Industry X Manager - Intelligent Products & Platforms

In Industry X we shape the future of making things, and the things we make.

Our Industry X Team drives innovation by delivering the best-in-class management consultancy based on industrial experience leveraged by the latest technologies. The future of making things, and the things we make. Evolution of industry practices have been witnessed with evolution of technology. We've been helping businesses adopt and implement the new for years; it is critical we apply this to manufacturers and products companies, service organizations and software companies, to fuel their next level of growth.Intelligent Products and Platforms directly links engineering and product development spend to business value, unlocking innovative new sources of growth for our clients. Our expertise puts us at the core of our clients’ product and service value chains; fusing hardware, software, connectivity and cloud to deliver winning experiences while ensuring business results. Our way of working is to collaborate across the industries and the services to reinvent clients’ products, services and platforms, to be smarter and more connected. Join us as we reinvent industries across Consumer Goods & Services and Retail Products, Industrial Equipment & Construction, Medical Tech Equipment, Media, High Tech, Aerospace and Defense, Chemicals, Oil and Gas, and Utilities.

Your Job

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Industry X group in the Netherlands with focus on Intelligent Products and Platforms (IPP). We partner with our clients to build platform-based business and operating models, helping to navigate the shift to experience-driven innovation and accelerate time to revenue. We architect, design, develop, and build software, hardware and scalable products in this space. We help our clients transform their organizations to innovate and launch new businesses to optimize the return on investment of our clients’ legacy and new product spend to ensure long-term sustainability of their businesses.

What are your responsibilities?

• Lead Engineering and R&D transformation programs to drive process & innovation activities at our Clients
• Drive digital transformation journeys with capabilities in defining PLM roadmap, process design, value realization and PLM maturity assessment areas
• Engage in client facing and thought leadership activities including developing new Points of View, driving business development and innovation in the IPP domain; leveraging as well existing Industry X strategic approaches & points of view, capabilities (where relevant such as Industry Groups, Applied Intelligence and Innovation practices) and technologies
• Build relationships with clients to maintain Accenture’s profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to adapt your communication style to suit different audience levels & seniority
• You’re as good with people as you are with business processes and technology, a true team driver with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Your teamOur consultants in Strategy & Consulting are changing businesses every day using deep industry insights, knowledge and innovative ideas. Positioned at the crucial intersection of business, technology and industry, we devise creative new strategies based on trends, insights and data. With an eye for competitive advantage, digital disruption, operating models and the future workforce, we take on the challenge of designing and implementing transformative business solutions, using the newest technology.Our research-based advice and situational analyses enable our clients to act with speed and confidence. Whether we're investigating complex issues or identifying new opportunities, our work always comes down to one thing: unlocking value and creating real, tangible impacts.

Your background

• University degree with a strong affinity for technology, MBA is a plus
• 5-10 years of relevant industry experience and digital transformations
• Expert in PLM concepts, process excellence, functional solutioning, solution designing, digital transformations and shaping end to end engineering transformations
• Experienced in system implementation methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Willingness to travel to (international) client sites (in compliance with up-to-date travel policies)