data platforms
  4. Contribute to project delivery through test planning, deployment support, hypercare activities, user training, and change adoption efforts in plant and shop floor environments
  5. Help drive operational improvement through key performance indicator definition, dashboard reporting, client communication, and day-to-day project execution

Skills

Required

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to provide clear guidance to others
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, process improvement, or consulting, including experience leading teams or workstreams
  • Experience with end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain processes, including production, quality, maintenance, inventory, sourcing, procurement, logistics, and material movement
  • 2+ years of experience working in plant environments within discrete or process manufacturing
  • Experience in aerospace and defense
  • Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Nice to have

  • Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma