Associate Director – Strategy & ConAssociate Director — Pharma Supply Chain Reinvention & Client Advisory

Join Accenture as an Associate Director in Pharma Supply Chain Reinvention & Client Advisory. In this strategic advisory role, you will engage with client executives, shape transformation agendas, and define the future of pharmaceutical supply chains. You will leverage your deep industry experience and strong advisory skills to translate supply chain challenges into transformative initiatives that deliver measurable business value.
- Advising and influencing senior executives on strategic propositions and transformational programs in pharmaceutical supply chains.
- Shaping end-to-end transformation agendas, defining future-state supply chains, and advising on the shift to connected, intelligent operating models.
- Identifying, originating, and shaping strategic transformation opportunities aligned to client priorities, and leading diagnostics and working sessions.

**What we're looking for**

**Essential**

• **Significant experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical supply chains**, gained through industry, consulting, or a combination of both.
• Deep expertise across **end-to-end supply chain management**, with particular strength in several of: integrated business planning (IBP), demand and supply planning, customer service, logistics and distribution, inventory optimisation, supply chain resilience, and operating model design.
• A strong track record **advising and influencing senior executives**, shaping strategic propositions, and converting executive dialogue into transformational programs.
• Credible fluency in how **digital, data and AI** are transforming pharma supply chains — intelligent planning, decision intelligence, digital twins, visibility solutions, automation and advanced analytics.
• Proven experience **designing and mobilising complex transformations** involving process, organisation, data and technology change.
• Strong **facilitation, stakeholder management and executive communication** capabilities.
• Based in or able to operate across **Europe**, supporting a global stakeholder network.

**Preferred**

• Experience leading **operating model and organisational transformation**, including the workforce implications of digital and AI-enabled supply chains (capability building, role evolution, adoption).
• Ability to engage credibly on **planning platforms, ERP ecosystems, cloud, data products and digital supply chain architectures**, while remaining focused on outcomes.
• Depth in **sustainable supply chain strategy**, balancing service, resilience, cost and environmental goals.
• An established network across European pharma and biopharma supply chain leadership.

Significant pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical supply chain experience at a level consistent with an Associate Director appointment.

**Why join**

• A platform to **shape the future of pharmaceutical supply chains** for some of the world's leading life sciences organisations.
• A role built around **executive advisory and opportunity shaping** — strategy and influence, not day-to-day delivery management.
• A front-row seat to the **AI-, data- and automation-driven reinvention** of planning, logistics and distribution.
• Access to Accenture's global assets, platforms, ecosystem partners and network — reach few others can match.