IN-Associate _Project Management _Operations_Advisory_Gurgaon

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Managed Services

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Operations Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their operations to move beyond the role of a cost effective business enabler and become a source of competitive advantages. We focus on product innovation and development, supply chain, procurement and sourcing, manufacturing operations, service operations and capital asset programmes to drive both growth and profitability.

Responsibilities:
    
∙ Project management - On allocated accounts, lead and ensure successful engagement delivery,
including identifying and addressing emerging issues, securing deployment of adequate and
appropriate resources, delivering all client commitments within time budget constraints, effective
reporting and meeting exceeding PwC's client service and quality standards.
• Defining, planning, tracking and managing the end to end projects in the team.
• Managing Cross team/cross SBU Discussions and ensuring that all team members /
stakeholders understand their roles and actively participate in all project meetings and
related activities.
• Preparing for steerco meetings, identification of key insights, challenges, risks and
potential mitigants.
• Keeping stakeholders updated on the progress and challenges and driving decisions to
move forward
∙ Stakeholder Management - Manage multiple stakeholders including functional leaders, business
leaders and various core teams of projects.
∙ Escalation & Risk Mitigation - Should be able to manage arbitration and resolution of conflicts
within the project and ensure relevant action. Should have the ability to analyze risk and instigate
avoidance activities. Should establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and be
accountable for initiating corrective action.
∙ People management - Contribute to building the team by mentoring, retaining, attracting, and
developing some of the best available talent.
∙ Business Development - Work, in a collaborative manner, alongside the account leaders, sector
leaders and other teams to pursue and respond to client opportunities.
Essential Skills (Required to have)
∙ Experience in functional domains - strategy, operations, transformation, business research,
and/or consulting
∙ Project management
∙ Strong analytical bent of mind and structured problem solving approach
∙ A strong customer centric approach
∙ Relationship Management: Strong people management skills & excellent interpersonal skills to
deal with various internal & external stakeholders.
∙ Ability to learn quickly, multitask and adapt to shifting priorities and stringent deadlines.
∙ Ability to establish personal credibility quickly and work with multiple stakeholders including senior
leaders, Strong Interpersonal and collaborative skills.
∙ Ability to Conceptualize & execute with speed.
∙ Proficient in excel/ sheets and PowerPoint/ slides, data crunching/analytics.
∙ Strong Executive presence, excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
∙ Self-driven and motivated.
Preferred Skills (Good to have)
∙ Experience of working with Indian Government Agencies (e.g. Department of Space, ISRO,
Ministry of Defence, DPSUs etc.) is preferred.
∙ History of strong academic performance, preferably in top tier engineering and Business Schools
advanced degree preferred
∙ Experience in / knowledge about the Aerospace, Defence, Space and/or Security sector

Mandatory skill sets:
    •    Oversee day-to-day operations to ensure smooth project execution.
•    Streamline processes to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.

Preferred skill sets:
    o    P Develop and manage procurement strategies to support project requirements.
o    Negotiate contracts with suppliers and vendors to secure the best terms and conditions.
•    perform Coding, Testing and QA in ABAP, HANA, BRF+, Web Dynpro and related programming languages. 

Years of experience required:
    4-7 years

Education qualification:
    BE/B.Tech/MBA/MCA

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required: Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor Degree

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Project Management Standards

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date