Director, Consulting - Energy Supply Chain

Overview

Drive business development and deliver energy supply chain consulting engagements.

Key Responsibilities

• client management
• team leadership
• project delivery
• business development
• quality assurance
• data solutions

Tasks

-Cultivate and manage executive-level client relationships across Supply Chain, Project Management, Engineering, and C-suite functions. -Mentor and lead project teams, driving quality execution, capability development, and high team engagement. -Oversee and direct the delivery of consulting projects, ensuring the highest standards of analytical rigor, insight generation, and client value. -Lead business development efforts, including identifying opportunities, shaping client solutions, developing proposals, and closing consulting engagements—especially in supply chain/procurement/sourcing domains. -Conduct quality assurance of all deliverables, ensuring actionable, high-impact insights are consistently delivered. -Collaborate internally across practices and geographies to design innovative, data-driven solutions aligned with client needs and energy transition trends. -Provide senior-level updates to management on project performance, revenue, and profitability. -Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, leveraging strong industry knowledge to position WoodMac as a strategic partner in solving energy supply chain challenges. -Act as a commercial catalyst, identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities for additional consulting services and syndicated products.

Requirements

• project planning
• leadership
• consulting
• analytics
• bachelor's degree
• travel

What You Bring

-This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or part-time/flexible work arrangements. -Own project planning, including scope development, objective setting, resource allocation, and timeline management. -Change agility – adapts with confidence in the face of complexity, ambiguity, or disruption. -Effective communicator with strong storytelling skills—able to translate technical concepts into business impact. -Deep curiosity and drive to support clients navigating supply chain transformation and the broader energy transition. -Willingness and ability to travel 60–80% of the time. -Passionate leader with experience coaching and developing junior talent in a high-performance environment. -Proven track record of selling and delivering complex consulting projects, ideally in a client-facing leadership role. -Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, Engineering, Supply Chain, etc.) preferred. -Customer collaboration skills – builds trusted, impactful relationships and keeps the client at the center of all decisions. -Excellent commercial instincts with strong proposal development, solution design, and client negotiation skills. -Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills; adept at structuring problems, deriving insights, and communicating strategic recommendations. -Candidates should be based near one of our offices in Boston, Houston, or New York. -Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving context. -12+ years of experience in consulting or a combination of consulting and relevant industry roles in supply chain, procurement, or operations within Power & Renewables and/or Oil & Gas.

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Benefits

-This is a hybrid role, with 2–3 days per week in the office.

About Wood Mackenzie

-Pivoted in 1973 to pioneering energy research with its first oil report. -Over five decades evolved into a global consultancy powering decisions in energy, chemicals, metals, mining and renewables. -Its Lens platform spans power, hydrogen, carbon, LNG, maritime and more—turning vast datasets into strategic foresight. -Typical projects include asset valuation, project economics, supply‑chain intelligence and portfolio optimization. -With 30+ offices and a presence across energy value chains, it guides governments, producers and financial institutions. -Stands out by integrating legacy upstream expertise with cutting‑edge analytics across renewables and transition fuels. -Notable for weaving real‑time vessel tracking and carbon insights alongside decades‑deep commodity research.

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Visa Sponsorship

-this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.