Senior Managing Director, Supply Chain Strategy
Ankura - Chicago, IL
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Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. Practice Overview: Ankura's Strategy and Performance practice focuses on helping organizations achieve their strategic objectives by executing large-scale transformations. This practice provides hands-on advisory and implementation support services that include strategic planning, change management, and organizational transformation. Ankura's team collaborates closely with clients to develop customized strategies that align with their business objectives, streamline processes, and foster sustainable growth. Role Overview: This Senior Managing Director will join the leadership team of Strategy & Performance, which drives growth, builds capabilities, and sets the overall strategy for the practice. Additionally, the Senior Managing Director will lead and oversee multiple client engagements within the Strategy and Performance practice, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services and solutions. This leadership role requires a deep understanding of strategic planning, performance improvement, and operational efficiency, coupled with strong client management, team leadership, and business development skills. Responsibilities: u00b7 Partnering in leading the Strategy and Performance practice, driving business growth by leveraging prior relationships and developing new ones with target potential contacts, and enhancing service offerings. u00b7 Thought Leader and Consulting Leader well-versed in Supply Chain Strategy u00b7 Proven ability to sell consulting services in the Suppply Chain space u00b7 Identify new business opportunities within own network, presenting Strategy & Performance capabilities to potential buyers, closing engagements, and cross-selling complementary service offerings from other parts of Ankura. u00b7 Drive business development efforts by identifying and pursuing new market opportunities to expand Ankura's client base. u00b7 Lead the development of proposals and presentations. u00b7 Represent Ankura at industry events and forums, thereby enhancing the firm's reputation and expanding its network. u00b7 Actively participate in recruiting and training activities u00b7 Demonstrate Ankurau2019s Core Values by: o High Performing Teams & People u2013 Leverage the collective through strong teaming and collaboration; continuously develop self and others. o Enduring Success u2013 Lead by example and embody Ankurau2019s core values; act in the best long-term interests of Ankura; enhance Ankurau2019s brand and give back in our communities. o Smart Growth u2013 Develop client relationships, grow our capabilities, and leverage the firmu2019s collective expertise to win in the marketplace and to serve our clients' ever-changing needs. o Quality Client Execution and Profitability u2013 Consistently deliver high-quality and profitable work that achieves optimal client and project outcomes; achieve utilization goals. o High Impact Innovation u2013 Build and sustain leading practices and operations by anticipating future trends and constantly innovating to stay ahead of our clients and competitors. Requirements: u00b7 Experience in the consulting industry is required u00b7 10+ years of relevant business development work experience selling consulting services to target markets across multiple industries. u00b7 Bacheloru2019s degree from an accredited college/university. Advanced degrees, such as an MBA, are a plus. u00b7 Experience working on delivering engagements in strategic planning, performance improvement, and operational efficiency. u00b7 Expertise in engagement management and client-facing activities, including leading client presentations, business development meetings, developing work plans, planning and execution of work, supervising the team, and coordinating with other internal and external service providers. u00b7 Experience supervising other professionals and acting in a manner that serves to motivate, inspire, and develop them. u00b7 Proven leader in the delivery of high-quality work that exceeds client expectations. u00b7 Close attention to detail, including careful record-keeping regarding all sales activity, managing receivables with assigned accounts, and performing all administrative tasks as part of Strategy & Performance leadership #LI-MB1 #Hybrid Ankura is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters, if you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, submit an online application, or participate in an interview/assessment, please email or call toll-free +1.312-583-2122. This email and phone number are created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues unrelated to a disability, will not receive a response. Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers services and end-to-end solutions to help clients at critical inflection points related to conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more than 2000 professionals serving 3,000+ clients across 55 countries who are leaders in their respective fields and areas of expertise. Collaborative Lateral Thinking That Deliversu1d40u1d39, hard-earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results and Ankura is unrivalled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create, and Recover Valueu1d40u1d39. For more information, please visit, .
Created: 2025-12-04